Updates: Calls from @pepediiasio.bsky.social to ensure that sensitive school data is “complete secure” in light of new plans. The FDA, which represents senior HMI, called the EEG problems “unacceptable”. It remains concerned over a “lack of strategy”.

This took a long , long time to put together and it was great to see the (largely) sensible debate it prompted over the month after it was published a few months back. The scientific debate is still where it was, but the cultural debate has certainly become even more polarised.

Two million pupils in the UK have speech and language challenges, but not all these children have SEND. Earlier this year, @ellencph.bsky.social spoke to experts about how in-school intervention is possible – and highly effective

Have social media and smartphones ‘rewired’ today’s teenagers? Jonathan Haidt argues they have in 'The Anxious Generation' – but critics say that banning phones won’t bring the salvation he promises

As Tes reveals that Ofsted inspectors are recording evidence in Word documents due to tech issues, unions call for the watchdog to assure schools that personal data will be ‘completely secure’ and for it to seek a long-term solution

🔍 Exclusive: Ofsted inspectors will record evidence on Word documents as the watchdog's electronic evidence gathering system continues to malfunction

‘Better training’ is often cited as the first step in improving inclusive practice in schools, but this might not be the simple fix it seems, as @mmulholland.bsky.social explains

There will be no additional funding to cover a teacher pay rise above what has been budgeted for in the next academic year, the Treasury has confirmed

Author Dennis Sherwood reveals what new Ofqual data tells us about the accuracy of exam marking at GCSE and A level

ICYMI: Reform suggested this week that redundant church buildings could be used to teach pupils with SEND closer to home, as it launched a working group on tackling the SEND crisis

‘Rage bait’ is the 2025 Word of the Year – and thanks to a raft of DfE announcements, it seems an apt choice to describe the year in education, says this union leader

Tes' @cerysturner.bsky.social investigates a worrying trend in key stage 2 Sats that is hidden behind positive headlines on improving results

International schools group Cognita has announced a deal to acquire its tenth school in Spain

‘Schools can contribute, but they cannot carry this alone’: Luke Ramsden of the Schools Consent Project warns about the expectations placed on schools under the government’s new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls

While Sats scores are improving overall, the number of children who are deemed unable to take the KS2 tests is increasing. @cerysturner.bsky.social investigates this widening gap

Heads warn that mainstream schools opening specialist provision risk coming under pressure as ‘magnet schools’ – despite the government pushing more schools to open these resource bases

The DfE has issued new guidance on restraint in schools, outlining when teachers are entitled to use ‘reasonable force’

Exclusive: The DfE’s insurance premium for schools will increase by more than 7% next year, as schools face rising cost pressures

Teachers will be given specialist training to talk to students about issues such as consent, as part of the govt’s VAWG strategy. + Children who show harm towards parents, siblings or in relationships will be signed up to “behaviour change programmes”. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The high needs national funding formula is suspended for 2026-27 while govt reforms review how the system is funded. Heads' leaders warn that static SEND funding based on last year's amounts will make it difficult to ensure students get the support they need. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: School insurance costs to rise by up to 3 times inflation DfE's insurance premium for schools will increase by more than 7 per cent. The increase has been described as a “massive blow”, with school budgets already under “huge strain”. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Teacher training has been a ‘huge issue’ in talks about government SEND reforms, says schools minister Georgia Gould, as she admits there is more to do in this area

🌍 We know that climate anxiety is a growing problem among young people, but how can schools tackle it? A new free AI tool that empowers students to find climate solutions can help, explains Becky Parker of @projectearth.bsky.social

Over the past year, a succession of DfE announcements have certainly felt like ‘rage bait’, writes @pepediiasio.bsky.social, who hopes ‘wellbeing’ is the focus of 2026

All secondary schools in England will have to teach about healthy relationships as part of a new government strategy to tackle violence against girls and women

‘Static’ SEND funding announced by the government will make it ‘very difficult’ to ensure that pupils get the support they need, heads' leaders have warned

'Better training' is a default response to how we improve SEND provision, but ITT has already come a long way, says @mmulholland.bsky.social

Some 75 ITT providers were asked: ‘What else do you think the government should do to improve teacher numbers?' This is what they said…

In response to news that a Google subsidiary is looking to develop a chatbot for use in schools, @neunion.bsky.social warns of the risk of ‘cognitive decline’ if teachers aren’t involved in developing AI for education

The @iborganization.bsky.social has issued results to over 23,000 students around the world who sat exams in its November series

What do we mean by 'learning'? Most of us agree that it's about more than just exam grades, but we need a formal definition if we want education policy that works for all, writes @bernardandrews.bsky.social

Children who live in overcrowded or damp homes missed three more weeks of school than other pupils, a new study finds

Teacher workload driven by poor behaviour, ‘churn’ in school leadership – the education committee hears evidence on the big obstacles to improving teacher recruitment and retention

Unoccupied church buildings could be used to allow children with SEND to be taught closer to home, says Reform's deputy leader as the party launches a working group on tackling the SEND crisis

What practical steps can schools take to help teachers notice and act on pupils' needs early? Ambition Institute's Anne Heavey shares six ideas…

Chemistry curricula in UK schools do not reflect the realities of working in science, @rsc.org researchers warn

The Treasury has been accused of 'picking a fight with the teaching profession' by refusing to provide additional funding for teacher pay

📡 MAT Tracker: The 36-school David Ross Education Trust has announced Simon Rose as its new chief executive

Most teachers have had at least one homeless child at their school in the past year, according to @sheltercharity.bsky.social research, which also highlights the impact of homelessness on pupil attainment

One of the UK’s biggest exam boards has been fined more than £2 million for three ‘serious breaches’ that ‘affected tens of thousands of students’, says Ofqual

A former deputy head explains how her #PintforMike campaign, launched in memory of her late husband, is encouraging more people to donate blood

There will be no extra money for next year's teacher pay award, the Treasury has confirmed, meaning the DfE would have to fund any award from existing budgets

There will be no extra funding for next year's teacher pay award, the Treasury has confirmed. The DfE would have to fund any award from existing budgets. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Google is working with the DfE on developing an AI chatbot to help teachers in classrooms in England

‘You have the most amount of control, but the least amount of knowledge’: one new headteacher reflects on what he’s learned in his first term in the job

✅ How accurate is the marking of GCSEs and A levels? Author Dennis Sherwood reveals the key insights from the new Ofqual data on marking reviews

Pupils with SEND have far higher absence rates than those without, but a focus on attendance won’t change anything – it needs to be structural, says this headteacher

The government announcement that up to 77 free school projects could be dropped risks favouring mainstream provision ‘at the expense of special schools’, sector leaders warn

Most of the 44 new mainstream free-school projects look set to be scrapped after the conclusion of a government review

Only 7% of school leaders will spend more time on creative subjects despite the removal of the EBacc, a survey reveals