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There is a special educational need more prevalent than autism – one that is likely to impact on children in every school. But very few teachers have heard of it and even fewer know how to help. Adi Bloom investigates developmental language disorder: the most common special educational need you have never heard of

The reason for students to embrace maths has been lost amid an educational culture warped by league tables, believes Charlie Stripp, the boss of two maths teaching organisations. He tells Helen Ward about his enthusiasm for the subject and how understanding students’ perspectives improved his teaching

Schools cannot fund mental health provision from their own budgets. Nor can teachers double as mental health professionals, MPs were told

This could have ‘devastating consequences’ for pupils’ health, according to paediatricians

This week, MPs will meet to hear evidence from experts about how to transform young people’s mental health. Here’s your essential briefing on an issue that is rising rapidly up the education and political agenda

Widely seen as a catch-all title for ‘touchy-feely’ topics, personal, social, health and economic education has often been undervalued. Here, the chief executive of the PSHE Association tells Adi Bloom why the subject is vital for young people’s development