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A significant proportion of students with low prior attainment report that their maths lessons move on before they have understood the topic

Lucy Powell also opens the door to removing the limits on how much headteachers can be paid

New data shows rapid growth over the past decade – and how this is changing the management of schools as processes become more centralised

Children's commissioner says children who are influenced by harmful online content are being bounced back to school because they do not meet the criteria for the Prevent programme

One trust alone is spending £100K a year handling a huge rise in requests for personal data, which are often fuelled by parents using AI tools

Record levels of 4- and 5-year-olds meeting their development targets, annual Department for Education data also reveals

Lucy Powell says ‘change will come’ on antisemitism in schools as she accepts all of the recommendations in Sir David Bell’s review

The permanent secretary at the Department for Education is leaving her role after six years to be replaced by a top Home Office civil servant

DfE also presses ahead with allowing one-off bonuses for teachers and leaders, despite union warnings about pay inequality

Proposal to remove Sats would make sure schools are not incentivised to 'teach to the test', says IPPR research report

A record low proportion of governors and trustees want to take on the role of chair, National Governance Association survey also reveals

This year the government announced that Ofsted would inspect schools' phone policies as part of a major crackdown on devices – but Tes analysis reveals that such policies are rarely mentioned in inspection report cards

One in seven state schools in England has opted for a two-week October half term this year, prompting an academic to warn of a 'postcode lottery for families'

The Teaching Supply Alliance aims to give schools a 'one-stop' overview of research and policy reports on how to best recruit, retain and develop teachers

Sir Ian Bauckham tells the Confederation of School Trusts' annual conference that 'outsourcing' student thinking to AI is an 'assault' on human potential

Multi-academy trust inspections could begin ‘later in 2028’, says leading Ofsted official

New complaints service will be able to make recommendations about grading to Ofsted's chief inspector

Tes investigation reveals just 5 per cent of schools are graded by Ofsted as having both strengths and weaknesses, despite the watchdog's initial claim that report cards would provide more granular insight

School leaders voice frustration as delay to consultation on study and subject content confirmed

Scheme risks giving pupils 'unnecessary' second breakfast – but can also improve attainment and behaviour, research finds

Multi-academy trusts share how they are using artificial intelligence to support staff working with children who have special educational needs

Trust warns officials that rebrokering process 'risks undermining sector confidence', in emails seen by Tes

The latest key stage 4 data reveals a marginal uptick in the national average at Attainment 8 and a record proportion of students being identified with SEND

The school leaders' union becomes the third union to state that it has no confidence in Ofsted's leadership, saying that reform of inspection has been 'dishonest'