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6 February 2025
Parents must ensure their children are in school or face the consequences, the education secretary has warned after record numbers of families in England were hit by fines for unauthorised holidays. In…
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Sue Cowley has written a set of blogs on self-regulation in the classroom, which include the following topics: Supporting the development of empathy The importance of agency for self-regulation How…
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Taking a look at absence back in November, found that there had been little change from the previous year at primary, and a slight reduction at secondary. With a full…
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The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, introduced to Parliament on 17th December 2024, prioritises children’s welfare in government policy. Central to the government’s Plan for Change, the Bill aims to…
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Headline facts and figures The data shows that the attendance rate across the 2024/25 academic year to date was 93.8%. The absence rate was, therefore, 6.2% across all schools. By school type,…
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Parent disengagement with education is driving a “significant increase” in unauthorised pupil absence, which in turn is adding notably to teachers’ workload. Research published by the NASUWT and involving 1,079…
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The Anti-bullying Alliance announce the launch of their brand-new Banter & Bullying Toolkit, created in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, to support practitioners who work with children and young people.…
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Anti-Bullying Week 2024 will take place from Monday 11th - Friday 15th November, with the theme: Choose Respect. Odd Socks Day is taking place on Tuesday 12th November, with adults…
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Government makes significant expansion to size of attendance mentoring to get thousands more persistently absent pupils back in school. Persistent absence across the country has increased since the pandemic, with…
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In this episode three school leaders discuss effective behaviour management strategies and approaches in the primary school, with examples, ideas, and lessons learned. Headteacher Update ask how we can build…
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More than 11,500 children in England went missing from education over the course of one year – despite having previously attended. New analysis found these children went missing between spring 2022…
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Schools found success when they identified areas where pupils did not feel safe. Leaders should map out “hotspot” areas in school that make pupils feel unsafe in a bid to…
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