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With the government planning a requirement for all teachers to have qualified teacher status, research shows that staff without QTS are not distributed evenly across the sector

Labour has allowed itself to get distracted by unnecessary squabbles – but the plan for a SEND White Paper could lay the foundation for important work on poverty and attendance, says Sam Freedman

Five years ago this week, Covid closed schools across England and Geoff Barton, then ASCL general secretary, was at the heart of the process. He explains how it happened and what it taught us

While the Early Career Framework was created with the best intentions, there are several key reasons why it is not improving the retention of new teachers, argues Sam Gibbs

Teacher pensions can be confusing, but this handy guide explains everything from how much you might pay to what you will receive when you retire

Writing exclusively for Tes, Professor Becky Francis details why the curriculum and assessment review does not support calls for ‘revolution not evolution’

Two former HMIs explain why, despite Ofsted overlooking their Alternative Big Listen findings, they continue to push the inspectorate to hear other views – and want your help

The new director of the New Schools Network outlines why she hopes the government reverses course on the efforts to curtail academy freedoms

An author of a new EPI report on the link between absence and the disadvantage attainment gap outlines the key findings – and why it should spur action

A new ‘strategy for educational excellence’ promises to ‘transform’ teaching and learning in Northern Irish schools – so what does it say?

If the government has no money to hit its 6,500 new teacher target, it seems clear more effort must be given to retain existing staff, says MTPT founder Emma Sheppard

To mark the International Day of Mathematics, a new report sets out why pupils’ enthusiasm for maths wanes as they get older – and what we can do about it