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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

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‘Parents are people, too,’ schools told in guidance on complaints

Government-approved guidance has been issued for schools and parents in response to staff facing a rising number of complaints

Government backs international schools to drive £40bn export goal

International Education Strategy gets its first update since 2019, as Labour touts demand for UK education worldwide

Government launches ‘tougher’ guidance on phones in schools

Ofsted will check mobile phone policies in every inspection, with schools expected to be 'phone-free by default'

Gilruth calls for primary teachers to move to secondaries

Scotland's education secretary 'urgently' wants to find 'creative ways' to encourage primary teachers to retrain for the secondary sector to help with staffing problems

GLF Schools posts £3m surplus as reserves rise to £17m

The 43-school trust says the improvement in its finances reflects 'strong expense management and receipt of unbudgeted income'

Inspired Education shuffles UK leadership team

Ashley Harrold will head up UK operations, while former Gumtree CEO will take over the Online Schools division

Teachers to be reballoted on strike action in Scotland

EIS members are to vote again on strike action over workload, with the teaching union hitting out at 'restrictive' laws that meant it failed to win a mandate from its initial ballot

Most schools ‘can’t afford the basics’

With the biggest teaching union due to hold a ballot on strike action, nearly three-quarters of members polled say their school cannot afford basic provision

Scottish private school to expand overseas

Glenalmond College in Perthshire has unveiled plans to open a campus in Thailand later this year

Don’t deny special schools new libraries, government told

The government has committed to ensuring that all primary schools have a library by 2029 – but it has not confirmed whether special schools are included

MAT inspections: leaders warn of duplication and ‘poor value for money’

School sector leaders raise concerns about the value, purpose and equity of the government plan to push ahead with Ofsted inspections of multi-academy trusts

Most senior Ofsted inspectors feel nervous to reveal role

Almost two-thirds of HMI are looking for a new job, and a further third admit they are not proud of their position, according to exclusive findings shared with Tes

Revealed: where teacher pay falls furthest short of living costs

Teachers in London get thousands in pay uplifts to compensate for historically high housing costs. But, given that staff in many other parts of the country now also face high property costs, does the pay weighting system need reform? Tes investigates

DfE: All teachers will get SEND and inclusion training

DfE announces a new expectation on training teachers to support pupils with SEND, with £200m funding for new courses

SEND reform: what have we learned from DfE listening exercise?

The government has finished a series of public engagement events ahead of announcing its plans for SEND. Here are the key issues to emerge