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Disadvantaged schools more likely to be graded down on achievement
Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are ‘demoralising’ and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account
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Tes Wellbeing Report: Teachers warn of SEND and workload pressures
Tes' Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more
Social media ban for under-16s rejected by MPs
Defeated amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill was supported by the House of Lords and teaching unions
DfE estimates of schools’ costs ‘disingenuous’
Leaders say the government's claim that schools can afford teacher pay rises ignores their growing costs, including the prospect of energy price hikes due to the Middle East conflict
IB extends coursework deadline due to Middle East conflict
International Baccalaureate says it is seeking to 'minimise disruption' for schools affected by war in the Middle East
On-screen exams could widen disadvantage gap, EEF warns
Education Endowment Foundation says the introduction of digital assessment must not have a 'detrimental impact' on disadvantaged students, in its response to Ofqual consultation
Ofsted rejects 1 in 5 inspection deferral requests
Watchdog figures show 621 school inspections were deferred in 2024-25 and a further 37 were paused
Zack Polanski to headline NEU conference
Green Party's vision for education 'perfectly mirrors' the NEU's, general secretary Daniel Kebede tells Tes
£1.6bn SEND pot risks being ‘swallowed up’, leaders warn
Flagship fund to improve inclusion in mainstream schools ‘won’t go very far at all’, and a clear national strategy is needed on how to use it, government is told
Primary libraries pledge includes converted cloakrooms and corridors
Treasury has committed to ensuring that every primary school has a library by 2029, but these facilities could include former ‘storage spaces’, Tes can reveal
SEND reforms fail to address transport concerns, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee has urged the government to clarify how it will tackle high spending on transporting children to school
Hannah Fry: Maths GCSE should be split into two qualifications
Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do 'too much at once' and risks leaving students behind
School support staff leaving in record numbers
Annual rate of support staff leaving is now the highest since current records began in 2011-12, according to the NFER research
Schools to provide life‑saving allergy pens under new rules
New allergies guidance will give parents confidence that schools can keep their children safe, says early education minister Olivia Bailey
Average school needs no extra teachers until 2029, says DfE
Government says falling rolls will require fewer teachers – but this would maintain larger class sizes and ignore regional differences, say experts
Academy account timings ‘weaken accountability for billions in funds’
MPs dismiss warnings that forcing thousands of schools to publish two sets of financial accounts would be an unjustified burden