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Almost 900 expelled from school every day

Almost 900 pupils are excluded from state schools every day for abusing or assaulting staff or their classmates, reports the Independent’s Richard Garner. The most common reason for exclusion was persistent disruptive behaviour, which accounted for 29 per cent of all permanent exclusions and 23 per cent of those for a fixed term.

Are the school summer holidays just too long?

Observer columnist Barbara Ellen and teacher Francis Gilbert debate whether children and parents would benefit from a shorter summer break.

Ofsted to make spot checks at schools with unruly pupils

Inspectors will make unannounced visits at schools where problems of pupil indiscipline have been identified, reports Lewis Smith in The Independent. The spot checks will be trialled by Ofsted from this autumn in schools with behaviour problems and a “satisfactory” rating.

Truancy guidelines to be toughened up

The way in which pupils in England are judged to be “persistent truants” is being tightened from October, reports BBC News. The Department for Education is changing the definition of “persistent absence” from missing 20% of lessons to missing 15%.

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New free school to be run by ex-soldiers

A free school staffed entirely by former soldiers is being proposed by a thinktank and backed by a former chief of the defence staff, reports the Telegraph. Continue reading →

Lesson from the riots: don’t get rid of citizenship

If the riots have taught us anything it’s that young people want their voices heard. So why are we talking about getting rid of citizenship education, asks Emma Jones in the Guardian. Continue reading →

Not so fast: ‘jocks’ lose their cool as teens strive for banality to fit in

Cambridge research claims secondary pupils choose a low profile over high achievement – even in sport – reports Adi Bloom in the TES. Continue reading →

Gove: discipline key to preventing future violence

Education Secretary Michael Gove has said measures he is introducing will help tackle concerns about the absence of discipline shown by recent violence, reports BBC News.Continue reading →

Back to school – back to bad behaviour?

It may be the middle of the summer holidays, but teachers’ minds are already turning to the delights that will face them on the first day back in September. Continue reading →

Almost one fifth of youngsters cyberbullied

Internet and phone bullying causes loss of confidence and damages mental health, shows a study reported in The Guardian. Continue reading →


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