Secondary

Tuesday

11th Nov 2025

Ditch the ‘Andrew Tate assembly’ and start having proper discussions
A former adviser to Tony Blair and Keir Starmer says schools can’t just tell boys to avoid controversial content – instead, they need to give them the tools, time and space to discuss the world they inhabit
Teenage boy with mobile phone

Monday

27th Oct 2025

4 ways to promote creative careers in your curriculum
The programme lead for Discover! Creative Careers outlines a list of ways schools can show students the merits of a career in the creative industries
Student doing arts and crafts

Saturday

25th Oct 2025

Are V levels just a popular IB course in disguise?
The government has cut funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools but is recreating one of the IB’s leading courses in the form of V levels, argues John Claughton
Are V-Levels just a popular IB course in disguise?

Tuesday

14th Oct 2025

The DfE must reverse its decision to cut IB funding
Withdrawing funding for the International Baccalaureate in state schools will have a big negative impact of students for the sake of a small saving, warns this education leader
Why the DfE should reverse its decision to cut IB funding for state schools

Monday

13th Oct 2025

Teaching apprenticeships: positive steps but more work required
NASBTT chief executive Emma Hollis urges the government to rethink elements of the teacher degree apprenticeship and postgraduate teaching apprenticeship, including pay scales
Pay scales

Friday

26th Sep 2025

The leap from GCSE to A-level Mandarin is far too hard
A lack of provision for students wanting to study Mandarin is one thing, but the current A-level exam specifications are putting many off, too, warns this school language lead
Climbing great wall of China

Thursday

25th Sep 2025

The PINS programme: a blueprint for better inclusion?
A school involved in the Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools pilot explains why it could be used across the sector
Inclusive classroom

Saturday

20th Sep 2025

England’s lost mathematicians should concern us all
New research shows how many disadvantaged students have their enjoyment of maths quashed in secondary school, and it’s a problem that everyone should find alarming
Many young people are losing enjoyment in maths, despite strong skills

Thursday

18th Sep 2025

Why teachers support the new Ucas application process
Ucas chief Jo Saxton writes exclusively for Tes about the new three-question approach for personal statements in university applications
Jo Saxton

Thursday

11th Sep 2025

The ‘impossible situation’ of Progress 8 in white, working-class schools
Just seven of the 100 schools with the highest rates of disadvantage and the lowest rates of English as an additional language have a positive P8. With the metric on pause, is it time to rethink it?
Number 8 sinking

Monday

8th Sep 2025

How we built AI chatbots to handle parent questions
An international school leader explains why using existing documents and a willingness to experiment can turn static information into a dynamic tool

Friday

5th Sep 2025

The north-south divide is one schools can’t fix alone
After A level results revealed the growing divide in outcomes for students in the north, it’s time for government to commit to a proper plan of action, says Chris Zarraga