General
Monday
17th Nov 2025
Budget 2025: What schools need from Rachel Reeves
With the chancellor due to deliver her Budget next week, Michael Green recommends four financial priorities that would not only give schools stability but also benefit the wider economy
Will Ofsted’s new system last? I wouldn’t bet on it
With Ofsted’s new inspection framework now up and running, it will be months before we really know how well it’s working – but past experience of reform raises some alarm bells, writes this former HMI
Saturday
15th Nov 2025
What is the salary for a teacher in Scotland?
Scottish teachers have secured a three-stage pay deal taking them up to the 2026-27 academic year – here Tes details their exact salary rises, as well as those for school leaders, music instructors and educational psychologists
Why AI attendance targets will make inclusion harder
There are multiple issues with the government’s new AI-powered attendance targets – but the most pressing is that they will deter schools from being inclusive, argues headteacher Michael Tidd
Thursday
13th Nov 2025
Why outdoor learning must mean more than residential trips
Scotland’s outdoor education bill should be matched by a commitment to build teachers’ confidence in this area, say these researchers
How our trust helps teacher trainees stay the course
From an introductory phone call to a visit from the CEO, this trust has used a number of approaches to ensure trainees feel supported
Wednesday
5th Nov 2025
Progress 8 reform: what are the government’s plans?
As part of its response to the curriculum review, the government has outlined its intention to overhaul the performance measure. Tes has all you need to know
Curriculum review: Plenty of positives, but it doesn’t change frontline realities
Until pay and working conditions are improved, other reforms to the system only increase the issues teachers face, says ASCL general secretary Pepe Di’Iasio
Why this curriculum review is a rare thing the sector should savour
After years of policy turbulence, we finally have an evidence-based blueprint for change that trusts teachers as the experts, writes MAT chief executive Dan Morrow