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
Behaviour

Schools lose a quarter of lesson time to poor behaviour – DfE survey

Leaders warn of worsening issues and a growing impact on their wellbeing

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exclusions
Exclusion rates were back to pre-pandemic norms last year, while suspensions soared again, new DfE data shows

Exclusion rate back to pre-pandemic norm as suspensions soar

Exclusion figures for the autumn term last year have been published today

John Dickens
John Dickens
Behaviour

Teachers striking over pupil assaults demand ‘zero-tolerance’ 10-day exclusions

Union reports four physical assaults in the last two weeks alone at troubled Oasis Isle of Sheppey

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Schools
Government surveys of school leaders and teachers show cuts being made to budgets this year

DfE schools survey exposes depths of cost-of-living crisis

Two-thirds of schools hike meal prices, while three in 10 say energy support scheme made no difference

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Behaviour

‘Wake-up’ call for schools as weeks of lessons lost to misbehaviour

Government survey finds discrepancy between leaders, teachers and pupils' views on disruption

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools
Schools have been asked to ensure their policies on vaping are 'robust' by the Department of Health and Social Care

Schools to be told they should teach pupils about vaping risks

Government has announced more measures to cut down on vaping in schools, but campaigners say much more needs to...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
Trust CEO Christine Stansfield has warned parents to stop sending abusive communications to staff

Stop abusing my teachers, trust CEO tells parents

Mowbray Education Trust's CEO warned she faces losing talented staff over 'personally abusive' and 'sometimes threatening' messages

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools
School staff report liaising with parents and feeding pupils among their increased additional responsibilities

Burnout warning as school staff become ‘de facto social workers’

Most school staff work at least four extra hours a week providing support previously offered by collapsed social and...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker