Policy

With ministers considering a ban on social media for under-16s, a parliamentary group highlights the educational value of some content

With massive reforms looming, headteachers need support from government and wider society to navigate the way forward without burning out, says Headteachers’ Roundtable co-chair Caroline Barlow

Improving life satisfaction is ‘likely to yield the greatest benefits’ for school attendance, NFER researchers find

Year 8 reading tests, GCSE English shortcomings, and the tricky balance between grammar and reading enjoyment were among the issues raised at an MPs’ committee today

With measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 set to become statutory in the next school year, Tes asks legal experts how schools should be preparing

Headteachers’ leaders call for an ‘escalation route’ when a school decides a pupil’s needs cannot be safely met by education staff alone

A phone is a vital medical accessory for some, and this must be considered in phone ban legislation, writes Alice Gregory

The national curriculum and exam-based assessment approaches are big factors in many students being ‘effectively set up to fail’, finds government-commissioned review

As the Milburn report warns that nearly a million young people are not in education, employment or training, this headteacher offers advice on making sure that students leave school with ambition and a sense of direction

Warnings from teaching bodies come as England sees record-breaking temperatures this week, prompting concerns about the impact of extreme heat in classrooms

Jenny Oldroyd, director for curriculum at the Department for Education, will move posts next month, prompting one union to describe a series of recent departures as ‘not ideal’

Responding to the government consultation, the NAHT school leaders’ union also warns of the risks of an ‘overreliance’ on edtech and AI tools in schools