Nearly a third of girls also heard language that made them worry about their safety in the previous week, DfE research shows

Schools have been told they can cover this year’s teacher pay rise through pension savings. Tes explains what this actually means for budgets

Think tank report finds ‘stark disparities’ in uptake of GCSE languages across different parts of England

Schools and trusts are asked to help define the purpose of early secondary years amid concerns that students can lose engagement after Year 7

Overall suspension rate is dropping but still climbing in primaries and remaining high among disadvantaged pupils, FFT analysis shows

Schools were initially told they would have to fund the first 1% of the 2026-27 teacher pay award

Education committee chair Helen Hayes writes to education secretary asking her to ‘look again’ at review of how English is being taught

But Confederation of School Trusts’ research report admits there is ‘uncertainty’ over the reasons why academies showed greater improvement in results

DfE wants all primary schools to have free breakfast clubs by the end of this Parliament, but 17 months into the scheme, more than 14,000 schools are still without one

Experts warn of ‘serious flaws’ in the watchdog’s framework and question why schools with higher levels of SEND and disadvantaged pupils are getting lower grades

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Schools are advised that progress scores will not be affected, but heads voice fears about ‘additional stress and workload’

Coalition of teaching and school leader unions says schools would need an extra £4.5 billion a year to restore funding to 2010 levels

Plus Reception test criticism and a DfE attainment error

A primary school leader outlines how a thorough redesign of its nursery site and more staff training had a huge impact on good level of development outcomes

The Reception Baseline Assessment contradicts the government’s own screen-time guidance for young children, says letter to education secretary

Schools are advised that progress scores will not be affected, but heads voice fears about ‘additional stress and workload’

Every school needs to publish an inclusion strategy statement by 31 December - Jasmine Norden asks experts what should be in it and how to put it together

Plus inclusion strategies and teacher pay rises

Helping teachers become physics specialists could be around eight times less expensive than increasing trainee bursaries, analysis finds

High rankings for England in international tests of reading, maths and science should not mask lack of progress over past decade, says government

The responsibility for overseeing coursework delivery is one of the major challenges that a new subject lead faces, so here are some key dos and don’ts from those who have been there before

After last month’s A-level results showed a continued widening of the regional divide in attainment, Tes looks at how local authorities in some parts of the country have seen a drop in grades since before the pandemic

Two years on from the decision to scrap headline Ofsted inspection judgements, Tes examines what difference this has made to schools and leaders

Prime minister announces crackdown on schools that ‘pressure’ parents into buying branded school uniform

After the education secretary’s suggestion that brand new GCSE-level qualifications may be created for flagship technical routes policy, school leaders warn of need for extra funding and training

Many believe Andy Burnham’s flagship education policy of new ‘technical routes’ shows the right ambition. But if specialist staff and funding are in short supply, it risks harming the subjects it seeks to promote, the CEO of a leading technical education charity tells Tes in an exclusive interview

MPs hear experts’ concerns about the volume of changes about to hit schools, as well as fears that new technical qualifications could be seen as ‘lower-status’

All inspections should be paused to protect school leaders’ wellbeing in light of the watchdog’s decision to press on with an inspection when a head was absent undergoing cancer treatment, says ASCL…

Lords committee says the government needs to learn lessons from the funding impact of falling rolls in primary schools to avoid the same problems happening in secondary

Ten years on from the publication of her bestselling book, Grit, Angela Duckworth chats to Tes about how her thinking about this characteristic has changed – and what this means for schools

With schools facing growing pressures, staff want authentic leaders they can trust – showing vulnerability and admitting you don’t have all the answers can go a long way, writes Evelyn Forde

Tes analysis finds large differences in areas such as PE and drama after Ofqual published - for the first time - qualification results and uptake by subject at local authority level

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Inspection evidence from schools will help inform strategies for keeping 16- to 18-year-olds in education, training or employment

As a new school year looms, Sendco Nikki Cunningham-Smith suggests ways to make work more inclusive for all staff

A scheme to deploy a humanoid robot to schools in a US city has been paused after a public backlash. But will AI-powered robots eventually replace human teachers?

Students are increasingly turning to platforms like TikTok and YouTube for help with their exams, but should teachers be encouraging them towards this content or warning them away? Rufus Thomas takes…

As results day data shows falling entries, Cambridge OCR managing director Myles McGinley says the subject is ‘more important than ever’ as AI takes off

This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed

The government’s spending plans could include the creation of national SEND CPD programmes, with contracts expected to be awarded to providers next year

Girls, disadvantaged students and children with SEND report lower levels of school belonging, DfE study finds

Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate

Maths and English literature both saw a bigger increase in top A-level grades this year than the marginal rise recorded across all subjects

Maths and English literature both saw a bigger increase in top A-level grades this year than the marginal rise recorded across all subjects

Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate