Friday
Primary assessment: what are pupils tested on and how do they perform?
From the Reception Baseline Assessment to KS2 Sats, primary pupils take a range of assessments. Here’s what each involves, why it exists and how results compare nationally
Tes Schools Awards UK 2026: shortlist announced
The Tes Schools Awards UK celebrates the achievements of the teaching profession and wider school sector. Find out who has been shortlisted here
Do we really know what ‘good listening’ looks like?
Listening in class is associated with behaviours like sitting still and making eye contact, but these expectations can be difficult for some children to meet, says Rebekah Boylan
Why teachers leave - and what keeps them in the job
Emma Kell explains how research for her book on teachers’ lives shone a light on some of the deeper reasons why staff lose faith in the sector
Schools must work together to prepare for the new curriculum
Two trust leaders explain why they are encouraging more schools to come together and share ideas ahead of the 2028 deadline for implementing new requirements
Most teachers ‘don’t know how to support students with EBSA’
With new Tes research highlighting the problem of emotionally based school avoidance, leaders warn that the government’s attendance drive is not tackling the issues keeping children out of the classroom
Overstretched SEND areas to miss out on millions in capital funding
An £860m SEND funding pot is being skewed towards large councils despite other local authorities facing greater pressure for specialist places, Tes analysis shows
What putting the phone ‘ban’ into law would mean for schools
With nearly one in 10 secondary teachers saying that phone use disrupted their most recent lesson, will the government’s planned legal change on phones in schools help?
Thursday
Reform UK would make schools fly Union flag
The right-wing party suggests introducing ‘patriotic’ history classes, including subjects already in the curriculum
Scottish education isn’t a fairytale - but it’s not a horror story either
There’s a worrying narrative around teaching in Scotland, writes headteacher Gail Preston, and we need to respond by emphasising the positives of the profession
Big drop in DfE target for new teacher trainees
Music, physics and RE among the subjects that will see the biggest reductions in trainee ‘need’ for 2026-27, while there is also a large fall for the primary sector, DfE figures show
The Pisa test explained: what is it and how does the UK perform?
It has been 26 years since the Pisa test was introduced, and with the latest results due in September, here’s everything you need to know
