The research aimed to estimate educational psychologist (EP) service provision required to deliver a "good" level of EP service within primary and secondary schools in one local authority (LA) in England. There is no current shared understanding of the level of demand for EP services, nor the required workforce to meet projected needs.…

The implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) has been attributed to a decrease in office discipline referrals (ODRs) and suspensions and to increase academic performance, and engagement, as well as staff, family, and student perceptions of a safe and positive school climate. High schools have had more significant…

The latest edition highlights information about schools, enrollment, and staffing patterns for Catholic elementary and secondary schools for the 2022-2023 school year. [For the 2021-2022 edition, see ED620428.]

Organizational commitment and knowledge management are both crucial factors in the growth of an organization. The quantitative, correlational-predictive study was to examine if and to what extent the constituents of KM together predicted organizational commitment for high school employees in USA. Based on the premise that the relationship of…

This paper explores experiences of pastoral staff, working in social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) special secondary schools, regarding the psychological impact of their work. To date, attention has been given to the educational experiences of pupils attending SEMH schools and teachers working with pupils with SEMH needs in mainstream…

The Annual Literacy Survey is a survey for teachers and other school staff, asking about their attitudes to literacy as a whole, as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. There were responses from 1,535 teachers from across primary, secondary and other settings. As outlined in report, the survey particularly interested in how this…

Background: High school staff can play a key role in supporting students with LGBTQ+ identities through informal strategies; however, more research is needed to understand how staff are employing these strategies. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews, collecting information on informal strategies used to support students identifying as…

Teacher professional autonomy is important to teachers' work satisfaction, efficiency, well-being, and empowerment. However, it cannot simply be defined as freedom from control because it is relational and contextual. In this paper, we examine the relationality and contextual sensitivity of teacher professional autonomy at 'Newstall' College, a…

Context: Interprofessional and collaborative practice (IPCP) is thought to improve comprehensive patient care but is often hindered by a lack of knowledge about the scope of training of other providers, inadequate communication, and structural barriers. The secondary school setting may pose unique challenges to IPCP. Objective: To investigate the…

The latest edition highlights information about schools, enrollment, and staffing patterns for Catholic elementary and secondary schools for the 2021-2022 school year. [For the 2020-2021 edition, see ED613137.]

The Schoolwide Expectations Survey for Specific Settings (SESSS) is a free-access tool that school leadership teams can use to gather opinions from faculty and staff regarding what student behaviors are critical for success in various school settings. While the SESSS has been used for over a decade to inform the building of schoolwide expectation…

A girls' field hockey team coach instructed players to warm up in an area adjacent to the school's turf field, where the boys' soccer team was practicing. Plaintiff Morgan Dennehy, a member of the field hockey team, was struck at the base of her skull by an errant soccer ball. The plaintiff filed this suit against the coach, the school and others…

In 2022, for the first time since 2015, as part of the Annual Literacy Survey, the National Literacy Trust ran a survey for teachers and other school staff, asking about their attitudes to literacy as a whole, as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. They received responses from 1,535 teachers from across primary, secondary and…

In 2022, for the first time since 2015, as part of the Annual Literacy Survey, the National Literacy Trust ran a survey for teachers and other school staff, asking about their attitudes to literacy as a whole, as well as reading, writing and speaking and listening. They received responses from 1,535 teachers from across primary, secondary and…

The social appreciation of cultural heritage is a process where knowledge, values and relationships that people develop around their heritage assets converge. In the absence of validated instruments to measure this construct, this study has focused on designing and validating a "Measurement Scale for the Social Appreciation of Cultural…