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The head of a secondary school in Cornwall outlines the steps it has taken to greatly reduce persistent absence in rapid time

Children’s commissioner says schools should be required to outline how sanctions like suspensions will trigger additional support

There is growing pressure to release the constraints on student autonomy in the school day, so school and trust leaders need to have a clear position on the evidence, argues Jon Severs

Top reasons for absence were children not enjoying school, having a mental health problem or a special educational need, and being bullied, finds parent poll

Berwickshire High School’s clear expectations for learning and behaviour have had a dramatic impact, explains Bruce Robertson

Schools must be safe, inclusive spaces where misogyny is challenged, not tolerated, says Nuzhat Uthmani

Teachers’ union says a national security forum is needed to improve safety for school staff and pupils

Scheme to encourage pupils in disadvantaged areas to take up chess has been a great success, schools say

Declining attendance is a common, if not ubiquitous, problem for schools across the globe. Emma Seith explores the factors behind it and what schools are doing to get their students back in the classroom

Schools should have to report violence against staff to police, say Tories in bill debate – but Labour says they can already do this

Data published by FFT Datalab found that the number of suspensions and exclusions so far this academic year may be beginning to slow

The prevailing sense is that behaviour has nosedived in recent years, but how can we be sure that’s the case, asks Jarlath O’Brien