Guidance

Union leader welcomes the move but warns school funding pressures are limiting extracurricular clubs

Six key findings as experts give evidence to an MPs’ inquiry into persistent pupil absence in schools

New guidance from The Bell Foundation offers schools help for giving the influx of pupils from locations including Ukraine, Afghanistan and Hong Kong the best education possible

Your round-up of Tes’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes details of the government’s long-awaited plan to reform SEND support, reaction to regional teacher strikes and a warning about the value of Ofsted inspections

DfE guidance is taking away schools’ ability to make exceptional decisions on pupils’ leave of absence and damaging trust with families, heads’ leaders warn MPs

Your round-up of Tes’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes the government’s recommendation for teacher pay next year, an attempt to halt next week’s strikes and a new teaching apprenticeship for non-graduates

Education Endowment Foundation also launches a trial looking at whether secondary students can improve their classmates’ attendance

A consultation on reasonable force and restraints is a timely piece of work that could help tighten up some gaps in current guidance, says this education lawyer

Teachers in faith schools more likely to say that religion has been a barrier in talking about LGBT+ topics, research shows

More than 4,000 former teacher trainees started repaying student loans before they had to, Tes analysis reveals

Your round-up of Tes’ essential news and analysis from the past week includes growing frustration over the government’s stance on teacher pay; ways to support students’ mental health; and how thousands of teachers are entitled to claim back student loans money

Consultation on how ‘reasonable force, restraint and restrictive practices’ are used in schools will influence changes to official guidance, says government