Equality & Diversity

In light of recent far-right violence, school teachers, leaders and other staff must be bold and clear in addressing racist attitudes, says Nuzhat Uthmani

Incidents involve direct threats, bullying and school reading material containing an ‘overtly antisemitic caricature’

Dame Alison Peacock, chief executive of the Chartered College of Teaching, tells Tes the government must support leaders to ensure new PPA rules enable flexible working

The National Audit Office warns that the DfE has “limited evidence” on how well almost half of an estimated £9.2bn it has spent supports the attainment of disadvantaged children

Ucas introducing structured questions into the personal statement for university applications will provide ‘much needed clarity’, says union

Changes to the personal statement in university applications will not only help more young people to achieve their ambitions – they will benefit the country, says this trust CEO

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who will jointly lead a new government taskforce, says living in poverty leaves children ‘not ready to learn’

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has now come into force in Scotland – but experts warn pupils and families will still need support in exercising their rights

Labour urged to set out how it plans to tackle widening attainment gap

Vulnerable boys are being fed increasingly severe misogyny through social media, according to research from Dr Kaitlyn Regehr. She talks to Zofia Niemtus about her findings and the role schools can play in protecting male students

This week’s essential education news includes high rejection rates for ITT applications for subjects with staff shortages, and the scale of the teacher retention crisis

Gary Wilkie, CEO of Learning in Harmony Trust, says the Nolan Principles of Public Life provide the bedrock for ethical leadership, whatever the challenges schools face