Staff wellbeing

School staff have a ‘legal power’ to use ‘reasonable force’ to prevent students from causing injury, damage or disorder, or committing a crime, the updated DfE guidance says

From AI attendance targets to more mandatory tests, the DfE has not made it easy for schools to remain calm amid so many demands – and 2026 may not be any better, says Pepe Di’Iasio

A former deputy head explains how her ‘Pint for Mike’ campaign, launched in memory of her late husband, is encouraging more young people to donate blood

Over 150 teachers from Latin America have shadowed colleagues in schools around the world via an exchange programme run by Cognita. Emma Seith talks to those involved

Student wellbeing is ‘no longer an add-on’ or ‘a side topic’ – it is ‘a key measure of a high-performing school’, says ISC Research 

The first year following return from maternity leave carries greatest risk of attrition, according to data from a charity for parent-educators

Most international schools go out of their way to help new staff settle in – but one school in South Korea runs support sessions through their entire first term, as Emma Seith discovers

Research showing an increase in allegations highlights a ‘fraying of relationships’ between families and schools, warns parents’ charity

Trust leaders tell Tes that the process of submitting safeguarding audits to councils is ‘like marking your own homework’, and putting unnecessary pressure on school staff

While graduates value the social impact of teaching, starting salaries and weekly working hours are more likely to determine whether they enter the profession, research shows

Scottish government proposals also call for pilot schemes to ‘begin immediately’ but councils have ‘significant concerns’ about cost and impact – and, along with unions, say they’ve been blindsided

But schools taking part in the first inspections under the new report-card system also report that the process feels more collaborative