Today
Restricting GCSEs to two years makes inclusion ‘more challenging’
The government’s clampdown on GCSEs being taught early will affect more than a quarter of schools, findings suggest
Nearly 600 schools have joined new trusts since the start of 2026. Where did they go?
Tes tracks where schools that have converted, transferred trust or merged this year have ended up
Schools seek guidance on what to do with books by David Walliams
ASCL plans to discuss the issue in a meeting with the DfE after numerous MATs removed the author’s books
Schools must set ‘clear red lines’ when entering international deals
Most international partnerships are ‘beneficial’, says new government guidance, but schools opening overseas campuses must ensure they engage in thorough due diligence
Jonathan Dando-Laing named first CEO of Centre for Education Systems
Dando-Laing will leave Oak National Academy to join the research institute set up by Sam Freedman and Patrick Wall
The problem with asking: ‘Why haven’t they learned this already?’
It’s easy to blame the previous teachers for gaps in understanding you inherit with a new class, but this takes too simplistic a view of learning, says lecturer Joanne Irving-Walton
Teaching salaries ‘thousands less’ than comparable jobs
Research commissioned by the NEU urges the government to change how teachers move up the pay scale
Yesterday
Smart glasses shouldn’t be ‘anywhere near’ schools, says minister
Josh MacAlister has told MPs he will ‘clarify guidance’ around smart glasses amid concerns over threat posed by the technology
‘Inclusion is simple: mainstream is the problem and we need to fix it’
Researchers in Australia have found that accessible, high-quality, universal teaching is the key to creating a more inclusive education system. Linda Graham talks to Tes about how this would work in practice
Tuesday
DfE sets out edtech safety standards
The government’s proposals cover AI tutoring tools, SEND platforms and management information systems
What to do when a pupil gets under your skin
It’s only human to be affected by difficult behaviour in the classroom, writes Daniel Crowley, who shares advice on staying regulated in the moment
Half of heads consider quitting amid ‘increased inspection intensity’
A year after the new Ofsted framework was introduced, the NAHT has found it is having a worse impact than the one it replaced
