Pastoral
The latest news, analysis and advice on pastoral support, including pupil mental health and wellbeing, attendance and non-academic development
Tuesday
10th Oct 2023
Schools鈥� crucial role in promoting聽鈥榟ealth for all鈥�
Enhancing educational attainment and promoting the health and wellbeing of pupils are not mutually exclusive goals, says Kirsten Colquhoun on World Mental Health Day
Gang violence: How our trust protects vulnerable pupils
Joined-up working between schools and other services has proved effective in stopping young people from falling victim to gangs, explains trust founder Steve Chalke
Thursday
5th Oct 2023
Heads question supervised school toothbrushing plan
Labour has said it will introduce supervised toothbrushing in schools as part of plans to improve the nation鈥檚 oral health
Schools face 鈥榬ising tide of mistrust鈥�
Confederation of School Trusts chief warns leaders must help 鈥榬e-establish the social contract鈥� with parents
Wednesday
4th Oct 2023
Sexual consent must be 鈥榗ore part鈥� of ASN pupils鈥� learning
The direction is found in relationships and sex education guidance from the Scottish government, which is currently out for consultation
The special school helping pupils talk to emergency services
One special school explains how it is supporting pupils and emergency services staff to improve their communications with one another 鈥� and wants to take its approach nationwide
Tuesday
3rd Oct 2023
Banning phones is the right call - but schools aren鈥檛 the problem
If the government is worried about the impact of phones on education, it should be targeting social media companies, says this leader
Owen Eastwood: How to build a school where pupils feel they belong
In the first part of the Leading and Learning Webinar series, internationally renowned performance coach Owen Eastwood, who has worked with Nato and the England football team, explains why belonging needs to be central to your school鈥檚 focus