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School leaders in Scotland say the pandemic has led to behaviour problems like never before – but views about how to respond differ, finds Emma Seith

PDA is a controversial label for pupils who display anxiety-driven demand avoidance. Here, special school headteacher Sandy Turner explains what it is and how to support students who present with it

Attachment theory explains how a child’s earliest relationships go on to shape not just how they respond to others but also how they learn. So, what do teachers need to know about attachment? Psychoanalyst Peter Fonagy explains all

It is ‘a scandal’ that growing numbers of school pupils are going without basics such as food and warm clothing, warns Sutton Trust founder

Don’t miss your round-up of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ must-read news and analysis from the past week, including the shocking decline in teachers’ mental health, trainees dropping out and a lack of support for schools struggling with funding

Funding for training new educational psychologists could reach £32m over six years

With new research finding a link between pupils’ economic disadvantage and the social difficulties they face, Kate Parker looks at the implications for the classroom  

Heads say the supply of carbon-dioxide monitors earlier in the pandemic could have reduced Covid disruption

Increasing numbers of children are experiencing emotionally based school avoidance post-Covid – but how can schools best support them? Dr Cathleen Halligan offers her advice

Almost half of Year 11s are above the threshold for ‘probable mental ill health’, new research suggests

The government is looking at backing more support for school mental health leads as it emerges that just 810 schools have taken up training funding this year

Government action demanded on attainment gaps, segregated schools, sex education and mental health counselling