Tuesday
Suspensions rise in primary but fall in secondary
Year 4 saw the biggest increase in exclusions and suspensions last term, data submitted by more than 9,000 schools indicates
Parent contact is ‘unmanageable’, say nearly a fifth of teachers
Schools should not be ‘call centres’, warns teaching union as research reveals that nearly half of SLT staff spend more than 30 minutes a week calling parents
Thursday
National guidance advises complete ban on vapes in Scottish schools
Schools told of legal responsibility to dispose of vapes and lithium batteries safely in new government guidance that also addresses other substances and their use in schools
Why we’ll fund new ideas about attendance and parental engagement
The New Schools Network’s Innovation Pilot Programme will invest in solutions to two of the most stubborn barriers in education, explains Meg Powell-Chandler
Tuesday
Schools spend 100 hours a week managing phones
Policing students’ use of phones is a ‘big strain’ on staff, whether the school has a strict policy on devices or not, new research shows
Ofsted: Heads question fairness of combining attendance and behaviour
Tes analysis shows most schools graded as ‘needs attention’ were only criticised over attendance and not behaviour
