Guidance

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

As the deadline for schools returning a DfE questionnaire on reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete approaches, the head of estates for a MAT explains that this is an issue schools must not overlook

Your round-up of Tes’ must-read content from the past week features the reaction to last week’s national teacher strike over pay, new DfE guidance on behaviour, and insights into the challenges in the academies sector

More oversight is also needed to ensure schools comply with the Prevent counter-terrorism strategy, a review finds

New DfE attendance guidance also says schools need not ‘routinely’ seek medical proof when pupils are absent for mental health reasons

Report into government’s flagship catch-up programme finds some leaders struggle with workload and funding

Disadvantaged pupils in England ‘remain further behind’ than their peers after the pandemic, says the National Audit Office in report on education recovery

Research into students’ attitudes towards teaching about the Holocaust, published to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, also reveals that four in 10 teachers have encountered antisemitism