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The law requiring schools in England to hold daily acts of collective worship is ‘divisive’ and ‘deeply unpopular’, according to a survey for the National Secular Society

Teach First polling highlights workload pressure on teachers due to worsening pupil mental health, as well as potential impact on the recruitment and retention crisis

To ensure the ‘resilience’ of future free schools, multi-academy trusts will be more likely to be successful in the competitive process, new guidance states

The National Discussion was billed as the most ambitious consultation ever on the future of Scottish education – but did it live up to its grand claims?

Leaders respond to schools minister’s refusal, in his recent interview with Tes, to guarantee long-awaited update before general election

Despite a teacher shortage, Australian policymakers have not got a grip on the need to improve teacher salaries to aid retention, argues John Cole

A coalition of 14 organisations, including the NEU, has called for politicians to address the ‘deep, multi-faceted and worsening’ crisis

Local authorities ‘disappointed’ that trade unions ‘have gone public with a threat of balloting for strike action’

Change will apply to all graded inspections since September 2019, but headteachers’ leaders dismiss move as ‘cosmetic’

A MAT leader who successfully appealed against an Ofsted inspection judgement shares advice for other school leaders considering making a complaint

The next government needs to put in place an ambitious framework for early childhood support, argues Anne Longfield

‘Deeply worrying’ details are set out in comprehensive analysis of Safety Valve documents shared with Tes