Secondary

Tuesday

29th Jul 2025

SQA results day 2025: everything you need to know
SQA results day takes place on Tuesday 5 August 2025. Here are all the key details and dates
SQA_exams_2025_results

Thursday

24th Jul 2025

Scottish exam reform too late for entire Covid generation
New school qualifications will become fully available by 2032, an official document reveals. But as it was published with so little fanfare, Emma Seith asks if schools and teachers are even aware
Scottish exam reform too late for entire Covid generation

Monday

21st Jul 2025

What is off-rolling in schools?
It’s a common accusation that some state schools in England have been guilty of off-rolling in attempt to improve their league table position. But what does the term mean?
What is off-rolling in schools? Tes explains

Thursday

17th Jul 2025

Exam results: why do some subjects not have bell curves?
GCSE results data shows that while some subjects enjoy neat grade distribution, many others see multiple peaks across the spread of grades. Dennis Sherwood explores why
Bell tower with mountain range

Wednesday

16th Jul 2025

How to help students with SEND settle in September
From classroom placement to engaging with families, two Sendcos share practical ways to make the start of secondary school more welcoming for students with special educational needs and disabilities
Pupil starting school

Monday

14th Jul 2025

15 years of free schools: do they deliver better outcomes?
With the government having paused the opening of any more free schools, a new study shows that they have a positive impact on attainment, says report author Andrew Smith
Do free schools deliver better student outcomes?
The unexpected music genre unlocking students’ skills
United Learning’s head of music and performing arts explains how an opera project has taken students out of their comfort zone – with ‘remarkable’ impact
The magic flute

Thursday

26th Jun 2025

Exams 2025: GCSE and A-level entries drop - and 5 other trends
Why have GCSE and A-level entries fallen if the student population has increased? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the Ofqual entry data for this exam season
students sitting exams

Thursday

12th Jun 2025

Why are female secondary heads £6K worse off than men?
The gender pay gap for secondary headteachers is widening. Ten years ago there wasn’t a gap at all. What’s going on? Ellen Peirson-Hagger analyses the data
Gender pay secondary heads £6k a year worse off than men

Monday

2nd Jun 2025

Higher drama reform is welcome - but not the rapid turnaround
For changes to any subject to work, they must ‘align ambition with the lived realities of classrooms’, says drama teacher Kirsty Ferns
Higher drama reform

Sunday

1st Jun 2025

What is the IB Career-related Programme?
We take a look at the International Baccalaureate’s vocational alternative to its standard Diploma
Vocational training
What is the IB Middle Years Programme?
Tes takes a closer look at the International Baccalaureate’s equivalent to England’s GCSE
Tes' guide to the IB Middle Years Programme