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Words wield power – but let’s not forget the ‘how’ and ‘what’ conversations when it comes to the way vocabulary is taught, says Jon Severs

Face masks are viewed by some as a barrier to learning – but so is teacher and pupil absence, others point out

New Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance is out for consultation – here Tes looks at what the changes could mean for schools

Failings of the National Tutoring Programme risk undermining the power of tutoring to help tackle the attainment gap – at the very moment we need it most, explains the CEO of the Sutton Trust

Schools need help to mitigate staff absence and learning loss – and fast, argues Jon Severs

How come take-up for the National Tutoring Programme has been so low? Laura McInerney breaks down what’s gone wrong

Geoff Barton casts a quizzical eye over a week that revealed the stark reality of how some much hyped-up government initiatives have failed to deliver – and why schools have pressed on regardless

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The CEO of a multi-academy trust says the government’s School Recovery Strategies reveal the major flaw in the heart of educational recovery plans – and one that needs fixing, fast

Politicians in Scotland claim that schools are facing a ’£100 million cut to core budgets’ – so where will the axe fall?

The long-awaited SEND review is due in the next few months. Watching closely is a cohort of schools hoping that the report will address a growing gap – one between those schools with high numbers of pupils with SEND, and those with very few

Although most Scottish schools favour school uniform, policies increasingly focus on affordability