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Did a surge in new teacher trainees during the pandemic lead to more teachers in the sector? Not quite – and it also threw up some other interesting insights into the teacher training landscape

The idea of tackling ‘word gaps’ between poorer children and their wealthier peers has become normalised in schools – but it is part of a damaging deficit narrative that has been debunked by research, says Ian Cushing

Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week includes what Sunak or Truss would mean for education, pay rises for school support staff and the debate about teaching joined-up writing

A keen sense of the impact their job can have keeps teachers going through the bad times, says Henry Hepburn

Educational inequality in Wales ‘remains high and is reducing at a snail’s pace’ – here’s what the nation might need to do

Heads know their support staff deserve proper pay rises but without new funding to cover the increases, tough decisions lie ahead for schools with large numbers of support staff – with so-called ‘magnet’ schools and special schools being hit the hardest

As edtech becomes more commonplace across school estates, is it time to provide leaders with more information about the firms they are buying products from? Dan Worth reports

New DfE guidance for schools on searching, screening and confiscation comes into effect from September 2022. We round up the key information schools need to be aware of

Theme park design empowers students to be the architect of their own world and set out a sustainable future, says Helena Good

Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week includes all the reaction to the teacher pay rises, a big announcement about Sats and Ofsted’s concerns about schools being too focused on exams

The tendency to ask schools to address all of society’s ills is unfair on teachers, suggests a Scottish policy forum – and Henry Hepburn agrees

Sam Freedman outlines what each candidate’s win could mean for the sector – from the possibility of compulsory maths until 18 to a renewed focus on the skills agenda