Behaviour

Children are becoming ‘lost’ in ‘huge schools’ and it’s bad for the relationships that are key to improving behaviour and attainment, says education secretary

Downward trend in school attendance data leads education secretary to demand that persistent pupil absence be addressed in every school inspection

Official figures also indicate the number of these specialists is falling, although numbers of some other non-teaching roles are growing

When children returned after lockdown, teachers at Emily Gazzard’s primary school noticed some seemed to have forgotten how to be kind. Their answer was to put kindness at the heart of school policies

All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows

The co-founder of #BeeWell shares findings from its third survey of pupil wellbeing trends that it hopes schools can use to tailor their responses to the challenges

Humza Yousaf made the admission when quizzed about a Tes Scotland exclusive revealing almost one in five probationers have opted out of this year’s induction scheme

The debate on mobile phones in schools is too one-sided – a more education-focused approach rather than an outright ban might have better outcomes, argues Seamus Murphy

Scottish government promises review after being accused of a lack of action over the increase in dangerous behaviour in schools

Scottish Conservatives will accuse SNP ministers of failing to take action when school violence is leaving teachers ‘terrified to go to work’

FFT Education Datalab has issued a warning around the ‘additional pressure’ the increase could put on alternative provision 

Secondary schools in Scotland have had guidance teachers, who specialise in pastoral support, since the 1960s, and now primary leaders are pressing for a similar role in their sector. Emma Seith weighs up the arguments