Excl: Almost half of secondary teachers say that a non-specialist is teaching in their school, with over a third of respondents saying non-specialists were teaching Year 7 & Year 8. But experts warn that this could lead to a "KS4 catch-up sprint"👇 www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Language hubs were praised as offering "invaluable" support to schools, but the DfE has slashed the funding by £2 million in the revamped programme announced this week. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

In her new book, Laura Bates describes how deepfake pornography created by students “for free on their lunch breaks” can be used to target their female peers and teachers. PSHE lead Charli Faux writes for Tes on how to help keep students safe from “the next epidemic of sexual violence”

➡️ The ‘next epidemic of sexual violence’ and what it means for schools "Deepfake pornography created by students for free on lunch breaks can be used to target their female peers and teachers" Really important read from safeguarding lead Charli Faux www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

There's a new system for deciding when schools get support and when they have to academise or move trusts. It'll partly depend on yet-to-be decided 'metrics' to identify low attainment. Here's what you need to know: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Bridget Phillipson has thrown her hat in the ring to be Labour's deputy party leader. Current understanding is that she will remain as education secretary if elected. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ofsted's revised inspection framework is out: ➡️ Evaluation areas reduced, but five grades remain ➡️ Inspections will be volunteers only until Dec ➡️ Toolkits redesigned ➡️ Major backlash from unions, who have "grave concerns" about staff wellbeing impact www.tes.com/magazine/new...

ICYMI over the weekend 👇

NEW: Catherine McKinnell has been replaced as schools minister in the latest reshuffle today. Georgia Gould, fmr parliamentary secretary & daughter of a New Labour strategy advisor, will take on the role. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🚨Exclusive FOI data has found that the rise in violent pupil behaviour is increasing faster than trust growth. One trust saw the rise in violent incidents increase by 826% since 2019: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Strict behaviour policies and inclusion “dovetail perfectly”, says @tombennett71.bsky.social, the government’s new attendance and behaviour ambassador, in an exclusive interview with Tes's @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Excl: The DfE's new behaviour and attendance advisor defends strict behaviour policies as helping SEND pupils to "flourish". Tom Bennett discusses the legacy of behaviour hubs and why the programme "transcends" party politics:

From later this month, more schools will be able to bid for up to £150,000 to open or expand nurseries, the DfE has announced

Excl: The DfE’s flagship teacher training contract, which has been led by Teach First since 2003, is £74m less than when first put out for notice. 📉 The number of trainees required, compared to earlier contracts, has dropped to 1,000 from 1,750. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

More than 1,000 extra teachers could be recruited if more part-time teaching courses were available, finds excl data from Now Teach. Applications have tripled in recent years but the numbers starting courses is falling, suggesting provision is not meeting demand.

A large number of school governors are not discussing school-readiness in meetings and are unaware of how many pupils are hitting key development targets. This is despite the government's pledge to get the majority of children 'school-ready' by 2030: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The DfE has confirmed Tom Bennett and Jayne Lowe as the new attendance & behaviour ambassadors. They will oversee the A&B hubs opening in Sept: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

📈 How did your subject perform in this year’s GCSEs? @jasminenorden.bsky.social and @cerysturner.bsky.social dig into today’s results data… #GCSEResultsDay2025

Another year of GCSE grade stability after the disruption of the pandemic: - Small drop in maths & English pass rate - Regional divide narrowed - Uptick in top grades for boys www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🚨 GCSEs were hit by cyber attacks this year, but affected schools weren’t informed. Great scoop from @jasminenorden.bsky.social ahead of results day tomorrow. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🚨 GCSEs were hit by cyber attacks this year, but affected schools weren’t informed. Great scoop from @jasminenorden.bsky.social ahead of results day tomorrow. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A former education secretary and the chief executive of the sector body for MATs are among members announced in the line-up of a new inclusion body chaired by @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social

More than a third of secondary school students said that they don't feel supported when it comes to back-to-school anxiety. A tiny 6% said that they would feel comfortable speaking to a school counsellor or mental health professional about it, either. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A-level results have been released this morning - here are the key things to know about England's results 🧵

📈 How has your subject performed in today’s A-level results? @jasminenorden.bsky.social and @cerysturner.bsky.social drill down into the data to reveal all…

More students have passed their A-Levels this year & the number achieving top grades has also gone up. + The regional divide has widened, with a gap of almost 10pp between the N. East & London. + Boys have outperformed girls in top grades for the first time in 7 yrs 👀 www.tes.com/magazine/new...

