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Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older
All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows
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Poorer students’ absence worsens as they get older
All secondary school year groups had higher absence in the autumn term compared with a year earlier, FFT Education Datalab analysis shows
Education bosses call for overhaul of statutory pupil support plans
Coordinated support plans allow children and families to hold education authorities to account over support – but just 0.5% of pupils with an ASN in Scotland have one
Girls’ reading and maths harder hit by Covid
Education Policy Institute and Renaissance report also reveals the ongoing regional divide in outcomes following pandemic
Ex-minister concerned over £2.6bn SEND funding
Education Select Committee chair calls on government to clarify progress made towards providing 30,000 new places for pupils with additional needs
Fears that classes could be sent home if Glasgow cuts go ahead
The authority is planning to cut more than 170 teaching posts from August – in ‘many’ primaries, only headteachers will be available to cover staff absence
Call for universal FSM rollout in poorer areas
Schools should no longer have to be the 'sticking plaster' for child poverty, says former children’s commissioner report
Teachers’ views on wellbeing revealed in new survey
The latest Tes Schools Wellbeing Report, released this morning, highlights school staff's opinions on workload, funding and confidence in their roles
Outgoing union boss to chair oracy commission
Geoff Barton to take role after Labour said its Curriculum and Assessment Review will explore how to weave oracy into lessons throughout school
Sir Ian Bauckham: We discard pen-and-paper exams ‘at our peril’
In his first interview since taking up the role of interim chief regulator at Ofqual, Sir Ian speaks exclusively to Tes about online assessment, the attainment gap and the need for stability
GCSEs 2024: Exam board to trial AI in summer exams
The country's biggest exam board will test how AI can be used to provide 'quality assurance' to human marking
Faster school mental health team rollout urged amid ‘crisis’
Calls for more support for schools after children’s commissioner report shows children are waiting 'far too long' for mental health treatment
Weekly round-up: ITT target cut and Keegan ‘punch’ row
Tes' education news round-up includes the lowering of the target for recruiting secondary teacher trainees and controversy over Gillian Keegan's Ofsted 'punch' comment
FM accepts classroom violence is causing new teachers to drop out
Humza Yousaf made the admission when quizzed about a Tes Scotland exclusive revealing almost one in five probationers have opted out of this year’s induction scheme
Badly run and designed schools create additional needs, hear MSPs
Over a third of Scottish pupils have an ASN, but that figure would be lower if school buildings and cultures were developed with all pupils in mind, says expert
DfE drops secondary teacher trainee target
The government says it will need 9 per cent fewer postgraduate secondary trainees – despite missing its target by half this year