Secondary

Monday

9th Sep 2024

Why classrooms may be giving teachers (and pupils) a headache
Some LED lights can flicker in a way that causes headaches, migraines and concentration issues – but a slow-motion solution in the palm of your hand could help, says this academic
Strip lights on iphone

Monday

2nd Sep 2024

38 years of classroom teaching - and counting
Sarah Ledger reflects on why she still gets a buzz from being a classroom teacher after almost four decades at the chalkface
40 milestone

Friday

30th Aug 2024

Why the compulsory GCSE resit policy must be scrapped
If we genuinely want all students to be proficient in maths and English, we need a different kind of assessment, says ASCL’s general secretary
Wiping chalk equations off board

Wednesday

28th Aug 2024

Scottish secondary teacher shortages laid bare
The gulf between the number of secondary probationers councils requested and the number they actually ended up with this new school year has been revealed by an exclusive Tes Scotland investigation
parking

Thursday

22nd Aug 2024

9 GCSE trends schools need to know: grades, resits and regions
With a vast array of exam data published for GCSE results day, we’ve picked through the key information to share the most interesting and unexpected insights
9 GCSE trends schools need to know: grades, resits and regions
Is it time to do away with the focus on exam pass rates?
In the wake of this year’s exam results in Scotland, the education secretary flagged a ‘wide degree of variation’ between councils – but how useful are pass rates as a measure of success?
Focus frame through hands

Thursday

15th Aug 2024

8 key trends in this year’s A-level results
With a vast array of exam data published for A-level results day, we’ve picked through the key information to share the most interesting and unexpected insights
8 key trends in this year’s A-level results

Wednesday

14th Aug 2024

Why the drive to reduce exams in Scotland is foundering
As secondary schools wait for clarity on the future of assessment and the senior phase more generally, it appears that change will be less bold than many had hoped
Sinking boat

Monday

12th Aug 2024

How are GCSE and A-level exams marked?
Before results can be issued, exam papers must be marked. But how does that process work? Tes explains the steps behind the marking process
How are GCSE and A-level exams marked

Friday

9th Aug 2024

What do MATs do with their exam results data?
On GCSE and A-level results days multi-academy trusts receive a huge amount of data. Ellen Peirson-Hagger asks leaders how they approach analysing it to drive improvements for the year ahead
Number crunching: How trusts analyse GCSE and A-level results data

Thursday

8th Aug 2024

What are the most popular Higher courses in Scotland?
We show the 30 subjects with most entries at SQA Higher level in 2024, and how this list compares with 2019 – the last year before the Covid pandemic
Like in a box

Wednesday

7th Aug 2024

How big is the gap in SQA results around Scotland?
After education secretary Jenny Gilruth drew attention to a ‘wide degree of variation in results’, we look at the size of that disparity at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher
How big is the gap in SQA results around Scotland?