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Do schools need to ‘teach’ friendship?

Amid an epidemic of youth loneliness, rather than trying to ‘fix’ children, schools need space to explicitly set the conditions for friendships to flourish, argues Margaret Mulholland

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26 October 2026

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Teaching & Learning

Do schools need to ‘teach’ friendship?

Do schools need to ‘teach’ friendship?

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Secondary

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Why Love Island and MAFS should be on schools’ safeguarding radar

How should teachers respond to students’ incorrect answers?

Primary

Japan is a world leader for maths - what can we learn?

What leading a struggling school taught me about disadvantage

What the bestselling books for children tell primary teachers

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Why we’re reviewing teachers’ professional development standards

The kids aren’t alright: is resilience to blame?

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Early Years

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