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School leaders say tackling persistent absence has been made harder due to budget cuts and it won’t be solved by ‘one-off visits’

Schools’ insistence on the use of standard English and received pronunciation risks stigmatising pupils who don’t speak this way, warn experts – but research in the field of raciolinguistics offers a new, more inclusive approach, finds Molly Bolding

Complex sentences, uncommon words and double negatives can all prevent students from understanding exam questions. Alex Quigley explains what teachers can do to help them

With Tes celebrating its 111th anniversary, we’ve been looking back through our archives at major news events. In this article, Kate Parker investigates the impact of school closures in the Second World War, and asks: what can we learn from recovery efforts in the 1940s to help pupils catch up today?

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

How students are asked questions could reveal much about a school’s culture – and whether or not young people are truly being heard, writes Henry Hepburn

No one has the energy for pay negotiations right now – least of all teachers. The government needs to do the right thing, writes Emma Seith

The overhaul of education in the 1940s shows that disruption can bring positive change, writes Helen Amass

Newsreader and TV presenter Samira Ahmed recalls writing to her old teacher about the OJ Simpson case, and a romantic school skiing trip

Training every member of staff in his school to be a cognitive coach wasn’t easy, says head Barry Mansfield – but with better relationships and improved outcomes, students and teachers are reaping the rewards

DfE National Professional Qualifications study found teachers who took part would likely have achieved higher salaries anyway

But paying teachers 10 per cent more could improve student grades and wellbeing, research finds