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Ofsted to pilot independent complaints system

New complaints service will be able to make recommendations about grading to Ofsted’s chief inspector

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SEND funding plan risks ‘penalising’ inclusive schools

Headteachers and local council leaders raise concerns about plans for a major shake-up of how schools are funded for pupils with SEND

SEND to absorb most of school funding rise, IFS warns

Mainstream funding will rise by 3 per cent in real terms despite a 9 per cent headline increase in per-pupil spending, analysis finds

New vocational GCSEs announced as technical routes take shape

Flagship education policy of 'technical routes' from age 14 still to start in 2028, but new qualifications would arrive from 2029

Helen Hayes: Schools ‘urgently need’ AI framework

In an exclusive interview, the Commons Education Select Committee chair also raises concerns over 'problematic' findings from Tes' latest Ofsted investigation

Ofsted inspections ‘harming teachers and making them want to quit’

NEU survey of 1,500 members finds that a quarter said recent inspection experience had made them want to leave teaching

Half of trusts plan teacher staffing cuts, finds CST survey

Financial sustainability has fallen from being trusts’ top strategic priority, findings reveal, while SEND is a big priority for leaders in the year ahead

Dukes Education acquires second school in Germany

The group announces a deal to acquire a campus in Munich and makes an appointment to the role of CEO for North America

Teachers ‘frustrated’ by barriers to 14-16 vocational studies

Teachers and students value technical studies but reputational barriers are preventing wider adoption, finds interim OCR research led by former education secretary Charles Clarke

AI-savvy students may not see school as ‘legitimate use’ of time

Fewer than one in 10 young people believes the education system is preparing them for a world with AI, finds report co-written by Sir Anthony Seldon

Technical pathways in schools ‘not deliverable’ by 2028

Liberal Democrats' education spokesperson Munira Wilson tells Tes she is 'amazed' at the pace of the government's vocational education plans

Powell urged to halt ‘demoralising’ Ofsted inspections

The NAHT is launching a campaign to stop graded Ofsted inspections, warning that the latest framework poses a 'risk to life'

Tributes paid after death of trust chair Julius Weinberg

Ormiston Academies Trust recalls 'extraordinary man' whose career encompassed medicine, education and public service

Tom Bennett on SEND, exclusions and why his behaviour model works

Tom Bennett has advised on behaviour policy in England for a decade – he sits down with Kyle Tormey to explain why the latest iteration of his behaviour support will deliver safer and calmer classrooms 

Headteacher gender pay gap ‘widest since records began’

Average pay gap for all state school heads increased to an 'unacceptable' £9,771, finds analysis by the NAHT school leaders’ union

Is the teacher pay rise ‘fully funded’?

Schools have been told they can cover this year's teacher pay rise through pension savings. Tes explains what this actually means for budgets

MAT Tracker regional deep dive: North West

Tes examines the outlook for the academies sector in the North West, as part of our MAT Tracker series delving into regional movements and trends

‘Death spiral’ in language learning demands action, government told

Think tank report finds 'stark disparities' in uptake of GCSE languages across different parts of England

KS3 Alliance launches national call for evidence on ‘overlooked’ phase

Schools and trusts are asked to help define the purpose of early secondary years amid concerns that students can lose engagement after Year 7

Suspensions climb fastest in Years 2-4, data shows

Overall suspension rate is dropping but still climbing in primaries and remaining high among disadvantaged pupils, FFT analysis shows

Teacher pay award to be funded through pension savings

But this does not guarantee that every school will have the funds to fully cover the rise

LEGO learning expert to join international schools group

Bo Stjerne Thomsen has been appointed to bring ‘greater scientific rigour’ to learning and teaching across Nord Anglia's 90 schools – and help the group harness the power of AI

Surge in secondaries using lockable pouches for phones

Schools must not bear costs of statutory guidance making schools phone-free, chancellor warned ahead of Budget

Play-based learning helps boost maths in KS1, study reveals

Teaching Year 2 pupils to reason about maths through games and practical activities boosted attainment, EEF trial finds

Powell told to revamp ‘dispiritingly dull’ English curriculum

Education committee chair Helen Hayes writes to education secretary asking her to 'look again' at review of how English is being taught