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More children are starting Reception not school-ready, creating added pressures for early years staff – and this is a symptom of a wider issues in society, says this MAT leader

Your essential education news this week includes the government recommending a lower teacher pay rise and schools being forced to share daily attendance data

FFT Education Datalab has issued a warning around the ‘additional pressure’ the increase could put on alternative provision 

Secondary schools in Scotland have had guidance teachers, who specialise in pastoral support, since the 1960s, and now primary leaders are pressing for a similar role in their sector. Emma Seith weighs up the arguments

More children ‘appear to be starting primary school without the basic life skills they need’, heads’ leader warns

Schools need to get ahead of the spread of online misogyny, says Margaret Mulholland, and teaching media literacy is part of that

Education secretary Gillian Keegan reflects on the positive role schools have played in welcoming children fleeing the war in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in 2022

The survey findings come after free school meals were extended to every primary school pupil in London for a second year

Words or emojis that students commonly use might seem innocuous but be potential safeguarding red flags, says safeguarding lead Thomas Michael

A combined authority leader explains how they have been working with schools in the North East to help meet family needs and improve children’s education experiences

Increase in child referrals for emergency mental health treatment follows headteachers’ warnings about a ‘tsunami’ hitting schools

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