Research Review Series: Art and Design
The Core Content Framework and the ‘New Science’ of Educational Research
Cracks in our Foundations
What Works at Key Stage 4 in Terms of Improving GCSE Outcomes, Two or Three Years of Study?
Transitioning to a Multi-Academy Trust Led System: What does the Evidence Tell Us?
State of the Nation 2022: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing
Finding the Optimum: The Science Subject Report
Supporting pupil mental health around bereavement and loss
Catherine Hitchcock, Deputy Head (Pastoral) and DSL, UK The setting is a 4-11 co-educational independent Prep School in South West London and this case study outlines the school’s approach to supporting pupil mental health around bereavement and loss. School priority The school has prioritised the support of bereavement and loss as an area to develop […]
How to support grieving children in your classroom
Original article by: Heath MA and Cole BV (2012) Strengthening classroom emotional support for children following a family member’s death. School Psychology International 33(3): 243-262. DOI: 10.1177/0143034311415800 Introduction Schools have been recognised by national and international organisations as having an unparalleled potential to provide supportive services for children’s mental health needs. The focus of […]
School-based programmes to reduce and prevent substance use in different age groups: What works for whom?
This article summarises the following original research paper: Onrust S, Otten R, Lammers J et al. (2016) School-based programmes to reduce and prevent substance use in different age groups: What works for whom? Systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Clinical Psychology Review 44: 45–59. Introduction Substance use at a young age is associated with an increased […]
A New Approach to Area SEND Inspections: A Report on the Response to the Consultation
Building the Expert Teacher Prototype: A Metasummary of Teacher Expertise Studies in Primary and Secondary Education
A Snapshot of Equity and Inclusion in OECD Education Systems: Findings from the Strength through Diversity Policy Survey
The Academic Wellbeing and Attitudes to Learning of Key Stage 2 Pupils Following the Pandemic
The Annual Report of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services, and Schools, 2021-22
Staff experiences of pupils’ self-harming behaviour in an independent girls’ boarding school
Emma Margrett, Head of the Prep School, Radnor House, Sevenoaks, UK Background In recent years, a number of pieces of research have been published that suggest that self-harm in adolescence is increasing (Hall and Place, 2010; Beauchaine et al.,2014; Garcıa-Nieto et al., 2015). Heath et al., (2006) found that a majority of school teachers shared […]
Responding to young people who disclose self-harm
This article is a research summary of the following source: Pierret ACS, Anderson JK, Ford TJ et al. (2020) Review: Education and training interventions, and support tools for school staff to adequately respond to young people who disclose self-harm – a systematic literature review of effectiveness, feasibility and acceptability. Child and Adolescent Mental Health 27(2): 161–172. […]