"If we want to understand why this pipeline leaks, we need to look at the experience of moving to secondary school. For too many disadvantaged pupils, this marks a decline in engagement and enjoyment from which they never recover." www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Headlines in the @tesmagazine.bsky.social daily bulletin tell the story this morning. First this… 1/3

The pressure this puts on a department and on school leaders in terms of results and of parental pressure is seriously underplayed politically and not spoken enough generally www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"One of the descriptors says in order to be at the ‘expected standard’, results need to be broadly in line with national average... what does ‘broadly in line’ mean and over what period of time?" A very important point from James Bowen Exclusive 👇 www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Not the first, and not the last, move in the battle against the Ofsted reforms from unions, but a step towards something significant.

"Dixons says staff turnover has reduced by 43 per cent - meaning that 60 teachers who statistically would have left have stayed. In addition, there has been a 9 per cent reduction in staff sickness absence, equating to 518 days’ less cover annually."

When Dixons Academies Trust launched its 9-day fortnight for teachers, there was a fair bit of cynicism about whether it would actually be possible. 12 months on, @ellencph.bsky.social talks to the trust to find out what has happened since - and the impact it has had www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

The US and UK are both in a spiral of increasing SEND requirements but are taking different paths in response - what can each show the other about the best way forward for pupils and staff? Fascinating deep dive from @hollykorbey.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

'Leaders should not be contacted during weekends or school holidays unless there are exceptional circumstances' Pretty clear direction from Welsh gov on not contacting heads outside of school hours - and calls for similar boundaries across the UK www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Thanks to @tesmagazine.bsky.social for publishing this piece on the work we’re doing in Tasmania – trialling a new school system inspired by England’s strongest multi-academy trusts.

Excellent piece on Russia's banning of the IB from @emmaseith.bsky.social and its impact on international schools www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Interesting piece on what Australia is looking to take - and leave - from England's MAT system www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Revealed: @tesmagazine.bsky.social details which organisations are being selected to provide support for struggling schools through the government's RISE programme. Clue: they are mostly trusts... www.tes.com/magazine/new...

. @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social - Ofsted inclusion plan ‘diluted’ without admissions focus Punchy critique of the inclusion approach of Ofsted from Geoff www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Revealed: @tesmagazine.bsky.social details which organisations are being selected to provide support for struggling schools through the government's RISE programme. Clue: they are mostly trusts... www.tes.com/magazine/new...

👉The hidden problem inside the attendance crisis No data is being officially collected but school leaders warn internal truancy could be a bigger issue than pupils not turning up to school at all @cerysturner.bsky.social investigates www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Among the 100 schools with the highest % of disadvantaged pupils and lowest % of EAL pupils, just 7 have a positive P8 score. Nick Gibb claims it shows teaching needs to "improve"; the schools say P8 is broken. @ellencph.bsky.social gets behind the numbers www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Just seven of the 100 schools with the highest rates of disadvantage and the lowest rates of EAL have a positive Progress 8 score. Leaders say the metric leaves schools in an “impossible situation”. Nick Gibb says it simply reveals which need to “improve”... Is this system inherently unjust?

🇩🇪 “What stood out was possibility rather than perfection”: @nic-crossley.bsky.social considers what England could learn from Germany when it comes to SEND provision

Among the 100 schools with the highest % of disadvantaged pupils and lowest % of EAL pupils, just 7 have a positive P8 score. Nick Gibb claims it shows teaching needs to "improve"; the schools say P8 is broken. @ellencph.bsky.social gets behind the numbers www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

One of the first Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) advisers shares insights on how the role works and the impact it can have ⬇️

➡️ 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...

Phillipson running has both good and bad repercussions for education reform - @tesmagazine.bsky.social understands she intends to continue as education secretary if she wins. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ofsted announces finalised plans: ➡️Sticking with 5-point grading scale ➡️Rewritten toolkits ➡️Reduced categories ➡️Made a few bizarre cosmetic changes ➡️Essentially delayed 'proper' start til 1 Dec Unions not happy. All you need to know below www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Is Bridget Phillipson in a stronger position today than last Monday? The free Daily Briefing newsletter this morning attempts to answer that question - you can have it here below if you promise to go and sign up afterwards (just register on Tes for free!) email.tes.com/t/cr/AQiOjhA...

Stephen will be much missed in the sector - he has built great relationships, genuinely listened and treated the profession with respect at all times.

So @teachfirst.bsky.social alumni @joshmacalistermp.bsky.social and former Public First director Olivia Bailey join the DfE. Congratulations both.

Thanks for all the feedback on this piece - it generated the sort of sensible debate I was hoping for and that has been a joy to read. Its reach has also exceeded expectations!

Congratulations to Georgia Gould. She will be busy very quickly!

📱 Tes editor @jonsevers.bsky.social takes a deep dive into the debate over smartphones in schools, featuring an interview with The Anxious Generation author Jonathan Haidt – and some of his prominent critics…

"He told me, 'Sir, people like me don’t get those grades. That’s for them, not us.'" Really powerful piece from @vicgoddard.bsky.social on white working class boys and how we help those who struggle see school as somewhere they belong www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

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...

Every word of this ⬇️

Children are returning to schools that are "on a knife edge" as capital funding cuts leave some heads dealing with 53 degree classrooms, rusting fire escapes and "desperate" repair needs. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Excellent piece from @Evelynforde1 www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

📢Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones and screens? Months of research and interviews (including with Haidt) went into this investigation. Critics are clear Haidt has gone beyond the data; he says he's speaking the truth. You decide who's right. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

📢Is Jonathan Haidt right about smartphones and screens? Months of research and interviews (including with Haidt) went into this investigation. Critics are clear Haidt has gone beyond the data; he says he's speaking the truth. You decide who's right. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

One of quite a few conversation starters in this piece...

More than 700,000 GCSE physics students could be without a specialist teacher, @thenfer.bsky.social analysis shows, with @instituteofphysics.bsky.social calling for urgent action to tackle the shortage

"I’m pretty clear about what I expect: if you’re not in the organisation to improve the lives of young people, you don’t belong in the organisation." Sir Jon Coles is the first How I Lead of the academic year, talking purpose, stress, passion and doubt. www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Congratulations to both. How different will the approach be under Labour to how Tom was leading behaviour for the Conservative Party? Or is this more of the same from Labour? We shall soon find out. Congrats too to the hub schools.

From new Ofsted inspections to the curriculum review and SEND reform, our Tes Daily newsletter will guide you through all of this year's big education changes. Sign up for free today! ➡️ Find out more here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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Where do some schools go wrong with curriculum? Ahead of the publication of the curriculum and assessment review, @ensermark.bsky.social and @greeborunner.bsky.social reveal the common pitfalls – and how to avoid them

"There is a sense of cherry picking - of choosing research that already supports the way they want to present the framework" Primary writing expert prof Debra Myhill tells @tesmagazine.bsky.social why the DfE primary writing framework is 'problematic' www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Jasmine has been an absolute star at @tesmagazine.bsky.social and has been a true advocate for the sector - pushing the stories schools want to be heard and asking the hard questions to get schools the answers they need. Thank you @jasminenorden.bsky.social!

Really good to see this set of 7 research areas the EEF has evidence on and that can help teachers this year - co-CEO Chris Paterson putting practical help at the heart of what the EEF does www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

GCSE results for 2025 show stable pass rates and top grade proportions for a cohort that transitioned to secondary during the pandemic www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Congratulations to everyone who got their GCSE results this morning! Grades were fairly stable compared with last year, but a few trends to keep an eye on. Here's everything you need to know from @tesmagazine.bsky.social 🧵