The Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (NI) 2016 will bring renewed focus for schools on the issue and deliver greater consistency and impact in the treatment of all forms of bullying.
The government has announced a £79 million funding boost for mental health support for children and young people, which includes an increase in mental health support teams in schools.
79% of teachers and 70% of parents recognise that their school’s historic use of technology pre-Covid was insufficient for what is now required to deliver good educational outcomes
A new ‘Beginners Guide’ to improving Indoor Air Quality’ has gained the support of one of the UK’s most high-profile child health campaigners, Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah
All remaining primary school children are set to return to school full-time from 15 March, with all secondary pupils returning on a part-time basis from that date.
Vodafone is donating 10,000 dongle devices to schools via charity Business2Schools, which will then be passed on to children that lack connectivity for home learning.
Teachers and other school staff show similar levels of antibodies for the COVID-19 virus as other working age adults, according to data collected by the Schools Infection Survey during the Autumn term.