When you finally get a week off… and still end up seeing your pupils in the supermarket 👻 Happy half-term to 90% of you! To those who are back at school already or are still waiting, hang in there 💪

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The most read article of the week was ‘Texting parents about number of school days their child has missed can lead to small improvements in attendance’ by @EducEndowFoundn 📚 14% of Tappers clicked and read it last week!

Fewer teachers say their school has an easy-to-read behaviour policy (49% vs 59% in 2022) or displays it around the school (42% vs 50%). Are behaviour policies visible and accessible where they matter most? 🤔

Accountability stress is down slightly (11% → 9%), but the bigger picture? 94% of teachers are feeling stressed or unhappy about something at work. If you’re frazzled, it’s not just you. 😥

86% of teachers have unlimited black & white photocopying… but 1-in-4 hit limits on colour copies! ✋

Would blinds be an improvement to your classroom? 🤔

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Read our findings in full via the weekly blog 👇 https://t.co/uL313w83wt

AI use is up across all subjects, with humanities seeing the biggest jump (30% → 63%). PE and “other” subjects lead at 70%, while early years and KS1 almost doubled their use. But adoption doesn’t always mean effective use - 53% of schools still lack clear AI policies. 🤔

For the first time in our research, a majority of teachers are using AI in their work - 58% say they’ve used an AI tool to help with school tasks (up from 31% last year). Those who’ve never used AI? Just 11% - more than halved from 31% in 2023.

Caption this...best one wins bragging rights! We’ll start 👀 Head over to the app for some devious questions... #Traitors

From teachers on screens to students on screens… how much homework is actually online? 💻 KS2 and secondary lead the way, but even 25% of EYFS/KS1 homework is now digital.

@RachelPiXL Daily reads can be found at the bottom of our weekly Tuesday blogs. Happy reading!👇 https://t.co/LJeOfH0Yyy

The most read article of the week was ‘What do others do… Meaningful Meetings’ by @RachelPiXL 📚 11% of school leaders read the blog, and 8% of classroom teachers read it this week!

75% of schools with proms set conditions for entry — most often behaviour or attendance. And over 1-in-10 schools don’t hold proms at all! Are “prom passports” now the norm in schools? 🤔

The challenge isn’t equal: schools in the most deprived areas are 3× more likely to have pupils still learning toileting skills. Read our data in full via the weekly blog 👉

This year’s Reception intake (born 2020–21) is arriving with some big challenges. 👶 85% of teachers say some pupils aren’t yet toilet-trained — and 1-in-3 say 5+ pupils still need support. In schools facing this, 78% say staffing levels aren’t enough.