Equality & Diversity

Scheme risks giving pupils ‘unnecessary’ second breakfast – but can also improve attainment and behaviour, research finds

Anxiety over periods is a major issue for girls, as Youth Sport Trust survey highlights gender divide in PE and physical activity participation levels

A researcher shares lessons from a study of seven schools where disadvantaged pupils beat national averages for reading and writing at the end of key stage 2

Major DfE survey of Year 8s also reveals that girls and students with SEND are less likely to feel like they belong in school

Nearly a third of girls also heard language that made them worry about their safety in the previous week, DfE research shows

Government told to ‘get a grip’ after Tes reveals ‘appalling’ reductions to schemes helping pupils at risk of serious violence

While it is tempting to think second-language learners need their own learning routes, this school found that a different approach paid far greater dividends

Average pay gap for all state school heads increased to an ‘unacceptable’ £9,771, finds analysis by the NAHT school leaders’ union

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

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

A Tes investigation exposes the extent to which schools rely on funding for disadvantaged pupils to support children’s most basic needs and fund core staffing

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