More students have passed their A-Levels this year, and the number achieving top grades has also gone up. However, the regional divide (for A*/A grades) has widened, with a gap of almost 10 percentage points between the North East and London. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Contracts Finder looking interesting this morning

Attendance is improving but severe absence - pupils missing 50% or more of lessons - remains stubbornly high. It casts a shadow over the govt's otherwise positive attendance figures for the 24/25 academic year, published this morning: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ofsted has confirmed that schools that were assessed under the current inspection framework may receive monitoring visits under the new report card system. But @naht.org.uk warned that it would be "wholly inappropriate" to compare the two frameworks. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

In his first Tes interview, @NASUWT-official.bsky.social gen sec Matt Wrack reveals he is "shocked" at the level of behaviour and violence that teachers put up with. He reflects on his turbulent election, school structures & priorities for the busy autumn term.

Looks like a slowing wider labour market may help the government hit its new teacher pledge. Interesting that male applicants are up by 14% compared with 8% for women, with computing, physics and business studies seeing big rises. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The DfE may have leaked the data of over 80,000 people... a revelation it tucked away on pg 282 of its annual report (of course). It was serious enough to be reported to the ICO - however, DfE can't say whether children's data was involved. Eek. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Two stories which reflect some of the big challenges of the day. How should the system use coursework in the age of advancing AI? Interesting new survey data on public views here in this story by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Interesting polling from Cambridge Assessment/YouGov: Almost 2/3 of adults are opposed to teachers using AI to mark coursework - despite a big push from govt for schools to use it to support teaching tasks. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"Over a quarter of pupils are leaving primary school not meeting the expected standard in reading. This goes up to 40 per cent for white, working-class pupils, and 59 per cent for those with special educational needs." An argument for fixing basic literacy before promoting reading for pleasure...

Unison and GMB have accepted a 3.2% pay increase for school support staff. It may be a surprise move for some, given that the unions urged members to vote against the offer - union leaders have been clear that higher pay will be needed in the future. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Matt Wrack has been elected as the general secretary of @nasuwt-official.bsky.social after his win in April was contested. Wrack, the former Fire Brigades Union boss, won with 5,249 votes to Neil Butler’s 3,126. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

School readiness data - key to the govt target to get 75% of children 'school-ready' by 2028 - will not be made available to the public. Headteachers were prev. concerned that the data tool could be used for accountability measures if publicly accessible. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Genuinely one of the smartest things the department can do. Inflation is reasonably predictable as are trends on recruitment and retention. If schools and trusts know their income (which they do) and also their major costs for the next 3 years, it helps planning and efficiencies immensely.

New: Bridget Phillipson has called on the teacher pay review body to make pay recommendations for the next three years to provide "budget certainty" for schools. The late pay cycle has been an annual stress for teachers - this is a welcome change from the DfE. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🧵The education select committee is holding a session on school attendance this morning. While green shoots of improved absence rates are appearing, its still a persistent issue for school leaders and policy makers alike - esp for severe absence, which remains high. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🧵I'm following today's education questions, which will be MPs' last shot to quiz DfE ministers before parliament breaks for summer recess. It's set to be a busy break for govt, with a SEND white paper, Ofsted reform and the curriculum review all due this autumn.

Teachers will be offered training and resources to tackle online conspiracies and misinformation in the classroom. The National Institute of Teaching and the Institute of Education, UCL, are launching two national projects. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The government's push to make schools more inclusive has been welcomed by the sector. But is the accountability system, which many fear penalises schools which take an inclusive approach, ready for the shakeup? Great long-read from @johngroberts.bsky.social:

The government's push to make schools more inclusive has been welcomed by the sector. But is the accountability system, which many fear penalises schools which take an inclusive approach, ready for the shakeup? Great long-read from @johngroberts.bsky.social:

Some tension brewing between exam boards and their regulator (good timing before results day): A senior exam board source told Tes that Ofqual "could have interrogated the issue sooner".

New: Ofqual has had to withdraw a decade's worth of data on access arrangements after the figures "significantly overstated" how many pupils were getting additional support. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

RSE guidance is finally out - we'll be covering it in detail at @tesmagazine.bsky.social Somewhat relieved it doesn't urge against 'stigmatising boys for being boys' as reports had said. Actual wording: Avoid 'language which stigmatises boys or suggests that boys or men are always perpetrators'.

When does a stagger become a non- or false-start? Either way, a delay (if we can call it that) is welcome, as are the other announced measures. Is it enough to quell concerns? Unlikely. www.tes.com/magazine/new...