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Mental health provision in schools needs drastic action – the government’s proposals do not come close

Early years teachers must engage with socially disadvantaged parents to give pupils the best start, writes Mike Parker

It’s great that child mental health support is in the spotlight – but has anyone spoken to the pupils, asks one director

The MAT system works very differently in the North compared with the rest of the country, and we need to consider these differences when talking about funding, says Schools NorthEast director Mike Parker

The changes to qualified teacher status should be welcomed - but, for the reforms to work, the government needs to understand the extent to which resources and responsibility is already vastly overstretched, writes one educationalist

We urgently need to look at the role of virtual school head – and how they can best improve outcomes for vulnerable young people – writes one educationist