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Nine in 10 against Ofsted resuming full school inspections in summer term and a third say it should ‘never’ return

If it’s the high-impact, low-effort pedagogical ideas that work the best, then why, asks David McGrath, do we waste hours creating flashy resources that complicate learning?

Pit your wits against Tes’ weekly general knowledge quiz

The tendency to view education as either a huge success or a dismal failure is damaging to Covid recovery, writes Henry Hepburn

Schools are being set up for failure – lost learning won’t be recovered in a few months of longer days, says Jon Severs

The rock-star-turned-radio-DJ talks to Tes about her favourite teachers, her best and worst moments at school, and how a game of British Bulldog in the playground went horribly wrong

Exams are supposed to be a fair way to judge learning, but Christina Quaine has found that variations in children’s processing speeds mean some students are disadvantaged by the tool of assessment – leading to inaccurate judgements on learning

Slides, images and bullet points may look pretty but they are no substitute for looking at a subject in depth, says Alex Quigley

An ‘army’ of out-of-work supply teachers should be deployed to support a Covid-safe return to school, says NASUWT

Scottish government previously promised free school meals for all primary pupils – but only from 2022

I feel undervalued and betrayed, says Zoë Crockford – as she spends her half-term reflecting on the teacher pay freeze

Scotland will continue to fight to stay in the Erasmus student-exchange programme, says constitution secretary