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Most primary schools without a nursery do not intend to open one and many lack suitable space, research finds

Findings come shortly before the statutory multiplication tables check opens for schools’ Year 4 pupils

The High Potential Initial Teacher Training programme will be a key part of the government’s plans to recruit 6,500 more teachers by the end of the current Parliament

Watchdog director insists that achievement grades from inspections are ‘fair’ – despite fears that schools with more disadvantaged pupils are being penalised

ADHD is misunderstood and mischaracterised, and that’s creating significant challenges for those with the condition as well as those trying to support them, argues Professor Gaia Scerif

The disappointment of not getting a hoped-for new role or promotion can be tough – but there are lessons to be learned, says this leader

Pupils with SEND are being ‘clustered’ in a small number of schools that are strong on inclusion, creating unsustainable pressure and limiting others’ ability to build stronger practice, warns NFER research

Schools with a reputation for inclusion are becoming overstretched because they are supporting a disproportionate number of pupils with SEND, writes the lead researcher for a new NFER study

Shadow education secretary says the current alternative provision system is ‘patchy’ and the quality is ‘not good enough across the board’

International Baccalaureate chief Olli-Pekka Heinonen talks to Tes about plans for the new Systems Transformation Pathway that he says will provide something ‘many education systems are lacking’

Designated safeguarding leads should be given ‘protected time’ for supervision support to help them cope with the stresses of the job, leaders tell a Tes safeguarding event

Group work using ‘vertical, non-permanent surfaces’ is a staple of Building Thinking Classrooms – a pedagogical approach gaining traction across the Atlantic. But how well does it work?