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Creation of a ‘cohesion and conflict unit’ in England is among recommendations in government-commissioned reviewSchool leaders have welcomed proposals for the creation of “a cohesion and conflict unit” to support teachers who face “freedom-restricting” threats and harassment during the course of their work.It is one of a number of recommendations in a government-commissioned review into threats to social cohesion in England, which highlights the...

Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in placeMinisters have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers that some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted.However, one headteacher welcomed the Department for Education (DfE) plan, saying it would help give schools the confidence to make...