I read The Name of the Rose recently. What a brilliant book. Bizarre and baffling, but brilliant all the same. Not a quick read mind!

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...

Not sure if leadership is for you? Then why not look for an interim leadership role so you can test the water, suggests one teacher who did just that

More international school sector appointment news: Affinitas Education confirms new CEO #education #edusky www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Should all schools be able to pay bonuses to teachers? With the government pondering this question, the answer is not as simple as you might think, finds @dan-worth.bsky.social

'Too often, media literacy is relegated to a one-off lesson or annual assembly. That is not good enough,' says a House of Lords report calling for more media literacy training for teachers

“The fact they’ve said that, at primary level, terms like penis and vulva must be used is huge and really, really important.” I spoke with safeguarding leads and RSHE experts to find out why the use of proper words for body parts in new guidance is a big deal #education www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

10 years ago there was no gender pay gap between male and female secondary heads - now it's £6,000. What's going on? @ellencph.bsky.social looks at the numbers and considers the causes www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

That 4.7bn increase for schools, in context: www.gov.uk/government/p...

Read the full exchange between Ofsted and the Department for Education discussing the “regrettable” and “disappointing” delay to the inspection reform consultation...

Exercise is one of the best ways to build a better brain - but the vast majority of school-aged children aren’t getting enough of it. Was pleased to write this piece for @tesmagazine.bsky.social

V interesting development here - Ofsted not winning any friends with slow consultation response

An uplifting piece here by @helenamarsh.bsky.social outlining why helping staff grow and thrive in a school can be such a rewarding aspect of headship www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Ahead of the spending review, and despite positive noises for education, this article about how a trust saved £££ by rationalising its stationery spend may be a useful bookmark! www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Wonderful to see so many MAT and other sector leaders we know at @tesmagazine.bsky.social at our Tes event last night, including education secretary Bridget Phillipson. Brilliant to be able to bring the sector together to network, chat and mix under the Tes banner.

There's now a dedicated @tesmagazine.bsky.social app for #Android phones! Download here bit.ly/45xsB8d And yes, an iOS version is in the works too...watch this space.

With EAL pupils becoming increasingly common in international schools, how are school groups responding? I spoke with leaders at Cognita to hear about how an intensive approach to language acquisition at its schools in South East Asia has had a huge impact www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Interesting final entry to our ethical dilemma series here www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

"We’ve tended to take for granted that spoken language skills just happen and you’re good at it or not... But that’s not true." Interesting interview here from @ellencph.bsky.social, speaking to oracy researcher Neil Mercer.

What’s the point of learning English? A thoughtful piece here from an English teacher at GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai that suggests the fact there is no easy answer to this question is exactly why it's worth studying: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

A nice write-up here of a series of insights and ideas shared at the COBIS Conference by international school governors on how to ensure strong and purposeful governance in the sector www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

‪Great to have a piece from ISP about how they are using their global network of teachers and leaders to help find the expertise needed to prepare students for university exams: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Interesting view here from an international school in Kenya about how they are actively having an online teaching day once a term to prepare students for the future of work and university www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Amid reports that fewer teachers are interested in headship, a long-serving head explains why, despite the difficulties, it’s still an incredible role that she loves every day www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

If you're in an international school make sure you're signed up for this weekly digest of key news, analysis, interviews and more from the sector, direct from @tesmagazine.bsky.social

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Fascinating piece this - very revealing in so many ways, including the motivations for why people want to become leaders that go far beyond seeking power

Peppa Pig, Paddington, Paw Patrol, Pip and Posy - If you want a hit kids TV show, start it with a P!

All MATs should have a map on their website showing where their schools are (bonus points to those that already do this).

Plans for dealing with “stuck schools” are “setting schools up to fail”, heads’ leaders warn. Plus: Stuck schools >5x more likely to be in NW or SW than London, analysis shows. Story by @johngroberts.bsky.social

"Here’s a fact for you: Ofsted’s proposed school inspection system of eight categories with five possible judgements means there are 390,625 possible inspection outcomes. The old system had a maximum of 256" Inspectors tell @dan-worth.bsky.social they fear new inspection proposals may be unworkable

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals suggest nothing was learned from the horrors of assessment levels, writes @michaelt1979.bsky.social

I'll consider AI smart when it can tell me what bins I need to put out this week.

“If the central forecasts come to pass, this would certainly have long-term, significant implications for education spending." A really important analysis here from @dan-worth.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Across the country, primary schools are grappling with a surge in racist incidents. @dan-worth.bsky.social digs into the data and talks to leaders about what’s fuelling this worrying trend

There no question Slow Horses is good, enjoyable tv but every series starts like an HBO show, middles into a BBC one and ends like ITV.

New: All new teachers will have to take mandatory training in how to use assistive technology to support SEND pupils. The education secretary is set to announce the news at the London BETT show this morning, with more tech measures to follow. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Writing in TES today to share the vision for our new Flourishing Leaders/Flourishing Teachers Programmes launching at our national conference today 🙌 All part of re-imagining education as a career in which adults could expect to flourish. 👍 🌳 🙏 www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

A new school validation process on the Isle of Man, made public today, uses self-evaluation. Might it be a basis for the MAT inspections Ofsted has pledged to introduce in England? www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

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Interesting piece from COBIS CEO Colin Bell today on @tesmagazine.bsky.social about why the curriculum review must be mindful of the international impact of any changes it proposes www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

What approach should MATs take with school websites? @dan-worth.bsky.social asks trust leaders about the benefits of centralisation vs giving schools freedom over their sites

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill being introduced to parliament today: 💥Ends forced academisation of all “failing” schools 💥Says all schools - inc academies - will offer teachers the same “core pay & conditions” More here 👇 www.tes.com/magazine/new...

We know that absence is a huge problem in schools in England. But what's the international picture? The latest Timss report, out today, includes data on school absence from 65 nations globally. I looked at where England ranks. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

"Why I meet all teachers three times a year" www.tes.com/magazine/lea... An interesting headship case study on how to make time to meet staff - and use that time productively.

"The International Baccalaureate Organization has revealed details of its plans to pilot digital exams for its Diploma Programme (DP) in the summer of 2026, with the aim of all DP exams being taken using computers in the 2030s." @dan-worth.bsky.social reports for TES www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Yesterday the DfE released the national data on this year’s multiplication tables check, the assessment that determines whether Year 4 pupils can fluently recall their times tables up to 12x12. @dan-worth.bsky.social and I have the key insights for school leaders www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

The IB talks about its plans to start piloting digital exams for its Diploma Programme from 2026: t.co/oe8nzY9WE2t

"How I used DfE data to find a school soulmate" - not heard of someone doing this before but a nice story about how a headteacher found the leader at a similar type of setting to share ideas, inspiration and generally learn from one another www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

The curriculum and assessment review call for evidence closes Friday [email protected] explains why you should take part before it's too late www.tes.com/magazine/ana...