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The crucial role of pastoral support in schools still does not get the recognition it needs, even after the pandemic made it abundantly clear, says Frank Lennon

Building materials installed more than 70 years ago pose major health risks to school staff and potentially even pupils – yet efforts to remove them are thin on the ground, as John Morgan uncovers

Assemblies are often undervalued and under-utilised, but they are great spaces to celebrate success and come together as a community, writes Sam Brown

Undertaking research as a teacher can seem like too much on top of the day job, says Anna Robb, yet it has been deemed a key part of the role in Scotland

The Scottish education system can’t be allowed to stagnate, writes Emma Seith – slow reform is increasingly looking like no reform

Teachers all over the country are being told their school will join a multi-academy trust. But what is the experience like for staff? Tes asked frontline teachers and those in SLT for their stories – warts and all

A new report by Dame Rachel de Souza provides a raft of insights for schools that could inform strategies for working with pupils – from online safety concerns to future career choices

Cuts to attainment gap funding, ‘significant’ challenges filling secondary posts and high probationer dropout rates – councils tell government the reasons behind the drop in teacher numbers

Languages are a fragile but essential part of the curriculum and urgently need stronger backing in Scotland, say Fiona Barclay and Fhiona Mackay

The CEO of a flexible working ambassador MAT explains the changes it has made and the advantages of schools allowing more flexible working

School leaders trying to uphold good behaviour are facing impossible decisions because the decline in social services has removed the safety net for vulnerable students who are suspended or excluded, finds Dan Worth

The co-founder of #BeeWell shares findings from its third survey of pupil wellbeing trends that it hopes schools can use to tailor their responses to the challenges