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Poorer pupils lost between one- and two-thirds of last decade’s progress in closing disadvantage gap, report finds

Education recovery funding could come too late if announced in the autumn, warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies

New data released by Public Health England reveals infections are highest in those aged 10 to 19 years old

Pupils need to be aware of the impact of technology increasingly taking control over our lives, says Aidan Harvey-Craig

WATCH: One primary head tells Tes that ‘special extras’ such as school trips will be jeopardised by DfE ‘stealth cut’

The decision to wear the hijab at school initially filled teacher Samarra Chowdhury with trepidation. But now she’s taken the plunge, she feels proud to be a role model who shows students that it’s OK to be different

There is much talk of teaching young people how to succeed in a technology driven, fast-changing world, but how and what we teach them needs to change less than you might think, argues Christian Bokhove

The education secretary came in for a lot of flak when he suggested that schools outlaw mobile phones – but, putting the politics aside, such a ban leads to fewer distractions in the classroom, increased safety and less anxiety for students, says vice-principal Neal Oates

Some parts of the media may not be aware of the cutting-edge work being done on some of our Scottish islands – maybe they should be a bit more open-minded, writes Henry Hepburn

The head of Craigroyston Community High School tells Tes Scotland about the teacher who inspired her to try for university and why she’d love to work with Gordon Strachan

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

Empathy doesn’t appear in any school league table statistics. But the wealth of emotional intelligence among the teaching profession is one of the most valuable things you’ll find in education