General

Thursday

31st Aug 2023

RAAC and school collapse risks: DfE guidance
With over 150 schools already identified as requiring action to guard against the risks from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, here’s what the guidance says
RAAC collapse risk

Wednesday

30th Aug 2023

New PE policy changes: everything you need to know
As new PE policy changes come into force this autumn term, expert Dr Vanessa King breaks down everything leaders need to know
PE policy kids in playground

Tuesday

29th Aug 2023

Four key questions for the coming school year
As we head into an election in 2024, Tes editor Jon Severs outlines some key education questions in need of debate
Why all teachers must ‘get better at asking good questions

Friday

25th Aug 2023

Gillian Hamilton interview: ‘My job is to serve the profession’
Education Scotland’s interim chief explains how she wants to bring the inspection and curriculum organisation closer to teachers as she steers it through a period of major reform
Gillian Hamilton

Tuesday

22nd Aug 2023

Who should create a new national curriculum?
If Labour gains power and reforms the national curriculum then it must ensure the sector feels involved in the process, says CST deputy CEO Steve Rollett
Who should create a new national curriculum?

Monday

21st Aug 2023

3 reasons school leaders should encourage singing
Music cuts are constantly looming in Scotland, yet singing can foster joy, belonging and wider educational benefits, says primary headteacher Richard Napier
3 reasons for school leaders to encourage singing
Schools need help to tackle this absence crisis
The drop in attendance after the pandemic is a global problem – and schools in this country can’t solve it alone, says former children’s commissioner
Schools need help to tackle this absence crisis

Tuesday

15th Aug 2023

3 major areas of education reform for the next government
Whoever wins the next election will have to make some major long-term decisions to guide education’s future, as Loic Menzies explains
3 major areas of education reform for the next government

Thursday

10th Aug 2023

Pupil behaviour issues linked to parents’ Covid stress
Parents’ job insecurity during Covid had an impact on children, new research shows – and this is something schools should consider when assessing pupil wellbeing and behaviour, says this deputy head
Mother and child working Pandemic behaviour

Wednesday

9th Aug 2023

Want happier teachers? Get rid of the fluff
If the latest workload reduction taskforce really wants to make a difference, it should look at eradicating the pointless tasks that clog up teachers’ working days, explains Sam Sims
in tray out tray fluff tray

Monday

7th Aug 2023

Jenny Gilruth: ‘I want to mend our relationship with the profession’
In her first in-depth interview, Scotland’s new education secretary, teacher-turned-politician Jenny Gilruth, talks about healing the government’s relationship with teachers following the pay dispute
Jenny Giruth

Friday

4th Aug 2023

Why comparing trust and LA schools ignores reality
New analysis comparing the Ofsted ratings of local authority schools and academies overlooks the reason why academy trusts were created in the first place, says the deputy of the Confederation of School Trusts
LA schools Academy Trusts