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A new report revealing a worrying rise in girls being exploited by criminal gangs highlights how schools – with adequate funding and external support – can play a key role in saving pupils from danger, explains Anne Longfield

The concept of ‘mattering’ isn’t talked about enough in schools, say two educators, who offer advice on creating a culture in which every child can see that they matter

We take you through 91¶¶Òõ’ biggest stories, most important analyses and most read teaching and learning articles of the past academic year

A consultation has been launched on proposed new guidance covering how schools share information to keep children safe. Here we explain what the update would mean on the frontline

Ofsted inspections should investigate levels of abuse of female staff, say MPs in a report published today

To help keep young people out of the clutches of county lines gangs, schools should look for signs of vulnerability in primary-age children and keep an eye on exclusion rates, MPs were told today

New report also calls for DfE to provide one-off funding to support schools and to roll out careers education in primary schools

Parliamentary inquiry hears of schools’ concerns about the appeal of vaping to pupils

Scotland will not be able to adopt the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in full, it emerged today, two years after MSPs voted to do so

The lasting effects of Covid lockdowns continue to be felt in schools, not least around attendance and behaviour – yet the government seems unwilling to listen or address the challenges, warns Anne Longfield

New data shows 87,000 more pupils have SEND in English schools this year, with the numbers of EHCPs and those receiving SEN support also on the increase

Researchers say that children’s academic positivity accounts for ‘significant’ growth in key stage 2 attainment