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Developing support staff to step into teaching roles is an effective recruitment solution, writes Sam Gibbs, but the challenge lies in creating the right pathways to let talent grow and flourish

Reading for pleasure has become central to school literacy strategies, but there are increasing calls to ditch it, with research suggesting it has done little to turn pupils into avid readers

Tes’ Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more

Defeated amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was supported by the House of Lords and teaching unions

Leaders say the government’s claim that schools can afford teacher pay rises ignores their growing costs, including the prospect of energy price hikes due to the Middle East conflict

Is the dominance of white men in international school leadership waning? Tes gathers data from more than a dozen organisations to investigate the gender gap – and looks at why, despite positive signs, there is still more work to do

Don’t dismiss the female presentation in the rethinking of the autistic spectrum, argues Dr Sue Franklin

Tweaking the requirement for GCSE students to read a 19th-century novel could add diversity while maintaining rigour and reducing teacher workload, argues Robert Eaglestone

Education Endowment Foundation says the introduction of digital assessment must not have a ‘detrimental impact’ on disadvantaged students, in its response to Ofqual consultation

Watchdog figures show 621 school inspections were deferred in 2024-25 and a further 37 were paused

Green Party’s vision for education ‘perfectly mirrors’ the NEU’s, general secretary Daniel Kebede tells Tes

The Public Accounts Committee has urged the government to clarify how it will tackle high spending on transporting children to school