Safeguarding

Updated safeguarding guidance has now been published, with schools expected to be fully compliant by 1 September

While national conversations have drawn attention to the dangers of boys being exposed to online misogyny, the harmful influence of the ‘femosphere’ and the ‘pink pill’ philosophy on girls has been growing unnoticed, finds Zofia Niemtus

The principal of an all-through school in Dubai explains why it has reorganised its leadership functions away from phases and towards three key ‘pillars’ of focus for the academic year to come

The remit of the DSL has grown exponentially in recent years but the staffing, training and authority given to the role have barely changed, writes experienced safeguarding leader David Strange

The government’s chief legal adviser, Richard Hermer, speaks exclusively to Tes about citizenship, rule of law teaching and social media

Safeguarding lead Thomas Michael explains the terms to listen out for that indicate boys may be consuming harmful manosphere content on social media

The government has announced that under-16s will be banned from several social media platforms from next spring. But for schools, there are still questions about how this will work

All teachers know the signs of children who are slowly disengaging in school, but what we’re not good at is stepping in to support them before they reach crisis point, says Gloria Dalafu

The rise of the ‘manosphere’, and its potential to incite aggressive behaviour, has become a national talking point. But what does research tell us about the scale of the problem and how schools should respond? David Robson investigates

Improving life satisfaction is ‘likely to yield the greatest benefits’ for school attendance, NFER researchers find

Schools must not be left with the ‘policing burden’ around social media, says school leaders’ union as it demands that tech companies are held to account

Tens of thousands of pupils are being removed from mainstream education through an increase in ‘informal practices’ such as off-rolling, Coram Children’s Legal Centre warns