Coronavirus: Latest advice for schools, nurseries, children’s homes and social workers

• Education | Social Care | Guide To... | Coronavirus

The Prime Minister has revealed plans to begin easing...

Inspections Clinic: Behaviour in the classroom

• Education | Discipline and exclusions | Ofsted

The government has unveiled plans to tackle unruly behaviour...

School admissions framework: Legal update

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Children's Services | Children's rights | Legal

The current primary school admissions process continues to...

Five inspection trends

• Ofsted | Early Years | Education | Social Care

Ofsted’s latest annual report highlights changes in...

Learning Through Play, USA

• Education | Early Years | Play | Early years education | Social Care | Attachment & Neglect | Play

Experiencing abuse or neglect can hinder the development of...

Making the case for personalised learning

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Academies/free schools

Personalised learning approaches, often using the latest...

Character Education: Special Report

• Education | PSHE Education

Policymakers, educators and children's professionals are...

Character Education: Policy context

• Education

At the recent Conservative annual conference, Culture...

Schools and knife crime: Inspections Clinic

• Education | Ofsted | Crime prevention | Inspections | Youth Offending

Rising levels of youth violence have shone a light on what...

Education - Children's Workforce Qualifications and Training Guide

• Courses and training | Education

Restorative justice use in school

• Education | Youth Offending

A school's use of "restorative justice" to address a pupil's...

Speech and language: The 30 million word gap

• Early Years | Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

According to one influential piece of research,...

Teaching about sexual consent

• Education | Sexual health | PSHE Education

Early adolescents should be taught about sexual consent to...

Increased demand for EHC plans exacerbates SEND funding crisis

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

With funds lacking to meet families' expectations of special...

Statutory RSE: 5 key questions

• Education | PSHE Education

Expert outlines issues for school leaders when implementing...

Special Report: Apprenticeships

• Education

The government has a goal to create at least three million...

Factors for SEND funding crisis

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Research findings support local government calls for a...

Apprenticeships: Policy context

• Education

As part of a wider drive to improve the status of vocational...

Special Report: Narrowing the Attainment Gap

• Education

The gap between disadvantaged children and better-off peers...

Inspecting 'off-rolling'

• Education | Inspections

Ofsted has found evidence that a significant minority of...

Special Report: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

• Education | Special Educational Needs

Amid increasing funding pressures and demand, councils are...

Inspections Clinic: School careers guidance

• Education | Inspections

Following the launch of the government's Careers Strategy...

Vulnerable children bear brunt of school exclusion increases

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

An education select committee report concludes a factor in...

Legal Update: Education of looked-after children

• Education | Leaving care | Legal

Richard Oldershaw, team leader with the Child Law Advice...

Call to boost school counselling services

• Education | Mental health | Mental Health

Council leaders and professional organisations say mental...

Relationships and sex education: 'What I wish I had learned about sex'

• Education | Sexual health | PSHE Education

From September 2019 relationships and sex education (RSE)...

Plan for closer school-CAMHS ties

• Education | Health | Mental health | Mental Health

Advocates of closer working between schools and mental...

Social justice radical: Robert Halfon MP

• Education

Derren Hayes speaks to Robert Halfon MP, chair of the...

PSHE Education: Policy context

• Education | Sexual health

PSHE education has in various forms been part of the...

Special Report: PSHE Education

• Education | Sexual health | PSHE Education

Personal, social, health and economic education has long...

Local focus on SEND in schools

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Review shows how councils can improve provision to reduce...

Care and capability

• Education | Management | Social Care | Fostering and adoption | Residential and specialist care

Looked-after young people are some of the most vulnerable in...

Legal Update: Relationships and sex education

• Education | Legal | PSHE Education

"Age-appropriate" relationships and sex education is to...

Legal Update: Lawful and unlawful school exclusion

• Education | Legal

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram...

Inspections: 16 to 19 learning

• Education

Ofsted data shows the standard of education offered by 16 to...

Penalty of a summer birthday

• Education

Research shows summer-born children do less well...

