36 h. ago School curriculum resources to teach children about risks of in

Teaching materials will also help secondary school pupils to identify and scrutinise data and claims made by online influencers.

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42 h. ago I loved being a principal, but Australia has grown complacent about the growing violence directed at educators | Andy Mison

School principals are resilient but, in an alarming number of cases, their job harms them. We would not tolerate these conditions in other workplacesI’ve been lucky. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in education, including almost 15 years as a principal in the Northern Territory and the ACT. I’ve worked with wonderful teachers and administrative staff, and shared in the successes of hundreds of young people and their families as they grow and graduate high school, going on to further study, employment and life adventures.I’ve also experienced verbal and physical abuse, aggression and violence from students and their carers, directed at me and my colleagues in the course of my work as a school leader. I once regarded these occasional events as part of the job, normal in our frontline occupation. I now think we have grown complacent about the levels of violence toward a predominantly female workforce that we would not tolerate in other workplaces. As the latest data from the Australian...

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4 d. ago Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down

Departures of Cemal Kafadar and Rosie Bsheer are seen by critics as ‘shameful attempt’ by school to appease TrumpThe leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced accusations of anti-Israel bias.The departures come as the Trump administration scrutinizes institutions who have had pro-Palestine protests over the last year. Earlier this week, Columbia’s president announced she will step down after Trump targeted the university for protests on campus last year. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Brooke Hogan slams parents Hulk and Linda for alleged ‘vicious and extreme abuse since childhood’

Brooke’s allegations come in response to a tearful video posted by Linda about their years-long estrangement

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6 d. ago 'Warped' teacher's sick campaign of sex abuse exposed after parent saw messages to daughter

Simon Clark was described as 'a sexual predator who preyed on young girls' by detectives who investigated the case which began with a parent concerned about their child

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8 d. ago Utah adds protections for child influencers following YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse conviction

Utah is moving to protect the children of online content creators following the child abuse conviction of Ruby Franke, who dispensed parenting advice to millions of people online

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1 week ago My teacher threatened to rip my teeth out after raping me. But I blocked the memory until a surprising moment changed everything, reveals AMY GRIFFIN

After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school election aged 12, one of her favourite teachers, Mr Mason, stopped her in the hallway. 'You're the real leader of this school', he reassured her.

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1 week ago My teacher threatened to rip my teeth out after raping me aged 12. But I blocked the memory until a surprising moment changed everything, reveals AMY GRIFFIN

After Amy Griffin narrowly lost a school election aged 12, one of her favourite teachers, Mr Mason, stopped her in the hallway. 'You're the real leader of this school', he reassured her.

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2 w. ago Sadiq Khan told to 'show climate leadership' and make school meals 'plant

The mayor was also asked to put vegan options at the top of City Hall’s daily canteen menu and to give those options ‘the biggest font’

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2 w. ago Record number of pupils in England ‘severely absent’ from school – figures

More than 171,000 pupils missed at least half of possible school sessions in 2023/24, Department for Education statistics show.

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2 w. ago ‘The younger me would have sat up and nodded’: Adolescence writer Jack Thorne on the insidious appeal of incel culture

Researching mine and Stephen Graham’s Netflix drama, I realised the brains of under 16s are unable to cope with ideas as dangerous as those in the ‘manosphere’. The government needs to ban smartphones for childrenTwo and a half years ago, Stephen Graham phoned me up to ask if I was interested in writing a show about knife crime. He wanted to talk about young male violence towards women and he had two stipulations: he wanted to do it in a series of single shots, and he didn’t want to blame the parents.I enthusiastically got involved and suggested we write together. At first, we didn’t know why Jamie, the perpetrator of the attack, did it. We knew he wasn’t a product of abuse or parental trauma. But we couldn’t figure out a motive. Then someone I work with, Mariella Johnson, said: “I think you should look into ‘incel’ culture.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Paedophile scoutmaster who spent 27 years on the run after fleeing to Thailand when he was due to appear in court is found guilty of dozens of child sex abuse offences

Richard Burrows, a former boarding school housemaster and scout leader, had admitted 43 offences and denied 54 others, which jurors convicted him of today.

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2 w. ago Absences have led disadvantaged secondary school pupils to fall ‘further behind’

Pupil absence is a ‘key driver’ of the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England, think tank says.

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2 w. ago ‘Your blood runs cold’: the anguish parents feel after a daycare worker commits a sexual offence against a child

With nearly 2,000 investigations into incidents at NSW childcare centres since 2020 and one provider’s response under investigation, parents are grappling with lingering questionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEvery time Anna drops her two-year-old at daycare and her child cries as she leaves, she feels a pang.Anna’s concerns go beyond the normal wrench most parents feel when leaving a distressed child at care or school.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Ofsted gets 'first religious school leader in its history' as education watchdog announces its new chairman

Sir Hamid Patel (pictured) will enter the top board position temporarily until a replacement is found for Dame Christine Ryan, who announced her intention to step down in November last year.

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2 w. ago Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

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2 w. ago Disruptive phones have no place in schools, Education Secretary says

Bridget Phillipson said headteachers have the Government’s ‘full backing’ on removing phones from classrooms.

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2 w. ago Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reportedSocial media operators must be “brought to heel” for the misery and disruption they are causing to the lives of students, teachers and parents, according to a senior school leader.Manny Botwe, the president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will tell the association’s annual conference that teachers are reporting increased bullying, abuse and the malicious use of “deepfakes” against pupils and staff through social media. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Smartphones and social media are 'being weaponised' against schools and teachers, union leader warns

Manny Botwe (pictured), president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will say technology has a 'darker side' and leaves a 'trail of harm'.

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2 w. ago Shocking number of teachers say kids bullied by peers on social media

In a speech on Friday, Association of School and College Leaders president Manny Botwe will hit out at a 'trail of harm' left by social media and smartphone use

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