Excl: Key Stage 2 Sats results are set to be delayed by a minimum of a week, Tes understands. Schools were expecting the data next Tuesday, but issues with marking and IT systems have resulted in a postponement. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🚨EXCL: Teachers will get a 3.5% pay deal for the upcoming year. - Schools to fund the first 1% - A further 3% offered for 2027-28 More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New: DfE's influencer spend tops £700k since 2024, raising questions over gov't priorities from shadow education sec Laura Trott. For Lib Dems' Munira Wilson, it's a “kick in the teeth”. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/dfe-spending-on-social-media-influencers-criticised

Have schools been put into an attendance trap? Important piece from @ktorm-social1.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Amid increasing attendance targets and a sharper policy focus, new guidance tells schools to strike a collegiate tone with parents, but leaders say the task is “all but impossible”. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/headteachers-warn-dfe-over-school-attendance-guidance

Excl: Exam board AQA has apologised after a mistake was identified in its GCSE science papers. AQA notified schools this afternoon and said it can ensure no pupils were disadvantaged. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Excl: Exam board Pearson halted marking on a GCSE higher-tier maths exam after saying it wasn’t “confident” marks were being correctly recorded. Pearson tells Tes the issue is now fixed with no impact on accuracy. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Excl: One in ten schools’ rejected government offers of “enhanced support” through attendance and behaviour hubs. @ascl-uk.bsky.social says schools may not be confident the support available is suitable, while the DfE is “not concerned”. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

2026 GCSE and A level entries data reveals reductions in entries for 8/15 EBacc subjects and higher uptake in 9/17 non-Ebacc qualifications. Combined science remains the most popular GCSE and maths the A level with highest entry figures. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New: The DfE is now citing Taylor Swift gig‑related absences among Year 9–10 girls as evidence for a tougher line on “one‑off” days off. The new focus comes after the latest official data showed severe absences reached a record high last year. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Fewer assessments, rather than shorter exams, the answer to reducing the burden? Tes analysis shows most schools already avoid the longest GCSE assessments. @ascl-uk.bsky.social says fewer papers, not “tinkering”, is the better solution. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Tes analysis shows trusts with more disadvantaged & SEND pupils face deficits up to 75% higher — a £320 per‑pupil gap. Experts say the funding and accountability system is failing schools. www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/academy-trusts-higher-disadvantage-and-send-face-bigger-financial-deficits

The CEO of England's third largest exam board recently told Tes that schools have raised concerns over students' capacity to "engage" with on-screen assessments, and raised doubts over presumptions that all young people are "digital natives". @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Revealed: the trickiest times-table question faced in schools www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

KCSIE highlights how critical the DSL role is but doesn’t require supervision - it only says that schools "should" provide support. Leaders say DSLs are at risk of burnout and call for "protected time" to deliver the supervision needed. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Tes’ excellent graphics dep’t created this extremely handy timeline of all the key changes schools can be expected to implement over the next year. @jasminenorden.bsky.social also sets things out very well here: @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Excellent piece by @johngroberts.bsky.social assessing the tension between Ofsted findings and inclusion in schools. Data says nearly 90% of schools meet the expected standard but policymakers appear to want major changes. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Excl: Shadow education secretary Laura Trott has written to Ofqual and OCR asking why an upheld complaint didn't lead to “regulatory intervention", and raised exam‑system “confidence” concerns with schools minister Georgia Gould. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Should schools be given more time to implement safeguarding requirements? DSLs tell Tes the proposed KCSIE changes feel like a “significant overhaul” and raise concerns about the timeframe for compliance. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

After the Curriculum & Assessment Review proposed shorter GCSE exams, Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said schools can already cut exam time. Tes analysis shows some reductions are possible — but leaders warn it shouldn’t fall to schools, arguing change must be systemic.

