Ofsted updates guidance for inspectors following safeguarding review
Ofsted has clarified how their inspectors will assess how schools are tackling sexual harassment, abuse and violence among children and young people during their inspections.
The move follows the inspectorate’s review of safeguarding in schools and colleges which concluded that sexual harassment had become normalised in schools.
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, said: “This [...]
Pupils regressed significantly in January lockdown
The national lockdown in January 2021 had a huge impact on pupils’ learning putting them behind by an average of 3.5 months in maths and 2.2 months in English, research for the Department for Education has found.
The analysis, carried out by the Education Policy Institute and Renaissance Learning for the Department, also found that [...]
£17m government funding for mental health support in schools
More than £17m of government funding has been allocated for schools and colleges to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.
Over £17m has been revealed to build on mental health support already available in education settings, as it continues to prioritise wellbeing alongside academic recovery.
As part of Mental Health Awareness week, [...]
Language and communication skills affected by disruption to schooling
Primary school teachers have raised concerns that language and communication among their students has been affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emerging findings from an ongoing Education Endowment Foundation-funded study, which aims to examine the impact of Covid-19 disruption on primary school starters, suggest that language and communication are particular areas of concern for [...]
Political pressure on children catching up educationally loses focus on mental health
Political pressure to prioritise ‘catching up’ educationally is at the expense of supporting students with mental health issues, according to two thirds of teachers polled by the NEU.
The survey of more than 10,000 teachers, support staff and school leaders found that 66% agreed that political pressure to ensure children catch up with missed education is [...]
Teachers urge government to address child poverty
The government needs to address child poverty as a matter of urgency, a poll of teachers has urged.
The National Education Union surveyed more than 10,000 teachers, leaders and support staff from across the UK and in all school and college settings and more than two-thirds (68%) said that a rise in child poverty – exacerbated [...]
