Primary

Sky Arts has recommended that every primary school spend 65 minutes a week on arts education – but how realistic is this for schools? Kate Parker finds out

Exclusive: 90% of teachers surveyed also said they are not satisfied with the current assessment arrangements, a new survey finds

Exclusive: New analysis also reveals the regions experiencing the biggest fall in those reaching the expected standard at key stage 2 Sats during the pandemic

Heads welcome clarification following the DfE’s decision not to produce key stage 2 performance tables this year

Schools told Covid pandemic has led to a delay in key stage 1 Sats becoming non-statutory

This week we revisit a Tes Podagogy podcast from 2018, featuring Dr Louise Kay, to explore what we really mean when we say a child is or isn’t ‘school-ready’

The rise of forest schools has changed perceptions about what effective outdoor education looks like – but do you really need a campfire to see the benefits of learning in the open air? Zofia Niemtus investigates

The DfE is yet to give a clear answer on the scale of missing and incorrect key stage 2 results, says union leader

The interim data published by the Department for Education this week showed the effects of the pandemic on learning

Teacher leaders ‘deeply concerned’ about the reports of missing Sats marks

MAT CEO says although the Sats results ‘hold up a mirror’, we should remember that they ‘only tell us so much’

Yesterday’s KS2 results tell us it is time to put an end to arbitrary targets, says data expert