Really good piece by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social investigating the rise in suspensions among primary school pupils. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

What's behind rising suspensions in England's primary schools? Great piece by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Excl: Secondary suspensions remain far higher than in primaries, but Autumn term data suggests secondaries have curbed the post‑Covid surge while primaries have not. Leaders tell Tes why this might be. www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/rise-primary-suspensions-rise-fuels-concern-among-leaders

Ministers say “not seen, not heard” policies are outlawed, but ambiguity remains over whether they breach the new phones guidance. @tommiddlehurst.bsky.social told MPs it would be “foolish” to ban the policy in schools where proven effective. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Excl: Research shows schools spend 100+ hours a week managing phone usage. As the gov’t moves to make guidance statutory, leaders say practical hurdles on storage and staffing still stand. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/phones-law-what-would-it-mean-schools

An independent inquiry triggered after a Jewish MP’s visit to a Bristol school was postponed last year has concluded that neither the school nor the trust involved are antisemitic

Education minister Olivia Bailey met with resistance after telling MPs the gov't “already solved” the problem of phones in schools this week. A day later, the PM told tech leaders the risks children face on social media “can’t go on like this”. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Nursery expansion funding should better focus on areas of high deprivation, DfE told. Tes analysis shows most successful schools have fewer FSM pupils than the national average. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exam board OCR is resisting calls to re-mark a question on its GCSE maths paper, despite Ofqual upholding a complaint. The complainant, who wished to remain anonymous, said some students may unnecessarily resit this year as a result. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Speaking at the @neunion.bsky.social annual conference in Brighton today, general secretary Daniel Kebede reiterated the union would undertake industrial action on a national scale "if necessary" in order to save education. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

More than two thirds of secondary teachers report regular mental‑health‑related absence, according to a new @neunion.bsky.social survey. Alongside this, just one in five say the support available in their schools is adequate. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Three-quarters of teachers consider quitting due to burnout - @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @nasuwt-official.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Severe absence in schools has hit a record high, with over 176,000 in England last year. Overall and persistent absence is down, but @csjthinktank.bsky.social says the improvements are "low hanging fruit". @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Before Covid, the school attendance rate sat above 95% — averaging 95.4% for the six years prior. Since the pandemic, it hasn’t come close. So is the White Paper pledge to hit 94% ambitious enough? Experts tell Tes more aspiration is needed. @tesmagazine.bsky.social

An increased focus on inclusion and cost means some schools in England are revising uniform policies - but teachers are divided and leaders are less convinced, exclusive @teachertapp.bsky.social polling reveals. @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Excl: Nearly half of secondary teachers would drop smart uniforms for more practical clothing or no uniform at all, data shows. Cost, SEND reforms & student voice are reshaping what “smart” means, but leaders are more cautious. www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/traditional-school-uniform-way-out

Researchers call for a new scheme to support gifted and talented pupils - even though their analysis shows a previous version may have ‘inadvertently reinforced educational inequalities’ @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

The DfE's spend on advertising and marketing has risen by over 40% in the last two years, reaching £50million in 2024-25. @munirawilson.bsky.social tells Tes the number raise "serious questions" over the government's priorities. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

@tesglobal.bsky.social 2026 Wellbeing Report reveals over 70% of teachers now find their workload “unmanageable,” up 10% since 2024. Workload remains the leading cause of work‑related stress and the top reason teachers cited for wanting to leaving the profession.

Could on-screen exams widen disadvantage gaps? www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social

Responding to Ofqual’s digital exams consultation, the EEF says no rollout should take place until the impact on disadvantaged students is known. EEF fears attainment gaps could widen. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

An important question to ask when any promise is made about libraries - what definition of "library" is being used? www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Excl: Gov't pledge to build libraries in all primary schools by the end of this Parliament may include converting “storage” areas such as cloakrooms and corridors. Treasury previously committed over £10m in funding, now rising to £12.5m. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

“There are severe shortages nationally, with provision varying enormously across local authorities... far more people want to train as EPs than there are funded places available.” EPI's @jzuccollo.bsky.social spoke to @ktorm-social1.bsky.social about the gov't's experts at hand plan.

England's exams watchdog has called for tougher action to stop students bringing mobile phones into exams or using AI to cheat in coursework www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Excl: DfE warned that workforce shortages could affect delivery of its £1.8bn “experts at hand” SEND plan by 2028. Professional bodies welcome the investment, but raise doubts on timeline of delivery. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

England’s largest exam board says ‘cautious’ rollout of on-screen assessments could ‘hinder progress’ - @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

As Ofqual consults on expanding digital assessments, @aqaeducation.bsky.social is calling for a more ambitious rollout, saying England risks falling behind other countries. @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Plans to introduce statutory ISPs for all SEND pupils have raised questions about workload pressures for SENDCOs and the potential for heightened tension between schools and families. @johngroberts.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

After long-awaited details regarding plans to recruit 6500 teachers were revealed this week, new @yougov.co.uk polling shows most adults now view teaching as an unappealing career, with only a small minority finding it “very appealing”. @tesmagazine.bsky.social