Blog
Our Schools Blog brings you the latest insights and developments from the education industry. As well as expert analysis and advice, you’ll also find product demos and developments from our team. From the latest recruitment trends to staff training and retention, here you’ll find a range of useful information to help make your job easier.
Mental health in schools: supporting student mental health
Mental health in schools is increasingly becoming a topic of interest, but how can teachers help? Learn more about the link between education and mental health, how teaching mental health benefits students and the impact of mental health on academic performance.
Student achievement: helping students reach their full potential
Learn what teachers can do to support student achievement and help all students to reach their full potential, including supporting high achieving students, inclusion and pupil achievement, and implementing learning interventions.
Combining 3 systems to create one single, powerful view of a student
How we're connecting insights across 3 core areas of student wellbeing - behaviour, SEND and safeguarding support.
Reasonable force and restrictive physical intervention in schools
Most school staff will have cause to use physical contact with students at some point in their careers – learn what constitutes reasonable force and when it can be used.
Safer recruitment in schools and the single central record
Keeping students safe at school starts with the teachers and staff you recruit. Explore why safer recruitment in schools is so important and the part a single central record plays in keeping students safe.
Meeting the wellbeing challenge in schools
Many schools are striving to deliver holistic education for young people. As part of this work, they are increasingly focusing on the wellbeing of students and staff. Learn how your school can support student wellbeing to increase resilience and improve outcomes.
How to support your teachers during parents’ evenings
Learn practical ways school leaders can support teachers during parents’ evenings to help them manage their time, reduce pressure, and have meaningful conversations that improve student progress.
Child exploitation and safeguarding: signs of child exploitation and what to do if you spot them
Child exploitation can take different forms and children often don’t feel able to tell a trusted adult what’s happening. Learn what child exploitation is through a safeguarding lens and how you can identify the signs a child is being exploited.
Bullying in schools: how to prevent and deal with bullying
Bullying in schools is challenging for school staff to address and can be detrimental to a child’s wellbeing. Learn how to deal with bullying at school, how you can prevent bullying and what it means to be anti-bullying.
Manual scheduling vs cloud platforms for parents’ evenings
Explore the key differences between using manual scheduling and modern cloud platforms for organising parents’ evenings, to help schools make the process smoother, faster and more reliable.
How to increase attendance for parents’ evenings
Explore simple, practical ways you can boost attendance at parents’ evenings, helping parents, teachers and students stay connected and focused on student progress.
Why teachers are leaving and how you can improve retention
With the UK’s schools in the midst of a staffing crisis, teacher retention is becoming more important than ever. This blog looks at our research findings to explore why teachers are leaving and how you can improve retention at your school or trust.
How schools can overcome barriers to flexible working for teachers in the UK
Flexible working for teachers is encouraged by the UK government and teaching unions, but our research found it’s not yet common practice for teachers. This blog explores barriers to flexible and hybrid working and how schools can overcome them.
The biggest challenges to inclusive education and how to overcome them
Inclusion in education is increasingly a priority for teachers and schools, but with limited resources it can feel difficult to properly implement. This blog explores the biggest challenges to inclusion as reported by teachers – and how school leaders can address them.