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Are schools as inclusive as Ofsted grades suggest?
Almost nine in 10 schools are making the grade in Ofsted’s inclusion checks - but is the system working?
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NEU warns ‘out of touch’ Labour it will launch strike ballot
The union's general secretary Daniel Kebede hits back after education secretary calls ballot threat 'massively premature'
Early career teachers learning ‘a lot more’ from new framework
Verdict on initial teacher training and early career frameworks provided by first major poll since they were combined in 2025
All Sendcos ‘need clinical supervision to stop burnout’
Education leaders call for more support for Sendcos as the role becomes increasingly demanding
DfE to call on leaders to become RISE ‘partners’
New DfE-convened regional partnerships will be expected to provide 'formalised oversight' of progress against school improvement priorities
Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn
'Bizarre' government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes
Ofsted confirms no major framework changes despite criticism
Beware 'misconception' that schools below national average for outcomes will automatically get 'needs attention' grade for achievement, says Ofsted national director for education
Nearly a quarter of new teachers not entering profession, study reveals
Administration tasks and workload provide 'reality shock' as new teachers discover what the role is really like, UCL researchers find
Weak governance flagged as threat to MAT expansion
Less than half of governors think their school's resources, including reserves, should be shared across their trust, finds National Governance Association
Most school leaders say budget cuts are hitting pupil outcomes
Schools are increasingly being forced to make 'trade-offs' on staffing, class sizes and levels of support because of squeezed funding, report warns
Why do fewer teachers than ever want to be heads?
As headship aspiration reaches a record low, Tes explores what's deterring people from taking the top job
Heads more likely than teachers to find new Ofsted inspections stressful
A third of senior leaders think the new-style inspections are 'much more stressful' than previous inspections, Teacher Tapp polling shows
Lucy Heller to leave Ark Schools after 22 years
Ms Heller joined in 2004 as the founding director of the academy trust and was appointed chief executive 14 years ago
‘Ridiculous’ timeline for schools to introduce enrichment benchmarks
Schools will have less than a term to prepare the new enrichment entitlements before Ofsted inspects them, with sector leaders warning this is a 'recipe for heightening stress'
NAHT backs industrial action ballot over teacher pay
Heads vote for union to consider all steps up to and including industrial action over any below-inflation three-year pay deal
Heads pave way for industrial action over new Ofsted framework
High-stakes accountability 'just doesn't work', says Sinéad Mc Brearty, who chairs the NAHT advisory panel on the Ofsted framework