Safeguarding

Measures are already in place to allow schools to ban phones, says education minister

ASCL president tells conference that tech billionaires should be forced to protect pupils from the dangers of their technology

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel’s latest report on how children from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage backgrounds experience safeguarding processes contains vital insights for leaders, says Luke Ramsden

A leader in China offers guidance on how to tackle the tricky topic of neglect with parents who, on the surface, provide their children with everything they could need

Teachers in primary are also more worried about support for pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs, research shows

Poll reveals almost all teachers have pupils with allergies in school, but less than a third have allergy awareness training

Teachers want social media platforms to make safety controls easier to use and children’s access to be linked to parent or carer accounts

We need to give teachers the knowledge and confidence to counter the growing rise in conspiracy theory beliefs among young people, a new report says

Education secretary has recognised the ‘strength of feeling’ over use of data from health and wellbeing census that asked upper secondary school students about sex and relationships

There is a gender divide when it comes to students’ mental health, with girls more likely to experience challenges. Zofia Niemtus tries to find out why

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on pupils’ ability to learn is highlighted in a report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Safeguarding in schools will become more challenging with social media companies relaxing their grip on what happens on their sites – and leaders need to be ready, writes Tes editor Jon Severs