Schools

New school safeguarding guidance emphasises online safety duties

Move follows suicide of pupil Frankie Thomas who accessed harmful material on school iPad

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Prestigious sixth-form drops ‘sir’ and ‘miss’ over cultural misogyny

The term 'miss' conjures up images of Edwardian shop assistants and plays into a 'gendered view' of the world,...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Teacher retention commission: 8 proposals to stem exodus

Report calls for review of teacher hours, retention targets and sabbaticals for headteachers every five years

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Revealed: The five advisers who will support DfE’s sex education review

Panel includes academy bosses, women's health ambassador, chief social worker and lawyer who liked controversial tweets

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

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

Funding plea as children wait ‘years’ for NHS appointments

Almost 230,000 children on community health waiting lists for services like speech and language therapy and autism checks

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

ASCL confirms date for first national strike ballot in union’s history

ASCL members in England will be asked to vote on strike action over the long-running teacher pay dispute from...

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Schools

Law change eases way for church schools to academise

The government has revived a law change from its scrapped schools bill, removing a 'significant barrier' to the academisation...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

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