One of the things I have found myself reflecting on increasingly over recent years is how strangely fragmented our conversations about children can sometimes become. We discuss behaviour, attendance, wellbeing, academic attainment, anxiety, concentr...

What to Do When Your Child Refuses School Day After Day There’s a moment many parents never expect to face, the morning your child looks at you with a fear you can’t explain away anymore. Not the usual reluctance, not the “five more minutes” we all ...

Why PSHE Is Getting Harder to Teach And What Teachers Can Do When “Manosphere” Talking Points Enter the Classroom If like me, you are engaging in certain platforms and forums where teachers share their fears you'll know that the Manosphere has...

When we say screen‑free learning, we don’t mean banning technology or pretending we’re back in the 1950s. We mean something more intentional: Screens should serve the learning, not replace it. In a typical secondary classroom, PowerPoint opens almos...

Mental Health Week is a powerful moment in the school year. It opens the door to conversations that many young people want to have, but don’t always know how to start. For some students, this week will feel reassuring, a chance to name feelings they...