Parents

A British Council report finds many international students are applying to institutions closer to home – something that schools are witnessing first-hand as part of a major market shift

Some parents query why their child is still playing rather than engaging with formal teaching. Paul Ramchandani explains how EYFS professionals can help change their view

Three-quarters of headteachers say parent behaviour has negatively affected their mental health, according to ASCL research

The vast majority of complaints that qualified for Ofsted investigation last year did not lead to an immediate inspection, watchdog says

A leader explains how his school audited its approach to marketing materials in response to emerging safeguarding concerns

Leaders across the Middle East discuss the reality of what they are facing and why concerns around everything – from pupils’ lost learning and emotional wellbeing to teacher recruitment and retention – are already forming

Tes has gathered all of the key information from the Labour government’s schools White Paper

Headteachers are reporting a surge in complaints from parents. Ellen Peirson-Hagger explores the reasons for this and asks experts how the process could be made more manageable for overstretched school staff

A quarter of parents avoid reading to their children because they lack belief in their own ability, finds Parentkind poll, as schools contend with ‘weaker language foundations’

One deputy head reflects on why parents are growing increasingly anxious for their children – and says the best solution is more discomfort, not less

Union leaders have warned that the penalty notice system is ‘clearly not working’ following latest data

With AI exacerbating the problem of a surge in complaints to schools, helping parents to complain more effectively is the key to easing the burden, write two experts in education law