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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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RISE teams: Trust leaders voice transparency concerns

Academy trust leaders tell ÌÇÐÄVlog that it's not clear how support for struggling schools will be procured under the government scheme

Heads demand clarity on the legal right to seclude pupils

School leaders voice fears over changes to government guidance on the use of restraint, warning that they could lead to the unfair treatment of pupils with SEND

Heads forced to ‘lobby’ for specialist provision in early years

Despite young pupils' increasingly complex needs, leaders fear there is too little focus on getting them the right support

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NAHT leader urges Oliver to scrap inspection plans

Union's general secretary calls for an Ofsted system that 'doesn’t pile additional pressure onto an already stretched profession'

‘Devastating’ cuts threaten inclusion, warns new NAHT president

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1 in 8 secondary teachers reports student sexual assault

Every secondary school should have a dedicated lead for preventing violence against women and girls, says the Youth Endowment Fund

Legal action over equality in teacher misconduct cases

Unions seek a judicial review over fears that Black and minority ethnic teachers could be overrepresented in referrals to the Teaching Regulation Agency

DfE appoints advisers to tackle breakfast club ‘challenges’

Contracts for advisers to help schools deliver the government's flagship policy are worth up to £44,000

Senior leaders aspiring to headship falls to record low

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Labour’s 6,500 new teachers pledge ‘could still leave shortages’

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ASN ‘crisis’ leaving school staff ‘overwhelmed’, warns SSTA

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Teacher training recruitment target cut by 19%

Falling pupil rolls and better teacher retention forecasts have led to a reduction in the number of recruits needed, DfE says

Disadvantaged schools have ‘substantial’ staff experience gap

Secondary schools in deprived areas also see notably higher teacher turnover, says Education Policy Institute research

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9 in 10 secondary teachers make their own curriculum resources

Just 13 per cent of secondary teachers use Oak National Academy resources in their lesson planning, DfE survey finds

More than 200 places cut from primary PGDE next year

But the number of places available on undergraduate primary courses will help mitigate the cut – while places on secondary programmes will remain at the 2024-25 level

Attempt to fill top Scottish education jobs fails again

For the second time, the processes to recruit both a chief inspector of education and a chief executive of Education Scotland have not led to appointments

Trans students should not use toilet of their identified gender, says guidance

Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes an interim update to guidance for schools following Supreme Court ruling

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