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The corporate head of wellbeing at GEMS Education outlines how small everyday practices can be the bedrock of a thriving and happy school environment

With new Tes research highlighting the problem of emotionally based school avoidance, leaders warn that the government’s attendance drive is not tackling the issues keeping children out of the classroom

After Australia introduced a world-first ban on social media for under-16s, Zofia Niemtus speaks to school leaders in the country about the impact of the new law

The deputy head of a school in the London Borough of Newham explains how efforts to improve mental health should be aligned with initiatives to address poverty and instability

A director of a multi-academy trust explains how it changed its approach to inclusion based on the principle that removing barriers to learning is ‘essential for some and useful for all’

School is only ever part of how you are formed as an adult, but it can influence that process like no other, explains 97-year-old Alma Williams

For educators across the Middle East, remote learning remains in place, which can be tough – but there are some ways to avoid overloading yourself and pupils, says this leader

Emotionally based school avoidance is often a particular problem for autistic students, writes educational psychologist Sue Sheppard, but there are ways for schools to offer support

We can’t always know what a child is going through, writes trust leader David Clayton, who says his own childhood experience has shown him the need to make schools ‘sanctuaries’ for those suffering trauma in silence

A principal in the UAE reflects on how their school has supported students, teachers and parents during the conflict in the Middle East – and how this proves that schools are more than just places of learning

Qatar has told schools to get ready to reopen next week, while two major groups in the UAE have asked permission to do likewise, but caution remains amid ongoing uncertainty

With the world currently experiencing the most armed conflict since the Second World War, it’s inevitable that the international sector will suffer some ripple effects. But how are geopolitical tensions playing out in schools? Dan Worth investigates