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The secretary of state for child poverty talks to Tes about his school memories, his experience of hardship as a child and why he’s passionate about stamping out educational disadvantage

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis among young people – one that predates the pandemic. But while schools have never been more aware of the issues facing students, many common approaches to wellbeing simply aren’t working, says Helen Street

Despite the considerable benefits they bring to their local communities, schools with fewer than 150 pupils are struggling to compete financially with their bigger neighbours – as a result, their numbers are rapidly dwindling. So, are such schools destined to die out or can something be done to turn their fortunes around? Zofia Niemtus reports

Teachers have so many demands on their time that they often just have a quick snack or give their midday meal a miss altogether. But could this be detrimental to their health – and even affect how well they do their job? Chris Parr reports

Sir Kevan Collins’ catch-up plan would have given substance to the empty talk of levelling up, says Geoff Barton

The government is still reviewing recommendations to extend the school day, according to Home Office minister

With international schools increasingly focused on community engagement, Dan Worth looks at how to make the most of it

Heads say catch-up tsar resignation is ‘not a surprise’ as the government recovery package ‘falls a long way short’

Catch-up tsar quits as £1.4bn catch-up plan falls far short of the £15bn he says is needed to close Covid learning gap

Catch-up funding of £1.4bn was far short of what was asked for – and a lot less than other major countries have proposed

The latest news on the government’s education recovery plan – tutoring, teacher training, but no extended school day yet

Education secretary also hints at plan to clamp down on schools that don’t open for a full day, as first revealed by Tes