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Certain texts have garnered a sacred reputation in the education world but blindly following them is a mistake, argues Christian Bokhove

The next government could do itself a favour by talking up the profession and making society value the work of educators, says chair of Headteachers’ Roundtable

Disadvantaged, high-achieving 5-year-olds keep pace with their affluent peers in primary – but an attainment gap opens up in early secondary, research shows

The Tes Schools Awards celebrated the fantastic achievements of the school sector and teaching profession this year, which included a lifetime achievement award for executive headteacher John Morris OBE

But where will it come from? From VAT on private school fees to calls for independence – here’s what the main political parties had to say

Over 12 years, 40,438 state school teachers left within one year of qualifying. New DfE data exposes the extent of the problem, which leaders say must be a post-election priority

Leader of the biggest MAT wants higher expectations of trusts, new school improvement structures and the scrapping of DfE ‘micro-interventions’ like the times tables check

Leaders say they have to ‘significantly scale back’ growth plans due to widening shortfalls in capacity funding allocations as revealed by Tes

New data on special educational needs provision in schools has been released. Dan Worth picks out the key trends

This week’s essential education news and analysis includes disadvantaged GCSE students being disrupted by teacher absence and a halt on key decisions affecting academy trusts

Fears have been raised that councils are increasingly mothballing rural schools – with campaigners saying the move is ‘closure by stealth’

Wider absence gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers after transition to secondary could be partly down to differences in ‘parental support’, say analysts