Secondary schools

School phone bans alone do not improve grades or wellbeing, says UK study
Researchers say bans need to be part of wider strategy to tackle negative impact of mobile use on children
Matthew Weaver
05, Feb, 2025 @9:04 AM

Defend the children’s bill from academy lobbyists | Letters
Letters: Alasdair Macdonald says the last 14 years were not a success for the schools system, while Michael Pyke thinks the government is right to rein in academies. Plus, a letter by Paul McGilchrist
03, Feb, 2025 @5:57 PM

Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds
Exclusive: Researchers say poverty and special educational needs are main reason – but equality campaigners urge caution
Richard Adams Education editor
31, Jan, 2025 @7:00 AM

Head to Bradford for a full Hockney day | Brief letters
Brief letters: Salts Mill | National Science and Media Museum | Adverse school reports | The Traitors | Perfume Genius | Trump Falls
27, Jan, 2025 @5:37 PM

Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are not ‘strongmen’ | Brief letters
Brief letters: Collier comparison | Trump photos | Michele Hanson’s advice | David Hockney in Bradford | ‘What’s the matter, Horne?’
22, Jan, 2025 @6:13 PM

Smashing result for a one-of-a-kind egg | Brief letters
Brief letters: Shattering expectations | Sea level | TikTok ban | Bob Dylan | All that jazz
19, Jan, 2025 @5:20 PM

From racism to ableism, Of Mice and Men still sparks a debate | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Nels Abbey on the book’s place in schools and share their perspectives as students and teachers
10, Jan, 2025 @5:55 PM

Schools must focus on pupils’ happiness | Letters
Letters: Prof Colin Richards hopes that schools continue to prioritise other goals over obedience, while Moira Sykes calls for school managements to be accountable
19, Dec, 2024 @5:25 PM

What kind of society would willingly traumatise its children in the name of education? | John Harris
As claims about practices in two flagship London academies are investigated, it’s time to stop and think about what schools are really for, says Guardian columnist John Harris
John Harris
15, Dec, 2024 @3:55 PM

Top English academy trust faces safeguarding review over ‘emotional abuse’ of pupils
Observer investigation into London school has sparked an inquiry into allegations that teachers harmed mental wellbeing of children
Anna Fazackerley
15, Dec, 2024 @7:00 AM

English pupils do better than expected in international maths and science tests
England maintained good maths scores and improved in science, coming ninth and fifth among 70 countries
Guardian staff
04, Dec, 2024 @9:00 AM

The special educational needs crisis affects all our children | Letters
Letters: Dr Helen Care says we have to start looking at the wider picture and ask what schools are for, Helen Kinsey says it is a false economy not to be supporting the most vulnerable. Plus a letter from Andrew Seber
29, Nov, 2024 @5:58 PM
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