General
Tuesday
16th Sep 2025
Russia’s IB ban and its implications for international schools
Is its ban on the International Baccalaureate just ‘Russia being Russia’ – as one international school leader put it – or could it represent a wider threat to international schools and the way they operate?
SEND crisis: ‘Full system overhaul’ needed, says report
Report calls on government to ensure better staffing, funding and oversight to make the SEND system work for pupils
Monday
15th Sep 2025
Language hubs face £2.2m cut amid move to ‘targeted support’
Schools and teachers have found the support of language hubs ‘invaluable’, yet they are facing significant funding cuts
What Australia is (and isn’t) copying from England’s MAT system
The Tasmanian government is to be the first to trial a version of England’s grouping of schools into trusts, writes Will Bickford Smith – but it won’t be adopting some aspects of the model
Friday
12th Sep 2025
International Baccalaureate: what it is and how to teach it
The number of International Baccalaureate schools is growing across the world – here’s a quick guide to the key aspects of the IB’s operations
Why our trust created a dedicated catering team
Better quantity and quality of ingredients and financial savings have been just some of the benefits from the move, says this trust chief
Barton: Ofsted inclusion plan ‘diluted’ without admissions focus
Taskforce chair says it will be wrong to consider schools to be strong on inclusion if they are happy for local students ‘to be sent in a taxi elsewhere’
Revealed: The first wave of RISE support for ‘stuck’ schools
Tes reveals the organisations chosen to support schools through the government’s RISE programme – and the schools they are matched with
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The hidden problem inside the attendance crisis
Internal truancy is a drain on teachers’ time and resources, harms pupils’ life chances – and could be about to get worse, a Tes investigation reveals
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Thursday
11th Sep 2025
DfE to absorb LocatED property firm
‘Seamless continuity’ promised by DfE’s in-house property company, in announcement that follows review of all arm’s-length government bodies
Why Bridget Phillipson as Labour deputy would be great for education
Having an education secretary in the engine room of national politics would ensure that schools’ and children’s needs are voiced at the top table, says this MAT CEO
7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools
Class teachers must be given flexibility to go out into school grounds and beyond, says leading outdoor-learning expert Juliet Robertson