Pastoral
The latest news, analysis and advice on pastoral support, including pupil mental health and wellbeing, attendance and non-academic development
Friday
17th Nov 2023
Why we have students on reception - and what they gain
Students learn a lot and grow in confidence when they are the first faces visitors see, says pupil support teacher Pam McIntosh
Youth violence: green shoots of progress growing too slowly
More is being done to help schools tackle the scourge of youth violence, but it needs to go further 鈥� and faster, says Anne Longfield, chair of the Commission on Young Lives
Monday
13th Nov 2023
5 steps to address bullying in schools and beyond
Are we really listening to young people in trying to stop the spread of bullying, asks Scotland鈥檚 anti-bullying service
Third of pupils with SEND report being frequently bullied
More than one in four pupils receiving free school meals also reported being bullied in recent weeks, a report finds
Tuesday
7th Nov 2023
2m pupils could be persistently absent, Labour warns
Labour analysis of current school attendance trends warns the country could see a 鈥榣ost generation of schoolchildren鈥� in the coming years
Not-in-school register omitted from King鈥檚 Speech
Ex-minister 鈥榙isappointed鈥� that not-in-school register is not mentioned in the King鈥檚 Speech setting out government鈥檚 planned legislation