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The latest news, analysis and thought leadership for UK schools
Friday
25th Jul 2025
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
Thursday
24th Jul 2025
‘Unacceptable’ DfE response to PE premium reporting issues
The government comes under fire after primary heads warn they have suffered technical problems in trying to report their PE and sport premium spending by the July deadline
The DfE’s July guidance dumps must become a thing of the past
The unfortunate tradition of releasing reams of new statutory guidance as the summer term comes to an end is unfair to schools and exacerbates staff workload, warns Professor Michael Green
Tuesday
22nd Jul 2025
Phillipson asks for 3 years of teacher pay recommendations
Education secretary asks the pay review body to make formal recommendations for the next two years by February, and an indicative recommendation for 2028-29
Absence fines are ‘Dickensian’, MPs told
Experts today answered Commons committee’s questions about addressing low school attendance – here’s what we learned
Fix basic literacy before promoting reading for pleasure
The government’s priority should be helping the many pupils who are behind with their reading – and we know exactly how to do it, writes FFT’s Mike Fischer
5 top Tes articles on pastoral care
This summer we’re rounding up some of our most popular recent features on different education topics. Here are our top five reads on student mental health and pastoral care
Board named for inquiry into white, working-class pupils’ education
The inquiry, commissioned by Star Academies, brings together leaders from across national and local government, schools, trusts and colleges
Monday
21st Jul 2025
Ofsted’s annual report: 6 key insights
The school inspectorate has published its report and accounts for the 2024-25 academic year – here’s what you need to know
Wellington College to open first school in Africa
New school in Lagos will open in 2027 and deliver the English curriculum to up to 1,500 students