Thursday
Severe absence in schools reaches record high
Annual DfE data for pupil absence indicates overall improvement in the attendance rate, but severe absence continues to rise
How to help autistic children with EBSA back into school
Emotionally based school avoidance is often a particular problem for autistic students, writes educational psychologist Sue Sheppard, but there are ways for schools to offer support
Why we must sell the ambition of a teaching career
We don’t just need more teachers – we need people to think differently about teaching as a job, writes one trust leader who switched careers to join the profession
How DfE can meet 6,500 teacher target without ‘missing the point’
Hitting the target is one thing, but the government must also ensure that the right teachers are brought into the system, says the NFER’s Jack Worth
Wednesday
Violent pupil behaviour ‘under-reported’ by teachers
Some teachers are ‘discouraged from reporting incidents’ of violent student behaviour, warns the leader of NASUWT teaching union
Inclusion: what the DfE expects from schools
Government sets out expectations for what schools’ universal offer should look like and how they can use its new Inclusive Mainstream Fund
History and geography ‘downturn’ predicted after Attainment 8 changes
Analysis of likely ‘winners and losers’ from A8 changes also forecasts reduced uptake of triple science and a boost for creative subjects, while languages would see a smaller increase
How a new inclusion tool could boost teacher confidence on SEND
The new Inclusive Teaching Framework, produced by a collaboration of cross-sector organisations, offers practitioners a needs-based approach to supporting students with SEND
Demand for ASN teachers’ support doubles in a decade
Government warned about a drop in specialist teachers over the past 10 years as new figures reveal the pressure on additional support needs provision in Scottish schools
What my ‘hidden’ trauma taught me about belonging in schools
We can’t always know what a child is going through, writes trust leader David Clayton, who says his own childhood experience has shown him the need to make schools ‘sanctuaries’ for those suffering trauma in silence
Pupils steered away from ‘risky’ creative subjects at school
Girls from lower-income backgrounds face a ‘double disadvantage’, University of Cambridge research shows
