Skip to main content

Main navigation

Subscribe now & save! £0.00 per month, for 12 months £0.00p/m

for 12 months

Find out more →
  • Categories
    • Assessment
    • Behaviour
    • Curriculum
    • Funding
    • International
    • MATs
    • Ofsted
    • Pay & Conditions
    • Pedagogy
    • Policy
    • Research
    • Safeguarding
    • SEND
    • Teacher training
    • Archive
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
    • Tes magazine bullet point Tes Explains
  • Scotland
  • Leadership
    • Tes magazine bullet point MAT Tracker
    • Tes magazine bullet point Middle Leadership Essentials
  • Newsletters
  • Jobs and more
    • Tes logo Tes.com
    • Education jobs icon Education jobs
    • Teaching resources icon Teaching resources
    • Institute icon Tes institute
    • School portal icon School Portal
    • Partners icon Partners
    • User profile
    • Logout
  • Categories
    • Assessment
    • Behaviour
    • Curriculum
    • Funding
    • International
    • MATs
    • Ofsted
    • Pay & Conditions
    • Pedagogy
    • Policy
    • Research
    • Safeguarding
    • SEND
    • Teacher training
    • Archive
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Teaching & Learning
    • Tes Explains
  • Scotland
  • Leadership
    • MAT Tracker
    • Middle Leadership Essentials
  • Newsletters
  • Jobs and more
    • Tes.com
    • Education jobs
    • Teaching resources
    • Tes institute
    • School Portal
    • Partners

Authors

Alan Thomson
All articles by Alan Thomson
Marks out of 10 - Out of this world
Hubble 3D – Showing at the Science Museum, London, and Glasgow Science Centre
16 April 2010
Bigger doesn’t always mean better colleges
Commnet: Alan Thomson
16 April 2010
Tories would move fast to legislate for funding council
Shadow skills minister David Willetts will press for early legislation
16 April 2010
Women’s pay shortfall revealed as pound;2,300 a year
In addition to salary disparities, workforce report reveals low BME representation and reluctance to disclose disabilities
16 April 2010
Smallness and simplicity are keys to success
With the election now underway this week’s purdah-dodging flurry of reports offered valuable insight into the state of further education and training.
9 April 2010
Students take pride of place in 16-19 framework
Students have been placed at the heart of 16-19 education and training by the new National Commissioning Framework (NCF)
9 April 2010
  • Load More
  • About
    • About Tes
    • Contact us
    • Work for Tes
    • Partners
    • FAQ
  • Legal stuff
    • Terms & conditions
    • Privacy policy
    • Fair recruitment
    • Accessibility statement
    • Modern slavery statement
    • Takedown Policy
  • More from Tes
    • Resources
    • Jobs
    • Tes Institute

Copyright © 2026 Tes Global Ltd is registered in England (Company No 02017​289) with its registered office at Building 3, St Paul’s Place, Norfolk Street, Sheffield, S1 2JE.