Unions

Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are ‘demoralising’ and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account

General secretary Daniel Kebede, speaking ahead of his union’s annual conference, warns that Reform is pushing ‘divisive messages’ – while Reform says ‘unions are driving down standards’

School staff are also concerned about a lack of parent support on reading, research shows, while heads warn reading for pleasure has been ‘squeezed out of the curriculum’

Sexism and misogyny are also now ‘in plain sight’, says ASCL general secretary after research highlights school leaders’ concerns

The Key Stage 3 Alliance will form part of the government’s universal RISE school improvement offer, education secretary tells ASCL annual conference

‘Serious questions’ asked after the Department for Education’s spending on marketing approaches £50 million a year – up 43 per cent since 2022-23

Analysis of the watchdog’s report card system has shown that disadvantaged schools may be ‘unfairly penalised’

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

Pepe Di’Iasio also tells ministers that SEND reforms will need more investment to succeed

Green Party’s vision for education ‘perfectly mirrors’ the NEU’s, general secretary Daniel Kebede tells Tes

England’s largest exam board says the ‘cautious’ rollout of on-screen assessments proposed by the regulator could ‘hinder progress’

NEU union launches indicative strike ballot, as general secretary Daniel Kebede warns ‘schools are running on empty’