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Qualifications body also announces a new option for its International Project Qualification that it hopes will attract a ‘wider range of candidates’

There is ‘still some way to go’ as students continue to receive lower grades in MFL than in English and maths, analysis by FFT suggests

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

In an exclusive interview with Tes, Pearson’s managing director supports a ‘cautious’ approach to flagship education reform and refuses to be drawn on the recent Sats marking debacle 

Flagship education policy of ‘technical routes’ from age 14 still to start in 2028, but new qualifications would arrive from 2029

Should homework be reconsidered in an age of teacher overwork, chronic absenteeism and changing family dynamics? Holly Korbey investigates

In an exclusive interview, the Commons Education Select Committee chair also raises concerns over ‘problematic’ findings from Tes’ latest Ofsted investigation

Sarah Al Amiri, minister of education for the United Arab Emirates, talks to Tes about a major new initiative in the nation, training teachers at scale and creating a welcoming environment for international schools

Teachers and students value technical studies but reputational barriers are preventing wider adoption, finds interim OCR research led by former education secretary Charles Clarke

Liberal Democrats’ education spokesperson Munira Wilson tells Tes she is ‘amazed’ at the pace of the government’s vocational education plans

Schools and trusts are asked to help define the purpose of early secondary years amid concerns that students can lose engagement after Year 7

France and the Netherlands offer models of how to embed vocational pathways pre-16 – here, Loic Menzies and Taylor Hughson explore their impact