Leadership: Links between school and home

• Education | Leadership

Parental involvement can be a significant positive influence...

Your guide to the Children and Social Work Act

• Education | Sexual health | Social Care | Fostering and adoption | Leaving care | Safeguarding and child protection | PSHE Education | Foster Care | Leaving Care | Adoption | Preventing Care Proceedings | Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation

What the act means for everyday practice across the...

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

• Early Years | Education | Health | Child poverty | Safeguarding and child protection | Youth Justice | Youth Work

Neil Puffett has trawled the manifestos to provide the...

Inspections: Early years provision in schools

• Early Years | Education | Inspections

Ofsted inspections of school-based early years provision...

Legal Update: School attendance and holidays

• Education | Discipline and exclusions | Legal

Kamena Dorling, head of policy and programmes at Coram...

Guide to tackling CSA in schools

• Education | Safeguarding in education | Safeguarding and child protection | Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation

Schools are vital in educating about child sexual abuse, but...

Children in care attainment tool

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Social Care | Foster Care | Residential Children's Care

How a resource analysing education progress for looked-after...

Proposal to boost pupil behaviour

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

A Hampshire school's inclusion unit may provide a blueprint...

Outstanding school is full of surprises

• Education | Discipline and exclusions | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

The Pendlebury Centre pupil referral unit in Stockport has...

Caring in the classroom

• Education | PSHE Education

The Roots of Empathy programme aims to help pupils...

Making the most of the government's U-turn on SRE

• Education | Sexual health | PSHE Education

Why sex and relationships education must be part of...

Lessons from serious case reviews: Education professionals

• Education | Safeguarding in education | Safeguarding and child protection

Improving practice for those working in education settings,...

Labour's SRE advocate: Stella Creasy, MP for Walthamstow

• Education | Sexual health

Neil Puffett speaks to Stella Creasy, Labour MP for...

How to deliver better EHC plans

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Health | Disabled children and young people | Children's rights | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Council for Disabled Children guidance for local authorities...

System links council’s education and social care data

• Education | Social Care | Children's Services | Information sharing | Management | Service configuration | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Visibility of children’s wider needs helps care and...

Disaster-based trauma support, Australia

• Health | Mental health | Children's Services | Families/Parenting | Education | Safeguarding in education | Mental Health

The rugged, remote and inhospitable nature of much of the...

Worcestershire County Council

• Leadership | Service configuration | Children's Services | Social Care | Education | Health

Long-time struggling West Midlands council is the latest to...

Pilot schools, Boston, USA: International Focus

• Education

Pilot schools are small education settings that specialise...

Young people learn to go green for a brighter future

• Education | Outdoor Learning

Project works to improve young people's wellbeing and help...

Bags of inspiration to improve literacy skills

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Storytelling initiative supports development of children's...

Folk High Schools, Sweden

• Education | Asylum | Residential Children's Care

In 2015, Sweden received 35,369 unaccompanied minors seeking...

Empowering children to take control of their online lives

• Education | Safeguarding in education | Mental Health

Free internet safety resource for pupils in Key Stage 2.

Programme builds resilience of children in transition from primary to secondary school

• Education

Children and young people learn how to become more resilient...

Specialist employment support for London care leavers

• Education | Leaving Care

Charity builds the confidence and personal skills of care...

An apprenticeship store for Stockport young people

• Education

Council-funded independent advice service is a one-stop-shop...

Steel city forges closer links with employers

• Education

Council programme brings apprenticeship-hungry young people...

Charity gives Kent young people's opportunities a lift

• Education

Twelve-week programme prepares disadvantaged young people...

Programme makes pre-schoolers champions at maths

• Education

Programme provides training to improve childcare...

Tower Hamlets harnesses power of collaboration

• Education

Collective ethos among Tower Hamlets' schools creates a...

Supporting reading literacy, Finland

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Globalisation and international migration have increased the...

Children in care buck attainment trend

• Education

Virtual head sets high expectations for looked-after...

Laying foundations for future attainment

• Education

Lottery-funded programme improves learning outcomes for...

