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New DfE guidance for schools on searching, screening and confiscation comes into effect from September 2022. We round up the key information schools need to be aware of

Teachers ‘lack time’ to celebrate diversity across different lessons, says survey by DfE-funded charity

The Green Paper’s proposals for alternative provision will need thoughtful regulation if we are to strengthen rather than damage inclusion, says Margaret Mulholland

In this episode of ÌÇÐÄVlog Podagogy, Professor Sara Baker explains why self-regulation requires specific attention in Reception and Year 1 – and which activities are best for developing it

A roundup of ÌÇÐÄVlog’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including the threat of teacher strikes over pay, an A-level exam ‘leak’ and schools struggling to get funding to repair buildings

The new ÌÇÐÄVlog Scotland podcast looks at what happened after the country’s last all-girls state school admitted boys for the first time

In this week’s ÌÇÐÄVlog Podagogy podcast, two experts explore the problems schools face when it comes to transition, and what they can do to overcome them

Dame Rachel de Souza says there is now an opportunity to deliver a ‘system around the children’, and urges schools to engage

The presentation and discussion elements of the functional skills English assessments – which prepare learners for work and further study – are more complex than many realise. Grainne Hallahan asks experienced FE teachers to share their tips for supporting students through the qualification

For college students with young children, juggling both their finances and their time can be a huge challenge. Grainne Hallahan speaks to FE leaders about the support they can offer to help parents to return to education – and complete their courses

FE students are approaching the age at which they will be able to vote for the first time, yet many show little interest in exercising their democratic rights. Grainne Hallahan looks at what colleges can do to boost turnout at the polls and help young people feel more connected with the election process

There’s a fine line between ensuring the right to protest and maintaining the duty to safeguard students, but as Grainne Hallahan finds, young people’s growing engagement with big issues is worth nurturing in the classroom