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Domestic violence and schools
Policy Consultation 8 March 2005
Comment from the NUT and ChildLine.
Schools must accept problem pupils, says Kelly
News Article 2 March 2005
The education secretary has threatened to use legislation to force all schools to accept their share of unruly pupils.
School behaviour
Policy Consultation 1 March 2005
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Secondary Heads Association.
Ofsted warns on gang culture in schools
News Article 1 March 2005
Around 40 per cent of schools have reported incidents of pupils bringing weapons into the playground or classroom, Ofsted has reported.
Truancy
Policy Consultation 28 February 2005
Comment from Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, Secondary Heads Association and Professional Association of Teachers
Truancy
Policy Consultation 4 February 2005
Comment from the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the Professional Association of Teachers and the NASUWT
'Zero tolerance' pledge on disruptive pupils
Press Review 2 February 2005
Ruth Kelly has backed a "zero tolerance" approach to classroom disruption.
Unruly pupils
Policy Consultation 1 February 2005
Comment from the Department for Education and Skills, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, the NASUWT, the National Union of Teachers, the Secondary Heads Association and the Professional Association of Teachers.
Parties get tough on unruly pupils
News Article 1 February 2005
The three main political parties have been fighting it out over which has the most effective policies to tackle indiscipline in schools.
Kelly gets tough on pupils
Press Review 31 January 2005
In a speech to the Secondary Heads conference in Blackpool tomorrow, education secretary Ruth Kelly is expected to pledge tougher action on insolence and backchat in schools.
Kelly looks for consensus on education standards
News Article 20 January 2005
In her first Commons appearance as education secretary, Ruth Kelly has indicated her support for a cross-party determination to drive up school standards.
Self-harm
Policy Consultation 17 January 2005
Comments from the Professional Association of Teachers and the NASUWT.
Warning on pupil drug tests
Press Review 5 January 2005
A member of the government's advisory council on drugs misuse has warned ministers against encouraging the random drugs testing of school pupils.
Teacher protection
Policy Consultation 13 December 2004
Comments from the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats, NASUWT, the Professional Association of Teachers and the Institute of Education.
