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Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch was just the latest person to misunderstand the role of teaching assistants, says Jon Severs

A closer look at the data suggests a brighter picture, says this primary leader

Teachers in TV adverts promoting the profession have ‘full ownership of the classroom’. We need to learn from that, says this school leader

Labour has reiterated its pledge to remove the charitable status of independent schools and put VAT on fees – this will have a dramatic effect on the sector, says David James

The regulatory review for multi-academy trusts needs to propose a system of trust, not the overbearing regulation we have currently, argues Tom Campbell

Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including the revolving door of ministers at the Department for Education, missing Sats papers and the brutal truth about the sector

Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee, sets out how educational outcomes for children in the care system must be addressed 

The pandemic has forced myriad new ways of doing things in schools but opinions differ about what to retain once the virus is behind us

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The political story this week has dominated once more but we can’t let it drown out the reality of the huge challenges facing schools, says Jon Severs

There are fears of ‘a rapid return to chronic teacher shortages’ in England – but what is the situation in Scotland?

The geography curriculum must be representative and inclusive of all pupils, says teacher Shiv Das