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Increasing pressure on teachers’ time and resources makes it more crucial than ever to get the preparation right as pupils in Scotland move from P7 to S1, say Kirsten Colquhoun and Jane Tulloch

The crucial role of pastoral support in schools still does not get the recognition it needs, even after the pandemic made it abundantly clear, says Frank Lennon

Assemblies are often undervalued and under-utilised, but they are great spaces to celebrate success and come together as a community, writes Sam Brown

With suspensions having increased in recent years, Jo Facer, a former headteacher and head of the NPQ faculty at the National Institute of Teaching, shares advice on how schools can hold effective reintegration meetings

A new report by Dame Rachel de Souza provides a raft of insights for schools that could inform strategies for working with pupils – from online safety concerns to future career choices

More than 30,000 students in one year group had experienced an ‘unexplained’ transfer between secondary schools, research shows

In the final instalment of a two-part series, Ormiston Trust CEO James Murray details the final two steps of a five-step approach to ensure that youth social action projects have a lasting impact

More than one in three pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds were persistently absent last year, DfE data shows

When children returned after lockdown, teachers at Emily Gazzard’s primary school noticed some seemed to have forgotten how to be kind. Their answer was to put kindness at the heart of school policies

With more diverse cohorts in international schools – and in many state schools, too – it is important to help pupils celebrate their heritage. Here’s how you can

The co-founder of #BeeWell shares findings from its third survey of pupil wellbeing trends that it hopes schools can use to tailor their responses to the challenges

Parents’ evenings can be draining, says English teacher Emma Newton, who shares advice on how to make sure your appointments run smoothly and are beneficial for all involved