Tag: social media

Beyond the scroll: 5 ways to support young people with social media

Students tell me their biggest sources of stress are not tied to social media, but instead to their futures

Keegan to get her own camera person (on £50k a year)

The DfE is recruiting a videographer to film regular content of Gillian Keegan for her social media channels

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

Schools report children as young as 10 to police over social media abuse

Shocking incidents uncovered reveal the scale and severity of issues schools are now dealing with

New TikTok social media trend torments school pupils

School leaders ‘banging heads against a brick wall’ trying to get videos removed

Death threats and protests: The schools facing ‘trial by social media’

School leaders’ safety is being “jeopardised” as online campaigns become “trial by social media”, with police now probing death threats to a head embroiled in a fresh alleged racism row. Harris Academy Tottenham issued the warning over staff safety amid a petition for its executive principal to quit, alleging discrimination against black students and staff […]

Ofqual warning over social media exam leaks

Headteachers should remind their pupils not to be “distracted” by claims of exam paper leaks on social media, the chief regulator of Ofqual has said. In her letter to heads ahead of the summer exam series, Sally Collier warned that “sharing exam papers or questions, real or fake, could result in disqualification” and told leaders […]

How teachers are really using research

Not all research is top-down from senior teams, says Tim Cain. Teachers are finding out for themselves how research can influence what they think about and how they think From the Department for Education, Ofsted, the Chartered College of Teaching and beyond, the message is clear: teachers should use research evidence to inform their decisions. […]

Schools need official guidance on pupils’ social media safety

An international anti-bullying charity has demanded better guidance for schools on keeping children safe on social media. Sue Jones, global deputy chief executive officer of charity Ditch the Label, said her organisation is “constantly” contacted by teachers asking for more help, and wants the Department for Education to publish more advice. She told the parliamentary science […]

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