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Richard Vaughan
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Hardwired brains explain why adopted children act up
Children with early traumas can have ‘attachment disorder’, but its effects are little known by teachers
18 November 2016
Grammars will make social mobility problem ‘worse’, report says
Government should ‘rethink’ grammar school policy, which it brands a ‘distraction’
16 November 2016
Social media firms are causing a decline in children’s mental health, says Jeremy Hunt
Health secretary calls for a ‘national conversation’ about social media and asks mobile phone companies to block ‘sexting’
15 November 2016
Food critic Jay Rayner promises to ‘help’ GCSE students analyse his writing in exam paper
Journalist says the move is likely to ‘infuriate’ AQA, which bought one of his articles to use in a specimen paper
15 November 2016
‘Scrap plans to cut £600m school improvement grant’ say councils
The Education Services Grant is used to provide schools with essential services, the Local Government Association says
15 November 2016
Ofsted ‘should inspect mental health and wellbeing’
A major report also calls for teachers to be given better training in identifying pupils with mental health issues
15 November 2016