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Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?
As a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem
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Sir Kevan: 10,000 schools need longer days immediately
Longer school day could have included tutoring so pupils not 'pulled out of lessons' says former recovery tsar Sir Kevan Collins
‘Intensification of Islamophobia’ in Scottish schools
Inquiry finds Islamophobia in schools is ‘particularly challenging’ and children are 'often excluded' from school life
Revealed: 7 key changes ex catch-up tsar wanted to make
Sir Kevan Collins told education select committee that schools need a 10-year-plan to recover from pandemic
Use of remote Oak Academy lessons soars by up to 249%
Take-up of online lessons increases as Covid disruption forces more pupils to stay off school
Banned: Teacher who asked pupil to be his girlfriend
The teacher claimed that there was a pause between the words 'girl' and 'friend'
Catch-up effort ‘a bit feeble’, says Sir Kevan Collins
Former government education recovery tsar, who resigned over lack of funding for his catch-up plan, warns of ‘blight’ to generation of pupils
Four-fold rise in Covid school absence in a fortnight
1 in 20 pupils off 'for Covid-related reasons', with significant increase in past two weeks
85% of Scotland’s teachers to be jabbed by next term
But plans are for mitigations, such as masks, in secondaries to remain in place in Scotland at the start of next school year
‘Covid cases in schools are veering out of control’
Schools are caught in a recurring Covid nightmare – which the government seems determined to ignore, says Dan Morrow
Change isolation rules ‘now’ not autumn, urges MAT boss
Changing rules for September is too late, says leader of academy chain with 3,000 pupils isolating at home
Heads’ ‘chaos’ warning on September school testing plan
ASCL leader Geoff Barton criticises Department for Education over ‘vague’ message to schools on the return of Covid testing sites
School isolation rules likely to end in autumn
Move comes amid growing concerns about the rising numbers of pupils being sent home from school
Williamson wants teachers’ tips for ‘calm’ classrooms
Education secretary also seeks views on controversial 'mobile phone-free school days'
Javid seeks ‘fresh advice’ on school bubble isolation
New health secretary urged to take action to stop pupils missing school when Covid bubbles burst
Sex harassment: How Ofsted inspections will change
Schools will be judged 'ineffective' where they do not have adequate processes to deal with sexual harassment
Ofsted to assess schools’ use of Covid catch-up tutors
Watchdog sets out seven other ways inspections will be carried out differently following Covid-19 pandemic
GCSEs: Warning over ‘striking’ inconsistency on grades
Teachers under 'enormous pressure' from parents to change grades, shadow education secretary says
Rethink school Covid bubble rules, says SAGE expert
But head calls for consideration to be given to teachers' safety – especially for those aged under 30
Per-pupil funding for ASN children drops
Total funding has risen but funding per additional support needs pupil has dropped from £4,276 in 2012 to £3,224 in 2020
Exclusive: Most teachers are against scrapping GCSEs
Only a fifth of teachers back growing calls for the GCSE to abolished post-pandemic, a ÌÇÐÄVlog survey shows
Exclusive: Covid cost for new science teachers revealed
Most new chemistry teachers unprepared for teaching practicals, a new survey finds – and the Royal Society of Chemistry is calling for £7m to plug the gap
Why this teacher is running every street in Glasgow
Lockdown jumpstarted one teacher's exercise regime in one of the most ambitious ways imaginable
ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards 2021: the winners list in full
Here's everyone who won at the ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards 2021
ÌÇÐÄVlog Awards 2021: Overall school of the year
Eastbury Community School is an 'an inspiring example of personalised provision'