Friday
Government doing ‘too little, too slowly’ on mobile phones, MPs told
Ministers under fire over ‘watered-down’ second version of the Safer Phones Bill, which no longer includes consideration of a statutory mobile phone ban in schools
Religious observance proposals ‘lack clarity’, say education directors
Proposed changes to the law would effectively entitle children to opt out of learning about religion – not just practising it, says ADES
What is the future for languages in Scotland?
Reversing the decline in languages can benefit the country as a whole – and schools have a pivotal role to play in providing opportunities, say Kerry Roberts and Lidia Acosta
How our school welcomed 50 Afghan refugee pupils
The head of a school that was given only a few weeks’ notice of the arrival of 50 Afghan refugee children explains the changes it put in place – and the positive impact they have had
Pandemic five years on: how school social distancing efforts paid off
Schools worked hard to introduce social distancing, mask wearing and class bubbles during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now scientific research shows it was worth it
Why SEMH support is schools’ biggest challenge
Pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs have been found to fare the worst in terms of getting SEND support. Why is this, and what can schools do with constrained resources?
Early years: Teachers to be trained to supervise toothbrushing
School leaders warn government not to expect them to ‘fix all of society’s ills’ following supervised toothbrushing announcement
Thursday
DfE attendance tsar urges schools to focus on occasional absentees
Rob Tarn says schools struggling with attendance can make a difference with pupils who ‘could come to school all the time’
Lessons for England from 20 years of inclusion in Scotland
Labour wants more pupils with SEND in England to be educated in mainstream schools – so what can the country learn from Scotland, where this approach has been in place for decades?
Many pupils in poverty missing out on free school meals
With research revealing the gap between the number of children in poverty and those getting free school meals, the Education Policy Institute echoes calls for automatic enrolment
Free school meals: the case for auto-enrolment
The author of a major new study into auto-enrolment for free school meals and the associated benefits it unlocks outlines the key findings – and what issues would still remain
