The government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review must play its part in putting issues of mental health and wellbeing front and centre if we are to help pupils thrive and achieve, says Gail Precious
Unauthorised absence in secondary schools hit 2.9% during the autumn term with persistent absence standing at 22.7% – marginal improvements on the previous year. Meanwhile, the number of parental...
Using adaptive teaching and assessment can help children with SEND to thrive in their learning while also benefitting all students. Felicity Nichols outlines some best practice principles and...
Education is more research-informed than ever. But engaging with credible evidence and research is not straightforward in an increasingly complex sector. Sean Harris explores how schools can make...
Governors have a vital role to play in ensuring safeguarding is effective in their schools. Elizabeth Rose offers three pieces of advice for governing boards and suggests some questions they should be...
Parental attitudes to and trust in schools took a hit during Covid. How can school leaders rebuild relationships? Focusing on five common methods of parental engagement, John Smith offers some ideas...
As part of its work to develop students’ writing skills, the Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent works closely with the National Literacy Trust including via its national competitions. Library manager Sharon...
Oracy is a key skill for young people. It is also a crucial part of building students’ sense of belonging. Jo Arrow offers some ideas to help us put oracy at the centre of our teaching and students’...
Plans to introduce registers of children not in school and a unique identifying number to stop vulnerable young people falling through safeguarding cracks have begun their journey through Parliament.
More than 50,000 students will have left school by year 11 – with many going missing entirely from the education system.
