News

Lessons on spotting fraud to be offered in schools

PSHE Association backs classroom drive to combat exploitation by scammers, with police playing a central role

Recent
Most read
Most shared
Recent
Most read
Most shared

Year 8 reading tests ‘least effective’ way to help struggling pupils

NEU calls for tests to be scrapped after survey highlights teachers' fears that they will narrow the curriculum and crank up workload pressure

Scope for negotiation on Ofsted is ‘exhausted’, heads warn

ASCL's senior members are meeting this week to decide how to take 'more assertive action' over inspection concerns

OFG Education snaps up 3 schools in international push

Deals for schools in Spain and the United Arab Emirates take the group's total to four international settings, with the promise of more to come

Headteacher announces exit as DfE adviser

Andrew O'Neill, who was appointed school policy and delivery adviser under previous education secretary Bridget Phillipson, brings an early end to his secondment

Trott: Train teachers not to ‘brainwash’ pupils

Complex issues are being 'laced with political bias' in classrooms, says shadow education secretary, as the Conservatives set out plan to introduce mandatory training for teachers on impartiality

Sign up to the Tes magazine newsletters

Find out more about what’s inside the Tes newsletters and sign up here – including our new MAT Tracker newsletter

Oak’s AI tool cuts planning time but mixed views on effectiveness, study finds

EEF trial of primary teachers using Oak National Academy's AI assistant finds newer teachers more likely to create lesson plans with it than experienced colleagues

Trott accuses Labour of ‘blaming schools’ for Neet crisis

Shadow education secretary warns against 'upheaval' of the school system under Labour's plan for new technical education courses from age 14

SEND training ‘will disappoint many teachers’, experts warn

Tes tests the reaction to the first wave of official SEND training materials, focused on inclusive teaching and speech, language and communication development

Ofsted puts NPQ and ECTP inspections on hold for another year

The schools watchdog says it is continuing to develop a 'renewed inspection framework' for these providers, which have not been inspected since November 2025

Poor pupil behaviour linked to teachers’ health problems

Teachers who experience severe student behaviour are more likely to report suffering migraines, nausea and high blood pressure, finds NASUWT survey

3 fundamentals of staff wellbeing

Improving teacher wellbeing is in everyone’s interest – especially to boost retention. But how do you do it when budgets are tight and teachers face numerous pressures? Three leaders share ideas

Wellington poaches Rugby School head for Kenya post

Gareth Parker-Jones will leave Rugby next year to take up a role with its rival, as competition between private international school groups continues to intensify

Trusts face ‘difficult decisions’ on school closures as rolls fall

The Queen Street Group of MATs also highlights calls for trust-wide approaches to AI

Heads warn of major threat to government’s work experience plans

School leaders say employers are withdrawing from offering placements amid uncertainty over the impact of new safeguarding changes

Most students say school staff not aware of bullying

Major DfE survey of Year 8s also reveals that girls and students with SEND are less likely to feel like they belong in school

DfE tests what it is ‘reasonable’ to expect of schools on SEND

Draft documents set out examples of what might be seen as 'reasonable' and 'unreasonable' adjustments for pupils with SEND, as part of the government's drive to increase inclusion in mainstream schools

Globeducate acquires first schools in Lithuania

The international schools group has entered the country with the purchase of a nursery group and a school with campuses in two cities

Risk of cybersecurity falling through leadership gaps, warns Ofqual

The number of cyberattacks on schools has dropped – but leaders still need to do more to protect against the threat, says watchdog

Governor trust in MATs at ‘all-time low’

‘Shocking’ findings show confidence in the trust system has fallen for the first time in years, National Governance Association boss reveals

DfE faces legal threat over schools’ energy scheme

Energy consultants escalate dispute over new academy trust rules and accuse the DfE of unfairly steering schools away from brokers

MAT executive pay to be linked to Ofsted ratings

DfE publishes detailed framework explaining how its controls on academy executive salaries will work

Burnham: ‘We will rebuild a system of comprehensive education’

Too many young people have been 'cast adrift' by the school system, prime minister Andy Burnham tells Labour Party conference

Schools in dark over enrichment expectations, Labour told

The requirements for enrichment activities during the school day need to be spelled out, says Commons Education Select Committee chair