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With mental health difficulties among children on the rise, a team of researchers question whether schools should be seen as the solution

As Children’s Mental Health Week gets underway, it is clear that the government needs to invest in specialist provision to back up the good work that schools are doing, says these policy experts

Coalition guide calls on schools to only engage with parents of a gender-questioning child ‘with explicit consent’ of the young person

Safeguarding lead Thomas Michael asked pastoral staff what they wished teaching staff knew about the nature of their roles, and vice versa. Here’s what he found

For pupils who struggle to regulate their emotions, school can feel too overwhelming to attend, but at this AP staff are helping students overcome these issues, as headteacher Robert Bell explains

An Estyn report on the secondary school attendance crisis in Wales says the level of variation between schools is a ‘notable concern’

In the first of a two-part series, Ormiston Trust CEO James Murray explains how schools and trusts can embrace the power of youth social action projects

Pastoral leadership takes more than just being ‘good with the tough kids’, says Mohamed Ibrahim – you also need to apply research to the role

With parents having to readjust to office working, schools must do what they can to help them solve the ‘logistical puzzle’ of drop-offs and pick-ups, says head Charlie Minogue

This week’s essential education news includes the two main parties revealing plans to tackle post-Covid pupil absence and an appeal to Ofsted to reduce the fear of inspection

The life-changing power of schools does not have to be switched off when the afternoon draws to a close, says Janet Adam

Addressing ‘avoidable absence’ is still a clear focus for policymakers, but what do we really know about what works? A 2022 evidence review from the EEF shed some light on the problem, as Kate Parker found out