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Move comes as 11 more mergers are tabled for DfE approval, amid concern that small trusts are being ‘squeezed’ to merge with bigger ones

Safeguarding leaders tell Tes the proposed changes to the official guidance are more extensive than in previous years and will demand more time for implementation

Legislation to overhaul special educational needs provision will be introduced in government’s Education for All Bill

Shadow education secretary raises concerns over confidence in exams system and impact on results, as she calls for regulator to do more following upheld maths complaint

Annual withdrawals from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme have nearly doubled since 2020, official figures show

New role will be highest-paid in the department, with the appointee making ‘life-and-death’ school safety decisions

Tes analysis shows schools can cut the time GCSE students spend in exams, a current government and Ofqual priority – although leaders are cautioning against shifting the responsibility to schools

The money can be spent on redundancies, SEN provision staffing, or to prepare for a future population bulge

Heads tell Tes they were unable to access the online portal, as the site for KS2 attendance figures – which has replaced paper registers – was ‘experiencing a technical issue’

Teacher support and pupil mentoring will be made available through Mission Coastal and Mission North East from this September

The union’s general secretary Daniel Kebede hits back after education secretary calls ballot threat ‘massively premature’

Verdict on initial teacher training and early career frameworks provided by first major poll since they were combined in 2025