Curriculum

Teaching Year 2 pupils to reason about maths through games and practical activities boosted attainment, EEF trial finds

Education committee chair Helen Hayes writes to education secretary asking her to ‘look again’ at review of how English is being taught

Former headteachers’ leader warns government is trying to do too much and warned it could ‘flog the system to death’

New online centre’s drive for high-quality arts teaching and enrichment will prioritise ‘children and communities currently least able to access them’

Experts also highlight concerns about the new qualification overlapping with other subjects and schools’ ability to provide equal access to high-quality fieldwork

Education secretary tells Tes she is ‘agnostic’ about school structures as she sets out her ambitions for technical education

The disadvantage-related attainment gap has only been higher in three years since 2010-11, while today’s DfE data also shows that girls continue to outperform boys

Talk of teachers being told from the top which PowerPoints to use in their lessons has sparked criticism of curriculum centralisation, but what is really happening in trusts? Jasmine Norden investigates

The Reception Baseline Assessment contradicts the government’s own screen-time guidance for young children, says letter to education secretary

After last month’s A-level results showed a continued widening of the regional divide in attainment, Tes looks at how local authorities in some parts of the country have seen a drop in grades since before the pandemic

Reception is the foundation of a child’s educational journey, which is why this leader says its impact should be considered in every school decision

Many believe Andy Burnham’s flagship education policy of new ‘technical routes’ shows the right ambition. But if specialist staff and funding are in short supply, it risks harming the subjects it seeks to promote, the CEO of a leading technical education charity tells Tes in an exclusive interview