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What not to say to students experiencing exam stress
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (206+ words) Tes - What not to say to students experiencing exam stress How to talk to students experiencing exam stress By reframing how they talk about exams, teachers can help teenagers to build resilience. Here are three examples of what not to…...
We need to look harder for our "invisible learners
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (953+ words) Think of a child you know right now. Their attendance is above 90 per cent. Their behaviour is unremarkable. They hand in just enough work to stay beneath the threshold for concern. On every system, every checklist, every dashboard: fine. But…...
Experts at Hand guidance calls for "innovative" staff deployment
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (792+ words) Innovative workforce deployment" should be explored to overcome concerns about delivery of the Department for Education's Experts at Hand offer in schools, new guidance states. The Df E has today set out expectations for local authorities and integrated care boards…...
Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1251+ words) Deficits in financially struggling trusts are almost 75 per cent bigger in those serving higher numbers of pupils from low-income families and with special educational needs, Tes analysis finds. The "320 per-pupil gap highlights the need for funding and accountability systems to…...
Why working in SEND made me reluctant to diagnose my son
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (1612+ words) I'm writing this sitting next to my son, waiting for him to fall asleep. He's three years old and has recently been diagnosed as autistic. It often takes him ages to drift off. I'm sure plenty of knowledgeable people will…...
Reading for pleasure: 5 key challenges
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (852+ words) The inquiry into the decline in children reading for pleasure today heard from a government minister and a Department for Education official about several key challenges. At the Commons Education Select Committee's final inquiry hearing, early education minister Olivia Bailey…...
Heads warn of "unsafe" role of school staff in medical care
1+ week, 1+ day ago (688+ words) Headteachers" leaders have warned that an "erosion" of NHS support in schools has resulted in the unsafe substitution of educational staff to provide medical support to pupils rather than clinicians. The NAHT school leaders" union highlights that school staff face…...
Smartphone bans must not ignore students' medical needs
1+ week, 4+ day ago (801+ words) Parents and teachers alike have become concerned about young people's prolific smartphone use. These pocket computers have embedded themselves in our homes and schools, and are given the level of attention we wish our children would show us, whether it's…...
School system fails to prepare pupils for work, says Milburn review | Tes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (966+ words) The school system does too little to prepare students for work and support those most at risk of unemployment, a landmark review warns. The government-commissioned report, which was led by former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn, says education in England…...
Why statutory RSHP is essential in Scottish schools
2+ week, 4+ day ago (560+ words) At the NSPCC we think all children and young people in Scotland have a right to receive consistent, relevant, inclusive and age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education. Yet Scotland is the only part of the…...