Curriculum

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

New RSE guidance recommends reinforcing learning about sex and relationships across the curriculum, including in subjects like English. But what would this look like?

Tes analysis finds large differences in areas such as PE and drama after Ofqual published – for the first time – qualification results and uptake by subject at local authority level

From transport links to a lack of teaching staff, the challenge of creating new technical routes for students will be immense, says this governance chief in Dorset

Settings will not get any extra money for providing more extracurricular activities as part of an enrichment ‘entitlement’, the DfE confirms

This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed