Guidance

The latest news, analysis and best-practice advice when it comes to official education guidance coming from the government, inspectorates and governing bodies

Thursday

13th Apr 2023

Weekly round-up: Teacher strikes and staff shortages
This week’s essential education news and analysis includes the threat of a second major teaching union joining strike action, a warning over teacher shortages and new research on parent engagement in schoolwork
Round, up

Wednesday

12th Apr 2023

Parents’ help with schoolwork ‘does little’ for pupil progress
Daily help from parents has only a small impact on primary teachers’ perception of pupil progress, study finds
Parent in class

Friday

7th Apr 2023

Heads ‘in dark’ as 32.5-hour school week deadline looms
Schools will struggle to implement policy after eight-month delay to guidance, DfE warned
Clocks
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Wednesday

5th Apr 2023

Specialist RSE lessons ‘could cut sexual violence by a sixth’
Youth Endowment Fund analysis suggests students could be given the tools to spot early signs of unhealthy relationships
Specialist RSE lessons 'could cut sexual violence by a sixth'

Friday

31st Mar 2023

Schools ordered to share RHSE materials
Letter to go to schools today as review announced that will see Oak National Academy produce ‘high-quality, compliant resources’
Sex education

Thursday

30th Mar 2023

NIoT chief: Why ‘school led’ isn’t just a buzzword
The chief executive of the National Institute of Teaching explains how they’re working to make their promise to be school led a reality, with a new consultation to inform research on teacher development strategies
NIoT chief: Why ‘school led’ isn’t just a buzzword

Wednesday

29th Mar 2023

Check homework policy for AI risk, DfE advises schools
Four key points for schools from the government’s latest advice on artificial intelligence in education
Check homework policy for AI risk, DfE advises schools

Monday

27th Mar 2023

Schools should be ‘specifically excluded’ as strip-search location
The recommendation has been made in a report from the children’s commissioner
Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza

Friday

24th Mar 2023

MPs say Stem bursaries will not fix teacher shortages
Westminster committee calls for competitive teacher pay among raft of measures to widen diversity and inclusion in Stem education
Calculator

Wednesday

22nd Mar 2023

Keegan promises draft transgender guidance this spring
The education secretary says it is ‘incredibly important’ that the government takes the time to get its transgender guidance for schools right
Gillian Keegan

Friday

17th Mar 2023

How to help ASN pupils by making small changes to classrooms
Adjustments to classroom layout, increased access to technology and more awareness of sensory issues could bring huge gains for pupils with additional support needs, explains Chris Ross
How to change school classrooms to support ASN pupils

Thursday

16th Mar 2023

Revealed: 1 in 4 pupils persistently absent last spring
More than one-fifth of pupils missed 10 per cent of their sessions across the 2021-22 academic year, DfE analysis shows
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