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The huge shortfall in funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities is clear. But how many children now need support – and how has this figure increased in recent years? Tes analyses the latest DfE data

Shadow minister for education Neil O’Brien explains why the Conservatives believe several changes are needed to legislation to truly help teachers

Criticism of Ofsted’s new inspection proposals is understandable, says this head, but if we want a better system we have to engage with the consultation

Tes takes a look at these US education benchmarks, including how they are adopted by international schools

With many new areas to inspect – and more judgements available – some inspectors are concerned the new proposals will be unmanageable

Languages in Scotland are at a ‘critical juncture’ and investment is needed in professional learning to boost their health in schools, say Lynne Jones and Fhiona Mackay

With more pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) in more schools, we must do better to support and measure their needs, says director of the Bell Foundation

Michael Tidd wonders why no one at Ofsted recalled the headaches caused by the assessment levels system when drawing up new inspection framework proposals

CST CEO Leora Cruddas outlines why education secretary Bridget Phillipson is right to praise the past – but also to seek to create an even better future

More than 70 per cent of secondaries are likely to have to make uniform changes, and QTS requirements could affect at least 700 new teachers, the DfE estimates

Instead of tackling the big issues in education, the DfE is mired in dull managerialism with its schools bill. We need a vision for change, says ASCL chief Pepe Di’Iasio

The country’s biggest study of pupil engagement reveals a gender gap in students feeling anxious about school, writes ImpactEd Group’s research director