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The impact of Covid on Scottish education is clear at the annual general meeting of Scotland’s biggest teaching union

The George Watson’s School principal, who will soon be the new chair of the HMC, shares insight from his teaching career

Film is still a youthful medium so there can be confusion about how best to approach teaching it in schools, says Jamie Chambers

EIS teaching union also threatens to stop holding its AGM in Dundee, in protest at removal of principal teacher posts

The co-author of a major report into why certain schools get ‘stuck’ with poor Ofsted outcomes outlines the key findings – and how policymakers can help these struggling schools

For some schools, the idea of joining a large multi-academy trust is being sold as a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist. A head and a governor at one school with such a view outline the areas where they need convincing

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A podcast can be the perfect vehicle for connecting with pupils and their families, says teacher Peter Kelly

The response to Covid and financial pressures may reveal what is truly valued in Scottish education, writes Henry Hepburn

Tes presents a roundup of its most-read news and features articles from the past week, including new safeguarding guidance, teacher training plans and workload worries

The New School in Croydon was founded to try to prove that a different kind of mainstream schooling for those who struggle in traditional settings can succeed – but is it a model that other schools could learn from?

The focus on literacy and numeracy is pushing out other subjects, says a new report – but why is the finding buried, asks Emma Seith