Pastoral

The latest news, analysis and advice on pastoral support, including pupil mental health and wellbeing, attendance and non-academic development

Thursday

10th Aug 2023

Absence among SEMH pupils ‘twice that of their peers’
New analysis on pupil absence shows the need for more investment in mental health teams in schools, says think tank
SEMH pupil absence
Help A-level students leave home for uni, teachers urged
Many poorer sixth-formers may be opting out of prestigious universities due to financial worries, researchers warn
Help A-level students leave home for uni, teachers urged

Wednesday

9th Aug 2023

Recognise schools are ‘at frontline of poverty’, Ofsted told
Ofsted inspectors should take into account the ‘unequal burden’ on schools that provide food and other essentials to families living in poverty, says report
food bank
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Tuesday

8th Aug 2023

This year’s A-level students ‘unluckiest since pandemic’
The 2023 A-level cohort did not take exams at GCSE and are now less likely to be awarded top grades
unlucky broken mirror a level

Thursday

3rd Aug 2023

Chess funding could get more schools on board
Government is due to unveil funding to expand and promote chess in schools and public spaces, say insiders
Rishi Sunak chess
Antisemitism rising in UK schools
Anti-Jewish hate incidents involving perpetrators under 18 have increased for the third year in a row, new research warns
holocaust memorial

Tuesday

1st Aug 2023

Covid hit socioemotional skills in ‘half of pupils’
Research highlighting the impact on children’s social and emotional development shows the ‘urgent’ need for better-funded services, says heads’ union leader
Emotions

Monday

31st Jul 2023

A levels: How to help students who miss their grades 
Ahead of A-level results day, one head of sixth form shares her advice on how teachers can support disappointed students
Blocked road

Thursday

27th Jul 2023

School suspensions: the scale of the problem revealed
New government data on suspensions shows the surge in behaviour issues that schools are having to contend with – and which year groups are proving most problematic
School suspensions: 5 charts that reveal scale of the problem

Wednesday

26th Jul 2023

Mobile ban would spark ‘secretive’ use, Gibb warned
Schools minister said he will review DfE mobile phones in schools policy following Unesco report on negative impact on learning
Mobile ban would spark 'secretive' use, Gibb warned

Tuesday

25th Jul 2023

How Pokémon and nerd culture unleashed happiness in my school
Pokémon cards have helped teacher Glen Fraser see the extraordinary power of positive relationships in education
Pikachu

Thursday

20th Jul 2023

Suspensions hit all-time high
The suspension rate during the first full year following the Covid lockdowns was the highest recorded in government published figures
Suspensions hit all-time high