SEND support for care leavers, Cornwall

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities | Leaving Care

Cornwall was the first area in England to introduce health...

Autism support centres, Essex

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Council establishes eight specialist centres in mainstream...

WIncKS, Warwickshire

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Council quality awards scheme recognises early years...

Pontville School, Lancashire

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Independent special school has developed a child-centred...

Children's maths skills receive a boost

• Education

Initiative enhances the knowledge, skills and confidence of...

How children learn through nature

• Education | Outdoor Learning

Project seeks to improve wellbeing and create a generation...

Electronic child record, Essex

• Education | Information sharing | Service configuration

Essex Council has introduced a system to store children and...

Reading to Learn, South Africa

• Education

The Progress in International Reading Literacy (Pirl) study...

School-Home Support

• Education | Early help | Families/Parenting | Preventing Care Proceedings

Practitioners work with families to address the root causes...

Peer educators scheme, Girlguiding

• Education | PSHE Education

Girlguiding has trained senior members to become peer...

How pupils learn to resist grooming

• Education | Safeguarding in education | Child Sexual Abuse & Exploitation

Nine- to 12-year-olds develop the skills to resist grooming.

ABC (Awareness, Balance, Choice), Dhiverse

• Education | Sexual health | PSHE Education

Sexual health charity provides sex education for young...

Medway PSHE Project

• Education | PSHE Education

Medway public health has been working to improve PSHE across...

HENRY, Leeds

• Education | PSHE Education

Early years staff across Leeds are instilling healthy...

Colour theory behind learning

• Education | Mental health

The Kaleidoscope Programme builds pupils' confidence,...

Restorative Practice in Schools

• Education

Social enterprise Restorative Thinking Ltd was commissioned...

International Focus: Big Picture Learning, USA

• Education

Despite significant policy and funding focus over the past...

How pupils get empowered to tackle bullying

• Education | Safeguarding in education

Pupils are trained as mentors to support younger peers to...

The Mulberry Bush School

• Education | Residential and specialist care | Residential Children's Care

Residential school that caters for troubled children has...

How dogs improve reading ability

• Education | Extra-curricular

Project helps children enjoy reading and increases their...

How schools identify and aid young carers

• Education | Families/Parenting | Social Care

Young Carers in Schools programme helps pupils improve their...

How children develop their emotional literacy

• Education | Extra-curricular | Health

Programme brings parents and babies into the classroom to...

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Safeguarding in schools

• Education | Safeguarding in education | Ofsted | Safeguarding and child protection | Inspections

Ofsted inspections show the majority of maintained schools...

How activities get children set up for school

• Early years education | Education

Parents learn how they can help prepare their child for...

How peak makes pupils more active

• Education | Public Health

Peak develops a love of physical activity among primary...

Behind the Inspection Ratings: Careers guidance and advice

• Education | Ofsted | Inspections

Ofsted reviews, independent inquiries and employers' surveys...

National Citizen Service - Inspira

• Education | Extra-curricular | Youth Work | Outdoor Learning

NCS programme in the north west of England, which includes...

Woodland Nursery

• Early Years | Early years education | Nurseries | Education | Management | Leadership | Service configuration | Outdoor Learning

London-based nursery inspired by the Forest School approach,...

Jamie's Farm

• Education | Discipline and exclusions | Extra-curricular | Outdoor Learning

Residential project connecting young people at risk of...

Mulberry Bush Oxfordshire (MBOX) Teaching School

• Education | Health | Mental health | Children's Services | Social Care | Attachment & Neglect | Residential Children's Care

Works with education settings to adopt a "psychodynamic"...

Good Idea: College prepares young people for armed forces

• Education | Children's Services | Management | Leadership | Service configuration

A specialist training college aimed at helping young people...

How LifeSkills helps deter children from alcohol and drug misuse

• Education | Extra-curricular | Health | Drugs and alcohol | Children's Services | PSHE Education

Project prevents drug and alcohol misuse among young people.

How can we help young people with a social worker to thrive in education?

