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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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Stop ‘tinkering’ and fix Covid crisis gap, say heads
Government 'obsessed' with MAT expansion, and education secretary's approach to behaviour is 'thin gruel', says ASCL
Teachers ‘treated as political enemy’ during pandemic
Government's attitude towards profession during Covid crisis has done 'gross disservice' to school staff, says shadow education secretary
GCSEs 2022: No ‘leap back to normality’ after pandemic
Covid crisis has triggered a 'perfectly legitimate' public debate on the future of GCSEs, says exam board chief
‘Requires improvement’ x 3 could mean academisation
Gavin Williamson wants to move schools into multi-academy trusts if they are rated less than 'good' in three inspections
Life in a PRU: The lockdown impact is becoming clear
Leaders at a pupil referral unit say they are seeing student behaviour that reflects the Covid disruption to education
National behaviour survey to show ‘what schools need’
Education secretary says new behaviour survey will cover low-level disruption and bullying in schools
Schools to get trial runs before joining academy trusts
Gavin Williamson expected to announce a ‘try before you buy’ approach to support MATs to grow
How many Education Scotland staff experience bullying?
More than one in 10 Education Scotland staff have reported being bullied or harassed over the past year
Teacher CPD plan ‘could stop thousands quitting’
England 'lags behind other countries' on time teachers spend on professional development, new research finds
Pause primary tests so pupils can catch up, DfE told
Only 4 per cent of primary leaders think Sats preparation should be part of Covid recovery plan, poll suggests
‘Don’t overdo the doom’ on lockdown reading decline
Primary pupils have lost the equivalent of two months' reading ability over lockdown, according to new report
Heads back call for breakfast club expansion
Union pledges support for 'expanded' breakfast clubs after Labour calls for them to provide 'additional learning time'
GCSE languages plan could lower standards, expert warns
Proposals for new languages qualification will leave pupils ‘able to talk about almost nothing’ panel is told
‘Not enough’ poorer pupils have tutors, says Oak head
Government is 'pushing' higher targets for disadvantaged children reached by catch-up tutoring, says NTP leader
Could sewage help to stop Covid outbreaks in schools?
Scottish government advisers looking into wastewater monitoring as an ‘early warning system’
Are teachers’ lunch breaks under threat now, too?
We've all adapted to new timetables this year – but we need to make sure our lunch breaks aren't lost, says Clare Owen
Primary school attendance back to pre-pandemic levels
Teacher absences are now the lowest they have been since last October, new DfE attendance data shows
Covid leaves Reception pupils struggling, teachers warn
Nearly all schools involved in new Covid impact study report children are struggling with language and communication
GCSEs 2021: Ofqual ‘conscious’ of teacher workload
Ofqual justifies plan to collect grading samples from all schools, which has been criticised as 'scandalous' by heads
Exclusive: Half of catch-up tutoring yet to start
National tutoring scheme says schools have 'flexibility' to delay tuition – but heads criticise 'overcomplicated' system
Schools to share £1.8bn for building improvements
Funding for school maintenance and repairs rises by 20 per cent – but this follows cuts to wider school capital budget
Why must we wait for racial equity progress in schools?
Politicians are 'painfully slow' in getting behind anti-racism work in schools, says Khadija Mohammed
Gavin Williamson attacks school funding ‘moans’
But heads say the government is 'giving with one hand and taking away with the other' over pupil premium changes
Schools can bid for summer holiday catch-up fund
Secondary schools urged to bid for a share of £200m to run summer schools this year to tackle Covid disruption