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Thursday

31st Oct 2024

Scottish primary school leaders’ view of the Budget
AHDS general secretary Greg Dempster looks at whether this week’s UK Budget offers real hope of a boost to education in Scotland
Scottish primary school leaders’ view of the Budget

Thursday

17th Oct 2024

KS1 Sats: everything you need to know
The key stage 1 Sats tests are no longer statutory – so why would schools want to take them? And how do they get hold of them? We have all the information you need in this guide
New optional KS1 tests - everything you need to know

Friday

11th Oct 2024

Phonics check results: 7 insights for teachers and leaders
Stubborn gaps in attainment in the phonics screening check results according to region, the level of SEN support and disadvantage highlight why Labour must focus on early years, say union leaders
Phonics check results: 7 insights for teachers and leaders

Monday

16th Sep 2024

How are primary school pupils assessed?
Children attending primary school in England are subject to a series of tests from Reception to Year 6. Tes outlines what each one involves
How are primary school pupils assessed?

Friday

13th Sep 2024

Labour should push forward with toothbrushing lessons
As a new review reveals worrying insights on children’s oral hygiene, Anne Longfield says Labour must ignore ‘nanny state’ criticisms and use schools to fight back
Labour should push forward with toothbrushing lessons

Monday

9th Sep 2024

Scotland’s primary school attendance crisis - and what to do about it
Falling attendance in primary schools has serious implications for the education sector as a whole, warns primary principal teacher Tom Mackenzie-Chalmers
Scottish absence

Monday

27th May 2024

How AI’s power can be harnessed by primary schools
Rather than asking ‘should we use artificial intelligence?’ the question must now be ‘how do we make best use of AI?’, says this head at a small, rural Scottish primary school
How AI’s power can be harnessed by primary schools

Friday

24th May 2024

The MATs fighting for the survival of small schools
Leaders of multi-academy trusts formed predominantly of small schools tell Tes how they’ve joined forces in an effort to protect small primaries from closure in the coming years
The MATs fighting for the survival of small schools

Monday

29th Apr 2024

Scottish education doesn’t need more inspection
The ‘fundamental review’ of inspection revealed by Tes Scotland should move away from simplistic and misleading assumptions about school performance, says Greg Dempster
Scottish Parliament inspection

Friday

29th Mar 2024

Why ‘business as usual in schools’ is not possible as cuts bite
Headteachers operate with precious little slack, so drastic measures may be required if ‘seismic’ budget cuts go ahead, says Greg Dempster
Teacher cuts

Monday

25th Mar 2024

‘Sats results should not be public for next two years’
NAHT’s James Bowen explains why the lack of progress data for the cohort of primary pupils set to sit key stage 2 Sats would make it unfair to publish outcomes
File do not open SATs

Wednesday

20th Mar 2024

Sats and staff wellbeing: getting the balance right
A trust leader outlines how they ensure Year 6 teachers do not feel overly pressured by Sats and know they are just another waypoint during children’s time at school
Milestone waymarkers Key stage 2