What does 2026-27 hold in store for schools in England? @jasminenorden.bsky.social takes you through all the details. www.tes.com/magazine/ana... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Clear national goals, respectful collaboration and stronger self-evaluation at every level: Sheena Devlin sets out what Scotland’s education directors need from the new government

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...

Exclusive: Online abuse involving fake accounts, malicious social media posts and AI-generated content is having a ‘significant impact on teacher wellbeing, confidence and professional relationships’, finds @sstatradeunion.bsky.social

The changes school leaders need to know about for next year: @jasminenorden.bsky.social explains what’s happening and when with the introduction of new government policies

Every school an academy: @jabedahmed.bsky.social reveals the first council area to become fully academised – and examines the questions this raises for local authority responsibility

The next academic year brings a huge amount of change for schools to manage and implement. Is your school ready? @jasminenorden.bsky.social has all the details here: www.tes.com/magazine/ana... (A fantastic timeline from our art director Nige, too!)

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...

What’s changing in education in England next year - and are schools ready? www.tes.com/magazine/ana... @jasminenorden.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Online abuse of teachers a ‘growing professional risk’, finds @sstatradeunion.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

There is now a council area in England where every mainstream state school is an academy - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Superb analysis of the implementation of the inclusion section of the new Ofsted framework

What’s changing in education in 2026-27? A very handy primer for schools in England from @jasminenorden.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Schools can lead the way in cutting exam times - but should they? Fascinating investigation by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social that reveals some of the dynamics at play - for better or worse - when there are multiple exam boards to choose from. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

If you are going to force schools into an accountability exercise, then making sure the tools of that exercise work properly would be useful...

Schools can lead the way in cutting exam times - but should they? Fascinating investigation by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social that reveals some of the dynamics at play - for better or worse - when there are multiple exam boards to choose from. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

The @neunion.bsky.social warns ‘out of touch’ Labour it will launch strike ballot - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Exclusive: New teachers are learning significantly more from the updated Early Career Framework than in previous years, polling suggests

As headship aspiration reaches a record low, Tes explores what’s deterring people from taking the top job

ICYMI: Schools will have less than a term to prepare the new enrichment entitlements before Ofsted inspects them, with sector leaders warning this is a ‘recipe for heightening stress’

All Sendcos ‘need clinical supervision to stop burnout’ - @charlottesantry.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

DfE to call on leaders to become RISE ‘partners’ - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Ofsted will not be making any major changes to toolkits in its upcoming update, despite criticism of the watchdog’s new inspection framework

Some 22 per cent of trainee teachers do not immediately enter the profession following qualification, research reveals, highlighting ‘shock’ of administrative tasks and workload as reasons

Fantastic to be back at SAAS chairing the main stage. A packed line up awaits - @tesmagazine.bsky.social will have all the news and views on our website and app and in our award-winning newsletter

Some news - I have rejoined @tesmagazine.bsky.social as senior writer! I'll be working on features and analysis about schools and beyond. Drop me a line on [email protected]

Most school leaders in a survey in England say budget cuts are hitting pupil outcomes - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

'Heads more likely than teachers to find new Ofsted inspections stressful' - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Scottish election 2026: what the manifestos say about education www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

#Election2026 #SLSManifesto Only 11 hours until voting starts for Scotland #Holyrood2026! A reminder of the #SLS #Manifesto for Education lnkd.in/ejkQ4-TF and great summary from @henryhepburn.bsky.social of political parties’ #Manifestos: www.tes.com/magazine/new... www.linkedin.com/posts/electi...

Why do fewer teachers than ever want to be heads? Important piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

This is entirely correct from Pepe and Leora. Why on earth DfE has done something very sensible (enrichment focus) and then mangled it by a) not giving enough details to schools and b) making Ofsted inspect it, heaven knows @pepediiasio.bsky.social @leoracruddas.bsky.social

‘Ridiculous’ timeline for schools to introduce enrichment benchmarks - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

With the Scottish election looming, what are the main parties promising on schools and education? @henryhepburn.bsky.social digs into their manifestos

'High-stakes inspection' has contributed to England being 'an absolute outlier in Europe in terms of the intensity of managerialism that we see in our system', @sineadmc.bsky.social told @naht.org.uk delegates on Saturday. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social @jabedahmed.bsky.social

ICYMI: On Saturday school leaders in England have unanimously backed calls for an indicative ballot on industrial action, warning that any multi-year pay deal worth less than inflation would be ‘unacceptable’ www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social @jabedahmed.bsky.social

School leaders have unanimously backed calls for an indicative ballot on industrial action, warning that any multi-year pay deal worth less than inflation would be ‘unacceptable’

School leaders at the @naht.org.uk conference have paved the way towards industrial action over Ofsted’s new inspection framework, after warning that ‘polite concern is not enough’

Heads pave way for industrial action over new Ofsted framework, while @sineadmc.bsky.social tells @naht.org.uk that the 'intensity of managerialism' in the education system makes England 'an absolute outlier' www.tes.com/magazine/new... @jabedahmed.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social #nahtconf

Ofsted is a “driver of misery” and a danger to safe working conditions for school staff, the incoming president of the NAHT school leaders’ union will warn as its conference gets underway in Belfast today. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

➡️ The complex story behind rising suspensions in primary schools Superb investigation here from @ktorm-social1.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

School leaders should not be left to ‘carry the can’ if the government’s White Paper plans fail because of a lack of funding, Paul Whiteman tells the @naht.org.uk annual conference #NAHTconf

SEND: Support plan complaints could ‘overwhelm’ schools, ministers warned www.tes.com/magazine/new... @johngroberts.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Ofsted is a ‘driver of misery’, says new @naht.org.uk president www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Pretty damning, this - a flexible-working scheme failed to reach those it might have benefited most, and well after it started only 3 per cent of school leaders had heard of it. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

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

Trusts’ self-generated income rises 25% to £366m - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

New @theeef.bsky.social research suggests that mixed-ability classes had a negative effect on high prior attainers – but this doesn’t bring an end to the setting vs mixed-ability debate, writes @beckyfrancis.bsky.social

An independent review looking into antisemitism in schools issues a call for evidence, seeking the views of teachers, students, parents and others