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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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Growing number of new teachers quitting the profession in Scotland

Lib Dems voice fears of a ‘mismatch’ between the number of early career teachers and the availability of jobs

Tes Schools Awards UK 2026: shortlist announced

The Tes Schools Awards UK celebrates the achievements of the teaching profession and wider school sector. Find out who has been shortlisted here

Overstretched SEND areas to miss out on millions in capital funding

An £860m SEND funding pot is being skewed towards large councils despite other local authorities facing greater pressure for specialist places, Tes analysis shows

Most teachers ‘don’t know how to support students with EBSA’

With new Tes research highlighting the problem of emotionally based school avoidance, leaders warn that the government's attendance drive is not tackling the issues keeping children out of the classroom

What putting the phone ‘ban’ into law would mean for schools

With nearly one in 10 secondary teachers saying that phone use disrupted their most recent lesson, will the government's planned legal change on phones in schools help?

Reform UK would make schools fly Union flag

The right-wing party suggests introducing 'patriotic' history classes, including subjects already in the curriculum

Big drop in DfE target for new teacher trainees

Music, physics and RE among the subjects that will see the biggest reductions in trainee 'need' for 2026-27, while there is also a large fall for the primary sector, DfE figures show

Two in five school leaders ‘cutting back on SEND support’

Sutton Trust research into the cuts schools are having to make reveals the 'mismatch' between the government's ambitious plans and the funding being provided, sector leaders warn

McVittie review: No evidence of antisemitism at Bristol Brunel Academy

Independent review finds that lobbying groups did not influence the school or trust in the decision to postpone a Jewish MP's visit last year

Ofqual issues first rebuke to exam board over ‘serious failures’

Exams watchdog highlights 'systemic failures' by WJEC over a six-year period, but stops short of issuing a fine after the board takes 'urgent steps' to prevent recurrence

Revealed: The ‘risk’ SEND magnet schools face with Progress 8

The accountability penalty that schools can suffer for having a good reputation for supporting students with SEND is highlighted by new research

Primaries face £288m shortfall next year due to drop in pupils

The DfE has not given schools enough support to manage the risks associated with falling pupil rolls, National Audit Office warns

Oasis and Big Education to merge from September

The joining of the two trusts will make Oasis the sixth-largest multi-academy trust in England, after taking on Big Education's three schools

Heads to demand two extra Inset days for SEND training

SEND and curriculum reforms create 'significant' workload that necessitates more Inset days, states motion to NAHT annual conference

Government to introduce statutory ‘ban’ on phones in schools

Announcement comes just days after education minister Olivia Bailey told MPs that the problem of phones in schools was 'already solved'