Substantial progress has been made by schools during the summer term 2021 to recover learning “lost” during the Covid-19 lockdowns.
Increasing levels of staff absence due to Covid continue to wreak havoc in schools, with budgets at breaking point and the majority of heads warning that teaching and learning is suffering.
Now is a pivotal moment to take parental engagement seriously and review our approaches. Justin Robbins and Karen Dempster describe their four pillars of effective practice
Primary teacher Sara Alston has been working as a secondary school SENCO during the past year. She reflects here on the nuanced differences in the SEND experience, how these might negatively affect...
The DfE’s new Pupil Premium strategy statement is aimed at helping schools to explain how they are using this crucial funding. Suzanne O’Connell looks at what it entails and what’s involved
Giving students power over decisions that affect them is not radical, it is simply democratic. If we truly value democracy, we must balance teacher authority with student autonomy, says David Kazamias
Building strong relationships and empowering students are two core principles at the heart of Wize Up, an alternative provision operating in south London. Dorothy Lepkowska finds out more
Some schools are reporting up to 10 per cent staff absence due to confirmed or suspected cases of Covid-19.
Worrying levels of loneliness and sleep problems as well as rising incidence of eating disorders are feeding a wellbeing crisis that has left an estimated one in six young people with a probable...
As we emerge from the pandemic, are we at risk of hurtling back down the time-tunnel? Dr Carmel Kent asks what schools can do to ensure the lessons of the past 18 months are not lost...
