Warwick Mansell

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28 January 2026 12:13

Of all the bad/stupid policies I’ve covered as an education journalist over the years, one that’s hit our family most blatantly is these automated letters which are issued by schools if a child’s attendance drops below a certain level.

Schools Week

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17 December 2025 17:00

With the number of children living homeless in England at an historic high, new research shows 52% of teachers in England have worked with children living in temporary accommodation in the last year schoolsweek.co.uk/52-of-teache...

Schools Week

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17 December 2025 17:00

'Children need to feel safe to learn. And not just physically safe, but psychologically safe. They need an environment where they can feel safe to ask questions, try new things and make mistakes – all foundational parts of the learning journey' schoolsweek.co.uk/pupils-told-...

Education Policy Institute

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17 December 2025 12:17

New exploratory analysis examined behaviour policies from 45 state schools across three London boroughs. We found that written policies vary in ways that align, to an extent, with outcomes linked to pupil wellbeing. Read the full analysis: epi.org.uk/publications...

Education Policy Institute

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05 December 2025 12:27

"Efforts to tackle the disadvantage gap in education will only be successful within a wider effort to address the causes and effects of poverty." Read EPI's response to the Government's Child Poverty Strategy: epi.org.uk/comments/epi...