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With a markedly different academic calendar, teachers moving to a school in the Southern Hemisphere can be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed. However, according to those who have done it, there is no reward without risk

If a school fails to follow the government’s new guidance on mobile phones, it could fall short of inspectors’ requirements for attendance and behaviour, warns watchdog

The government is right to focus on the number of young people not in education, employment or training – and solutions may lie within the schools sector, writes Roy Blatchford

Pupil absence was up in the autumn term, but what else can we learn when we break down the details of the latest DfE attendance data? Ellen Peirson-Hagger shares key insights

The impact of VAT on fees has been real for private schools, but the warning signs had already been there for years for schools that have closed, says this former independent head

Filming short, simple videos of students’ spoken analysis can be a great way to help them refine their speaking skills, says this international educator

The recognition of the value of schools to the government’s International Education Strategy is welcome – but sector support will be required to deliver the strategy’s aims, writes Rod Smith

School leaders are being set ‘undeliverable’ expectations, says Headrest, as it fields a big increase in calls

One trust leader who has experienced Ofsted’s new inspection process says the bar has been raised, with the new ‘expected standard’ requiring genuinely high-quality provision

The government is considering restricting or banning children’s use of social media. How might this impact schools?

A stressed, overworked and struggling workforce should be a major concern for government, union leader warns

Banning under-16s from social media would not remove the problem – and it could deny schools their role in empowering young people to protect themselves from danger, writes Simon Lightman