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Dear Reader, Welcome to the latest issue!


This month, we’re continuing to cover responses to the Schools White Paper and the government’s proposed SEND reforms – and it’s certainly safe to say those responses are mixed. Meanwhile – and following the Netflix release of Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere documentary last month – our Q&A with Elanie Ademokun from Jigsaw Education Group covers a concerning issue many schools are grappling with at the moment: the rise of misogyny in schools. Elanie tells us what schools can do to tackle the problem.


Features-wise, we talk Homework with Steve Richards, UK Product Manager at Discovery Education UK, who shares how structured, adaptive tools can strengthen the link between classroom learning and home practice. Our Health & Safety feature sees Maria Leonard, Regional Health & Safety Manager at WorkNest, discussing the need for schools to build a proactive, leadership-driven culture around health and safety; and in our Cyber Security feature Lance Solomon, Chief Product Officer at Promethean, tells us why schools must now treat their classroom technology as a critical security risk, requiring a holistic, ‘secure-by-design’ approach


In our regular Buildings, Maintenance & Refurbishment feature, Roksana Wyrwa at Arcadis Architecture & Urbanism, discusses how a simple change in mindset can help schools develop a sustainable approach to SEND. Meanwhile, in the world of Computing & IT, Wavenet tells us exactly which services can make the biggest difference to MATs and schools, and we cover the work of Lancaster University and the Micro:bit Educational Foundation in creating a new research hub for physical computing and digital education. Remember, we always love to hear your views, so please get in touch via email or @EdTodayMag on X.


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In this issue... 4-12 NEWS


The latest from across the sector 14 WELLBEING


With Mark Solomons, creator of Welbee 15 VIEWS


With Dr Troy Page and Charles Golding 16-17 CONTRIBUTORS


With Emma Sanderson, Naomi Howells, and Sal McKeown


18 SEND


With Dr Freya Spicer-White and Rajinda Randhawa


20-21 VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM With York House School


22-25 WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Views and opinion from across the sector


26-27 Q&A: JIGSAW EDUCATION GROUP With Elanie Ademokun


28-29 FEATURE: HOMEWORK With Steve Richards at Discovery Education UK


30-31 FEATURE: HEALTH & SAFETY With Maria Leonard at WorkNest


34-35 FEATURE: CYBER SECURITY With Lance Solomon at Promethean


36-38 FEATURE: BUILDINGS, MAINTENANCE & REFURBISHMENT


With Roksana Wyrwa at Arcadis Architecture & Urbanism 40 FEATURE: COMPUTING & IT


With Wavenet 42 FEATURE: COMPUTING & IT


With the Micro:bit Educational Foundation


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