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Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn

‘Bizarre’ government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes

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Girls and boys ‘should learn about periods together’

School pupils are not being given enough information about menstruation, warns University College London study

Most requests for specialist places in S1 are rejected

Support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools is becoming ‘unmanageable’ as families are struggling to find specialist provision, warn secondary school leaders

IGCSEs: Students in 139 countries collect results

Cambridge International has released results to more than 240,000 students, with a clear rise in technology and business-related subjects

New inclusion taskforce members revealed

Baroness Nicky Morgan and CST chief executive Leora Cruddas among line-up of taskforce chaired by Geoff Barton

Half of pupils told off for supermarket uniforms, say parents

More than a third of parents are using 'buy now, pay later' schemes to afford school uniforms, a charity survey shows

Nord Anglia expands its presence in Thailand

International schools group buys Regent’s International School Bangkok to take its portfolio in the country to three schools

Students want more support for back-to-school anxiety

Few students feel comfortable speaking to a teacher, school counsellor or mental health professional about anxiety of returning to school, survey finds

Boys ‘chronically underperforming’ at GCSE

Girls will once again be ahead when GCSE results are released on Thursday, predicts expert, who says boys' attainment should be a 'national concern'

‘No progress’ as clock runs down on contact time pledge

The EIS teaching union's consultative ballot on industrial action over workload will close before the end of August

£46K spent on failed recruitment for top Scottish education jobs

The Scottish government has twice been unable to fill the posts of chief inspector of education and chief executive of Education Scotland – Tes Scotland uncovers the costs of this recruitment failure

Sturgeon: ‘I did not succeed in all I set out to do on education’

‘That is on me,’ says former first minister in her memoirs – while also taking aim at the ‘many’ political opponents who wanted her ‘to fail’

How did each A-level subject perform this year?

Maths and English literature A levels both had a slight fall in top grades awarded in 2025 compared with last year – in contrast to the overall trend

A-level results 2025: regional divide grows

Both the proportion of top grades awarded and the pass rate have seen a slight growth in England in 2025

Scottish school leaders’ workload ‘unsustainable’

Budget cuts, staff shortages, lack of support for ASN students – as well as ‘harassment from parents’ – are leaving heads at risk of burnout, finds School Leaders Scotland

Poorer students far more likely to drop A levels than get top grade

The disadvantage-related attainment gap in achieving the top grade at A level has been revealed by Teach First research