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Louise Hayward, adviser to the Scottish government on assessment reform, talks about her school days and explains why the nation’s schools are ‘powerful communities’

The core subjects for the youngest students are literacy, numeracy and ...wellbeing? Julia Knight explains how her school made self-care a taught part of the curriculum

The director of New Schools Network talks about her school days and explains why free schools can be powerful in helping disadvantaged pupils

There are ways to tackle inequality in teacher pay, says Megan Dixon – but only by working together will we succeed in making education fairer for all

Aerobic exercise can boost energy levels, improve mental health and even increase your efficiency – so why aren’t teachers doing more of it, asks Sean Smith

Hannah Duncan, like many others, really struggled to find a teaching jobshare after having her children. Here’s what needs to change

Tes presents a round-up of the biggest education news stories and features from the past week

Schools’ insistence on the use of standard English and received pronunciation risks stigmatising pupils who don’t speak this way, warn experts – but research in the field of raciolinguistics offers a new, more inclusive approach, finds Molly Bolding

Complex sentences, uncommon words and double negatives can all prevent students from understanding exam questions. Alex Quigley explains what teachers can do to help them

With Tes celebrating its 111th anniversary, we’ve been looking back through our archives at major news events. In this article, Kate Parker investigates the impact of school closures in the Second World War, and asks: what can we learn from recovery efforts in the 1940s to help pupils catch up today?

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Newsreader and TV presenter Samira Ahmed recalls writing to her old teacher about the OJ Simpson case, and a romantic school skiing trip