Behaviour

Seven tips to reduce youth violence in schools

Youth Endowment Fund publishes new guidance for schools as poll shows most teachers witnessed assaults

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Music

Schools ‘expected’ to publish music development plan summaries

Website summary 'should reflect how a school delivers music education to pupils and what changes they are planning in...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Scrap primary tests for ‘digital SATs’ at 14, says think tank

EDSK also renews calls for GCSEs and A-levels to be replaced by a four-year 'baccalaureate'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Home education

Home education abuse review: ‘Protective’ school factor ‘missing from lives’

Review into deaths and abuse of 41 children finds they were 'less visible to agencies than those who attend...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

DfE ‘lack of engagement’ with outdoor space inquiry criticised

But top civil servant says department 'does not hold formal joint responsibility for the policy areas in the inquiry'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Teachers’ pensions: Emergency fund needed to cover grant shortfall

Union leaders write to ministers after warnings that schools face funding shortfalls 'of £70,000 or more'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Faith schools

Catholic school caught up in row over abolition of 50% cap

Education secretary criticised for launching faith reforms at school with fewer pupils on free school meals

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Alternative provision

Alternative provision: Let disrupted pupils repeat year 11, says de Souza

DfE should also fund 'graduated stepdown programme of support for all year 11 leavers'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Pupil data

Revealed: Secret deal to let benefit fraud squad snoop on pupil data

Leaders warn the move may lead to parents 'withdrawing their children from schools'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker