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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Wednesday
11th Mar 2026
How modern studies can thrive amid curricular reform
Modern studies is unique to Scotland and has an intrinsic topicality – but how will the subject secure its place in the curriculum as global events move at a breakneck pace?
War in the Middle East: Schools pull together in adversity
The chair of British Schools in the Middle East reflects on how, with the conflict causing huge uncertainty, the international schools community in the region – and beyond – has rallied together
Voting at 16: why students should practise what we teach
The plan to lower the voting age makes sense because our current system denies students who are learning about democracy the chance to participate in it, says this teacher
Why schools should stop pushing reading for pleasure
Reading for pleasure has become central to school literacy strategies, but there are increasing calls to ditch it, with research suggesting it has done little to turn pupils into avid readers
Schools must create their culture, not inherit it
A deputy CEO explains how you can set about changing the culture in a struggling school to one that helps it thrive
Tuesday
10th Mar 2026
Cambridge extends coursework deadline over Middle East war
Conflict in the Middle East causes another international provider of assessments to shift its submission dates because of disruption to students’ learning
Allegations of cheating in primary tests up by a fifth in 2 years
Number of investigations into ‘maladministration’ reaches highest level since Covid, despite the Reception baseline assessment no longer being monitored
Tes Wellbeing Report: Teachers warn of SEND and workload pressures
Tes’ Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more
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Social media ban for under-16s rejected by MPs
Defeated amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was supported by the House of Lords and teaching unions
DfE estimates of schools’ costs ‘disingenuous’
Leaders say the government’s claim that schools can afford teacher pay rises ignores their growing costs, including the prospect of energy price hikes due to the Middle East conflict
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Why Uta Frith is wrong about girls and autism
Don’t dismiss the female presentation in the rethinking of the autistic spectrum, argues Dr Sue Franklin
What if... setting by ability was banned in schools?
As part of our thought experiment series, David Hatchett argues that banning setting in schools would greatly enhance outcomes for students and the skillsets of teachers