A new @fftedu.bsky.social report outlines why early reading work is key to spotting and supporting pupils with SEND to ensure they do not fall behind at the start of their school journey

The children’s commissioner in England is calling for a shake-up of safeguarding referrals amid concerns that vulnerable children are more likely to experience abuse in school. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: More than a third of secondary teachers say a non-specialist is teaching their subject to Year 7 at their school, according to @teachertapp.bsky.social research

Only a small proportion of disadvantaged high achievers in maths at primary go on to fulfil their potential, @ucl.ac.uk research warns

Headteachers’ leaders are calling for urgent answers about how Ofsted inspectors will decide whether schools are failing to meet the “expected standard” on attainment. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ofsted urged to put brakes on new inspection as 9 in 10 NAHT members back union to explore strike action. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

An MPs' inquiry into the SEND system says the government should keep EHCPs and create new national standards for special educational needs provision in schools

The persistence of the gender pay gap in schools is 'grossly unfair', says @naht.org.uk as it calls on the government to urgently conduct a detailed pay equality analysis

MPs report into Solving the SEND crisis is out: ✏️Urges govt to keep EHCPs and SEND tribunals ✏️Calls for a new national SEND framework ✏️More special school and resourced provision places ✏️An overhaul of National Funding Formula ✏️Urges govt to define an inclusive education www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: Ucas chief Jo Saxton writes for Tes about why she’s confident the new personal statement for university applications will work well for both students and teachers

Phillipson says White Paper will set expectations for schools on parental engagement. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A packed Westminster Hall debate is getting underway into a petition signed by more than 120,000 people calling on the government to "retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND". www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Really interesting report on the pressures, pitfalls and possible solutions in front of the government as it plans major SEND reform. I have done this piece for @tesmagazine.bsky.social on its findings. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

DfE warned by IFS against quick-fix cuts in SEND reforms: “Principled reform…is needed…If the focus is on reducing legal rights to cut short-term costs, this could easily turn into welfare reforms mark 2.” www.tes.com/magazine/news/sp...

The government will risk a backlash if its planned SEND reforms focus on reducing pupils' legal rights in order to cut costs, warns @theifs.bsky.social

Regional school improvement officers was one of the big new ideas of the incoming government. A breakdown of the support being agreed through the RISE programme shows the vast majority of it is being delivered by multi academy trusts. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The head of a new taskforce has warned it will be wrong to judge schools as strong on inclusion if they are happy for some local students “to be sent in a taxi elsewhere”. Geoff Barton weighs in on Ofsted's inclusion drive not looking at school admissions . www.tes.com/magazine/new...

📈 The gap between disadvantaged Year 6 pupils and their peers in key stage 2 Sats results has increased slightly this year, new DfE data shows

LocatED, the Department for Education’s in-house property company, will be absorbed by the DfE in April 2026. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

What would Bridget Phillipson becoming deputy leader mean for education? Interesting piece from MAT CEO @tom-campbell.bsky.social 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?

Snap polls by NAHT and NEU show majority of members responding are opposed to Ofsted's new report cards but the watchdog says it has had positive engagement at a meeting with the sector. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

*** NEW POST *** Start of a new term brings with it the return of exam analysis, but how can middle leaders make it work for them? I take a look for @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Education secretary @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has announced that she is entering the race to become Labour’s next deputy leader

A headteachers’ union plans to poll members on whether to stop working as inspectors after Ofsted’s final plans for school report cards were branded “punitive” and “flawed”. Story by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ofsted has announced its new inspection framework today. Its pushing ahead with a five point score report card but has made a series of changes - and it is now looking for schools to volunteer to be the first to be inspected in November. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The children's commissioner has called for the creation of education plans for pupils who need more support, including those not meeting expected standards, excluded or who are persistently and severely absent. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

ICYMI: Catherine McKinnell departs as schools minister in government reshuffle . www.tes.com/magazine/new...

An education committee inquiry into the early years sector will scrutinise the government’s school-readiness targets and staff recruitment and retention

Super piece by @johngroberts.bsky.social in the @tesmagazine.bsky.social about my new report on the risks posed by AI in education. Read / download the full report here: www.smf.co.uk/publications... www.tes.com/magazine/new...

"The hubs promoted environments which were safe, calm, predictable & secure, & also ones where people were treated with dignity. Those are the most inclusive environments." Tom Bennett speaks to @cerysturner.bsky.social about behaviour and inclusion. 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...

A @tesmagazine.bsky.social investigation by @jasminenorden.bsky.social into the rise of violent incidents causing injuries to pupils and staff. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Really interesting report on factors driving pupil absence from school. There has been a lot of talk of the idea of the social contract having broken but this digs into a bit more from the perspective of students. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Out now: Tes Scotland speaks to new SQA boss, Nick Page He talks about qualifications reform; if the levies paid by councils can remain fixed; why Qualifications Scotland "can't be a rebrand"; and why it's "sensible" to review accreditation in 2 years www.tes.com/magazine/new...

It is possible to close the attainment gap for white, working-class pupils – we need only look to Steubenville, Ohio, to find out how, writes Mike Fischer of @fftedu.bsky.social

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...

Merger plan announced that would create a founding base for a Northern hub for Ark Schools. . from EdCity to the five towns. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

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

The contract for the training scheme currently run by @teachfirst.bsky.social will be worth nearly £74 million less than previously listed and contain a reduced recruitment target

📡 MAT Tracker: Andy Barnett has been appointed chief executive officer of @deltatrust.bsky.social – one of the country’s biggest multi-academy trusts

ICYMI: The line-up for the new inclusion task force, chaired by Geoff Barton, has been announced

Sad day at @tesmagazine.bsky.social as we say goodbye to a brilliant reporter and colleague. Jasmine finished on a high with great GCSE results day coverage.

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!

A Scottish Covid Inquiry report shares the views of 2,000 young people on what schools and teachers should do to protect learning in the event of another pandemic @henryhepburn.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The gender gap at GCSE is its narrowest since 2000, though girls remain ahead in both the top grades and in achieving grade 4 or above www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Must read thread capturing all of @jasminenorden.bsky.social's brilliant coverage of GCSE results day today for @tesmagazine.bsky.social

It took a whistleblower to reveal this incident yesterday and, as a magazine, we felt it was a public duty to make it known more widely. If that whistleblower had not stepped forward, would it have never been divulged?

Comments added to this from Ofqual today: refusing to say extent of the disruption to exams, how many pupils sat replacement papers this year, nor why schools were not told in February. It's fantastic exams went ahead as planned despite the attack, but transparency is critical.

Congratulations to GCSE students getting results today. This is the cohort whose transition from primary to secondary happened in the height of the Covid pandemic. This excellent @jasminenorden.bsky.social piece rounds up all the key headlines from today's results. www.tes.com/magazine/new...