Neurodisability in children linked to increased vulnerability to ‘school to prison pipeline’
Children with special educational needs (SEN) are more likely to be excluded from school, which new studies have found to...
Family & Education
Growing influence of neuroscience training risks leaving the teaching profession devalued, study warns
The growing trend of encouraging educators to learn about how children’s brains work can offer reassurance, but it risks teachers’...
Migration minimum income rules damaging family life and causing acute distress, experts warn
Rules on the minimum income needed for foreign spouses and partners of British citizens and settled residents to live in...
Tackling social exclusion among young people requires a greater focus on group dynamics in schools, study shows
Efforts to reduce social exclusion in schools, such as being left out of a peer group or an activity, need...
Nursery staff should prioritise improving children’s communication skills to boost their quality of life, experts urge
Early years staff should prioritise improvements in children’s communication skills because of the huge impact this will have on their...
Schools should only get strong Ofsted ratings if they can demonstrate equitable practice, experts urge
Schools should only get the new top Ofsted ratings in any category if they can clearly demonstrate they are ‘strong’...
New research will shed new light on how procedure to prevent premature births is being used in England
New research will shed new light on how a procedure to prevent premature births and foetal loss is being used...
Lebanon crisis driving parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education, study shows
Political and social crisis in Lebanon has forced parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education for their children, a new study...
Children under special guardianship need greater support at school, experts urge
Children being looked after via special guardianship arrangements should get greater support at school due to the legacy of trauma,...