Racism in schools

The Guardian reports that Freedom of information (FoI) requests sent to 201 councils in England, Scotland and Wales and about a fifth of multi-academy trusts in England found that a total of 60,177 racist incidents were recorded over the past five years – a...

Children and young people’s mental health

The Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office has published a COVID-19 mental health and wellbeing recovery action plan to prevent, mitigate and respond to the mental health impacts of the pandemic during 2021/22 in England. The plan includes a section...

Special educational needs

The Welsh Government has published the Additional Learning Needs Code for Wales 2021. The guidance outlines requirements and guidance for schools, further education institutions, local authorities, NHS bodies and others on the additional learning needs system. It...

Sexual abuse in schools: helpline and Ofsted review

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a new helpline to support potential victims of sexual harassment and abuse in education settings. The helpline, run by the NSPCC, provides children and adults who are victims of sexual abuse in schools with support and...