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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Thursday
31st Jul 2025
7 studies on how to boost learning you might not have heard of
Teachers are often only exposed to the ‘blockbuster’ studies from education research, writes Mark Roberts, who shares seven lesser-known papers to inform your practice
Geoff Barton to lead inclusion task force
Former heads’ leader tells Tes the group will look at how funding for SEND is used, the role of special schools and the accountability system
Bring back teacher relocation pay to boost languages, DfE told
Reinstating payments for languages teachers who move here from overseas would help to halt a ‘catastrophic’ decline in pupils studying languages, says report
Wednesday
30th Jul 2025
£1K payments for new early years staff in shortage areas
Government announces welcome payments to boost recruitment alongside a campaign to attract more men into the early years workforce
Why teacher bonuses for all schools is a tricky proposition
The government’s request for the teacher pay review body to consider giving all schools the power to award bonuses is more complicated than you may think, as Dan Worth discovers
Tuesday
29th Jul 2025
Overloading ITT isn’t the solution to society’s ills
We can’t solve every challenge in society by adding it into teacher training – but government-backed professional development would help teachers to play their part, says Yalinie Vigneswaran
5 top Tes articles on education around the world
This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five reads exploring education policy and practice in different countries around the world
Friday
25th Jul 2025
What is Ofqual?
The exams regulator plays a huge role in GCSEs, A levels and other qualifications. Tes’ guide explains its responsibilities
Teacher training needs to focus on media literacy, lords say
The ability to critically evaluate the media is a key life skill that is currently often relegated to a one-off lesson or assembly in schools, warns a House of Lords report
Most adults are against teachers using AI to mark coursework
Major survey on AI in education also reveals some scepticism about teachers using it to complete admin tasks
Pandemic ‘still casts a long shadow’ for millions of children
Publishing a report revealing the scale of vulnerability among children in England, the Centre for Young Lives calls for the government to provide joined-up solutions