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Pokémon cards have helped teacher Glen Fraser see the extraordinary power of positive relationships in education

Plus: two schools’ overall grades changed after complaints to Ofsted, and other findings from inspectorate’s annual report

The pupil premium for disadvantaged children was originally calculated to correspond with the funding rate that students enjoyed in the independent sector – but now the premium falls far short of that, explains this former schools minister

An overwhelming majority of the school leaders’ union’s members vote to accept last week’s 6.5 per cent pay offer

New research suggests teachers and middle leaders are spending around two hours a day on administrative tasks

The DfE has published findings from surveys it has carried out with thousands of school staff. Here is everything you need to know

The values espoused by Scottish education held strong appeal for teacher Anushka Chakravarty, but she explains that finding work can be ‘near impossible’ if your experience is outside Scotland’s system

DfE report shows how cost-of-living crisis led to some schools cutting staff numbers and turning heating down or off during the winter

The school inspection system is widely seen as broken – so, can it be fixed, or is Ofsted too far gone to save?

Projects including urgent fire safety work, roof replacements and boiler and heating repairs will go ahead after more than 20 schools won appeals having been turned down by the Condition Improvement Fund

The suspension rate during the first full year following the Covid lockdowns was the highest recorded in government published figures

The new teacher pay scales have been released – but how will these changes impact teacher salaries? Tes answers your important pay-related questions