Strengthen school budgets and change accountability systems to solve the “SEN crisis”, experts urge
Strengthening school budgets and a different kind of accountability system would be a more effective way of solving serious SEN...
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Efforts to boost social mobility must move away escapist “helicopter” policies, experts warn
Efforts to boost social mobility must move away from “helicopter” policies designed to encourage some chosen few children to “escape”...
Pupils graduate as part of special ceremony to mark University of Exeter’s innovative tutoring scheme
Pupils have taken part in a special ceremony to mark their graduation from an innovative University of Exeter tutoring scheme...
Law fails victims of financial abuse from their partner, research warns
Victims of financial abuse from their partner in England and Wales are being failed by an “inadequate” legal response, new...
Number of male Oxbridge students from elite schools declined significantly in the middle of the twentieth century, study shows
The number of male students at the University of Oxford from elite schools declined significantly by the middle of the...
“Rethink” of pupil-teacher relations means moving beyond behaviour management, new book says
Relations between teachers and their pupils need to be rethought, moving beyond behaviour management into something more reciprocal, an expert...
Educational damage caused by Covid will mean poorer GCSE results for pupils well into the 2030s
The educational damage wrought by the Covid pandemic will impact on children well into the 2030s, with generations of pupils...
Gender stereotypes in schools impact on girls and boys with mental health difficulties, study finds
Gender stereotypes mean that girls can be celebrated for their emotional openness and maturity in school, while boys are seen...
COVID-19 school and daycare closures left working mothers physically and mentally exhausted, study shows
Home-schooling and caring for children during the COVID-19 school and daycare closures left many working mothers physically and mentally exhausted...