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In an increasingly diverse and complex educational landscape, building an environment where every pupil feels valued, understood, and supported is a fundamental necessity. Traditional approaches to school inclusion often operate reactively, stepping in only after a...
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School and college attendance in England remains one of the most pressing challenges facing education leaders today. Recent reporting highlights a concerning reality: thousands of teenagers in secondary schools and further education (FE) colleges are slipping under...
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With the rollout of the Inclusive Mainstream Fund (IMF) and the national requirement for schools to publish robust Inclusion Strategies, school leaders and trust executives are facing a pivotal moment. The focus has firmly shifted from reactive, off-site intervention...
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When we talk about neurodiversity in schools, we often focus on neurodivergent pupils. But what about the adults leading the lessons? Every teacher remembers the moments when a classroom feels just out of reach for a child. A pupil staring blankly at a worksheet,...
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Every teacher knows the scene. It starts with a subtle shift: a chair scraping back too sharply, a refusal to pick up a pen, or a sudden, sharp outburst of frustration. Within seconds, a routine task turns into a standoff. The rest of the class watches on as the...
Case Studies, Interviews
With the TCES Peer Mentoring Scheme now firmly established and self sustaining, we took the time to catch up and hear all about their experience. Looking to embed mentoring within your setting? If you’re ready to support student mental health and wellbeing in a more...
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Addressing substance misuse in young people is rarely as simple as “just saying no.” Government statistics showed that, “There were 14,352 children and young people (aged 17 and under) in alcohol and drug treatment between April 2023 and March 2024. This...
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Change is a constant, but for a young person, it can feel less like a natural transition and more like a seismic shift. When the floor beneath you starts to move- whether due to a house move, a change in schools, or the daunting leap from education to employment- the...
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In the current educational landscape, the term ‘disengaged’ is often used as a label for students who have simply given up. But if we look closer, disengagement is rarely an act of defiance; it is an act of survival. For many young people- particularly...
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The digital age has ushered in an era of unprecedented connectivity, but it has also subtly, and in some cases profoundly, reshaped the very nature of human interaction. For young people, this landscape is increasingly populated not just by their peers and family, but...
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Every child deserves to feel that they have a place in this world. This doesn’t just mean a physical location, but a psychological and emotional space where they are understood without judgement. As we mark Children’s Mental Health Week, the theme, “This is My...
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Educators are at the frontline for supporting students, working tirelessly to ensure classrooms are spaces of safety, curiosity, and growth. Yet, everyone knows those moments in the school year when the atmosphere shifts- when the air feels a little more charged with...
