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LONG READ: The extraordinary story behind how teachers turned chaotic government announcements and late guidance into GCSE and A level grades for students

DfE will draw on industry expertise for new music education plan after nearly half of consultation responses said current offer is limited

Legal offers to help ‘privileged few...pick over’ teacher-assessed grades are ‘depressing’ and ‘immoral’, say teachers and heads

If ministers blame teachers for any problems with GCSE and A-level results, they will be met with ‘fire and fury’, says teachers’ leader

We don’t often associate the word ‘creative’ with the teaching of numeracy, yet Rhian Jones has found that encouraging her students to appreciate this overlooked aspect of the subject has improved engagement, enhanced learning and reduced the cognitive skills gap between girls and boys

Research shows that narrative-led writing is easier to understand – and to recall – than non-fiction, which is why Alex Quigley believes a good yarn should form part of every teacher’s repertoire

Leaders are often driven to improve education by adding: more computers, more teacher evaluations, more emails to parents. But what happens if, instead of adding, we subtract? Grainne Hallahan finds out

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

The Homes Under The Hammer presenter talks about his school experiences, his favourite teacher and his first snog on the back of the school bus

Teachers’ unconscious bias against black pupils – in terms of having lower expectations for them and putting their behaviour under added scrutiny – is a key factor in lower attainment and a higher rate of exclusions, researchers tell Irena Barker

Teachers should pay attention to the aromas in their classroom as some are more conducive to learning than others, suggests Clare Deal

New research shows continuing and significant differences in the high needs funding for schools going into different parts of the country