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Union says it is ‘committed’ to a ballot on strike action after a survey shows nearly three-quarters of its members ‘reject’ the teacher pay award

Teachers are brilliant at enabling talk in the classroom – but if we want to reduce the word gap, we need to timetable specific time for talk, says Ros Wilson

There is no time to delay in adopting more inclusive approaches to assessment, writes school leader Robin Macpherson

Charity launches fund aimed at supporting free schools and academy trusts that are focused on tackling disadvantage after losing government contract

Could taking the time to engage in children’s literature with other teachers have tangible benefits for teaching and learning? Kate Parker finds out

With rising inflation predicted to wipe out much of the planned funding increases for schools, leaders warn stretched budgets could lead to bigger classes

The country’s biggest exam board disputes Unison claim that strike action could cause issues for teenagers trying to contact it on A-level results day

Updated government guidance covering academy trust responsibilities still has not been published, just weeks before term starts

The government says very few schools will get better results than in 2021, when grades were awarded by teacher assessment after the cancellation of exams

Results day will be a more familiar process this year but Billy Burke believes some things may have changed for good

Education research is having more influence than ever on classroom practice. Here, we round up some key papers published in the 2021-22 academic year

Your roundup of Tes’ most popular news and features articles from the past week, including ‘unprecedented’ numbers of teacher job adverts, grade inflation and strikes over pay