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Call for heads’ SEND qualification is questioned
MP defends plan to require new school leaders to have expertise in special educational needs, during Labour conference event
Ofqual: Severity of cyberattacks on schools has worsened
Regulator releases data showing that while schools show improvements in cybersecurity training, the impact of attacks is now greater and schools are struggling to recover quickly
Digital wellbeing: the vital skill for 21st-century learners
IB chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen says governments around the world recognise that we must do more to protect young people from technological harms – and schools can help
Struggling students ‘most likely’ to have negative phone experiences
Those who are struggling academically at school are more likely to have upsetting interactions on their phones, research shows
Oak legal challenge set to go ahead
The judicial review will look into legal challenges to the formation of Oak National Academy as an arm’s-length body of the Department for Education
Legal requirement sought for library in every Scottish secondary
The number of school libraries in Scotland has ‘drastically reduced’ over past decade, warns Scottish Book Trust
Schools must have single-sex toilets, says Scottish government
Updated guidance for Scottish schools follows two landmark court rulings relating to single-sex spaces
SEND reform: How a citizens’ assembly could break the impasse
With the debate about possible SEND system changes becoming increasingly heated, it would make sense for the government to take a step back and foster public dialogue on the way forward, argue these academics
Does the government primary school library promise add up?
Labour has announced that every primary school will have its own library by 2029, but questions about funding and implementation remain, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Why attendance rewards don’t work
Giving incentives for good attendance, like class pizza parties, might not have the positive effect schools want, finds Mark Leswell, who offers an alternative
The view from Vietnam: a growing market that’s home to 15,000 teachers
Four senior leaders provide insights into living and working in Vietnam, a country that has experienced rapid growth in the international school sector