• Education | Academies/free schools | Safeguarding in education | Special Educational Needs

Doing well in school is among the strongest predictors of...

Leading Character Education in Schools

• Education | PSHE Education

In 2017, the National Federation for Educational Research...

Social Mobility, Chance or Choice?

• Education | PSHE Education

A sequel to Born to Fail? Social Mobility a Working Class...

Does Outsourcing School Systems Degrade Education Workforces?

• Education

This University of Oxford study aimed to find out whether...

The Educational Aspirations and Psychological Wellbeing of Adopted Young People

• Education | Fostering and adoption | Adoption

Local authorities in England and Wales have a legal duty to...

E-Safety: Screen Time

• Education | Safeguarding and child protection | Mental Health

Although the phrase "screen time" is not typically part of...

Best Friends Forever? Friendship Stability Across School Transition

• Education | Mental health

Researchers explore rates of friendship stability and...

Facilitating the Social Participation of Pupils With Special Educational Needs in Mainstream Schools: A Review of School Based Interventions

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

This systematic review (of 35 studies) investigated...

Barriers Facing Social Workers Undertaking Direct Work With Children and Young People With a Learning Disability Who Communicate Using Non-Verbal Methods

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

This study asks social workers to identify the barriers and...

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Reforms 2014: Sencos' Perspectives of the First Six Months

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

The research section for this special report is based on a...

Bullying - Evidence from Longitudinal Study of Young People in England: Cohort 2

• Education | Discipline and exclusions

More than 10,000 young people in year 11 were interviewed...

Disability Differentials in Educational Attainment in England

• Education | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Researchers from the University of Warwick and the London...

A Content Analysis of Youth Internet Safety Programmes: Are Effective Prevention Strategies Being Used?

• Education | Safeguarding and child protection | PSHE Education

This US study assesses the effectiveness of teaching...

PSHE Education: A Review of Impact and Effective Practice

• Education | PSHE Education

This government-commissioned review summarises findings from...

Effective Curriculum-Based Sex and STD/HIV Education Programmes for Adolescents

• Education | PSHE Education

This US study looks at how school-based sex and...

The Impact of Enhancing Students' Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions

• Education | PSHE Education

This paper reports on the first large-scale meta-analysis of...

Evaluation of the Elklan Talking Matters Programme

• Early Years | Education

Researchers from the University of Sheffield's department of...

The Relationship Between Exclusion from School and Mental Health

• Education | Mental Health

Researchers from the University of Exeter set out to examine...

Keeping Your Head: NfER Analysis of Head Teacher Retention

• Careers | Education | Leadership

An increasing number of teachers are leaving the profession...

Transition from care to college

• Education | Social Care | Leaving care

How the Higher Education Champions mentor support programme...

Research Report: Early Maternal Time Investment and Early Child Outcomes

• Education | Families/Parenting

Researchers wanted to examine how the amount of time mothers...

GW4 Children and Young People's Self-harm and Suicide Research Collaboration

• Education | Safeguarding in education | Health | Safeguarding and child protection | Mental Health

The provision of self-harm prevention and intervention in...

Survey of Schools' Work with Child and Adolescent Mental Health

• Education | Extra-curricular | Health | Children's Services | Information sharing | Management | Service configuration | Mental Health

A research team led by University College London and the...

Factors Affecting Age at Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis in UK

• Education | Special Educational Needs | Health | Children's Services | Children's rights | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

A number of initiatives have aimed to increase early...

Special Report: Outdoor Learning - Research evidence

• Education | Extra-curricular | Youth Work | Outdoor Learning

These summaries of key research on outdoor learning have...

Research Report: Educational Psychology WorkforceSurvey 2013

• Education | Disabled children and young people | Mental health | Leadership

Authors: Yen Truong and Hilary Ellam

Pre-school Hyperactivity Problems and Educational Outcomes in Adolescence

• Education | Health | Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Are young children with behavioural problems and ADHD at...

Research Report: Evaluation of the Pupil Premium

• Education

Researchers identify how schools support children on free...