Why inclusion bases guidance does little to ease heads’ anxiety - expert analysis from @johngroberts.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

DfE sets out how it expects schools to run SEND inclusion bases - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Schools across the country will close or finish early because of the red weather warning, while some pupils are going to school in PE kits to help them cope with the heat

Union leaders call Sir Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister ‘intensely frustrating’ as it has led to an expected announcement on teacher pay being ‘knocked off course’, leaving teachers facing uncertainty and schools unable to budget

‘Expecting schools to carry on like normal right now is dangerous,’ warns @neunion.bsky.social over this week’s heatwave, calling for schools to ‘ditch uniforms’ and for Ofsted to halt inspections

What are 'other modern languages' - and why are they a source of 'huge, untapped potential' in schools? @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

27 degrees will be on the cool side in the next five days... The article goes on to cite research that behaviour gets worse above 25 degrees.

The language of 'modern' has always been problematic as it only wrongly refers to European ones. Gtcs has considered updating the use in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to heritage languages I think. The fact that they are only just realising that students' home language is an untapped resource is just shocking.

What are 'other modern languages' - and why are they a source of 'huge, untapped potential' in schools? @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Headteachers criticise ‘brutal’ inspection framework www.tes.com/magazine/new... @cerysturner.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

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

What can Scotland’s school leaders do about racism? Thank you @henryhepburn.bsky.social for highlighting #SLS article in @tesmagazine.bsky.social review of the week! #SLS @uofgheadship.bsky.social @seralisen.bsky.social @emmaseith.bsky.social 145850312.hs-sites-eu1.com/tes-magazine...

Exam board apologises for mistake in ‘all versions’ of science paper - @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

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...

"A Whitehall source suggested school funding may be reduced in line with the reduction in pension contributions... 'Yes, contributions are coming down - but I’d point out government has always adjusted funding in line with contributions.'" www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Fears over target for mental health teams in all schools - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Most teachers believe unhealthy food at school can contribute to disruptive behaviour, new polling reveals

Provisional GCSE and A-level entries data for this summer has been released by Ofqual – with sharp drops in computing and French among the standout trends

Seems an apt time to put this out again - nothing has really changed in the research consensus since I wrote this. Also, if the 'harmful' bits are banned, does that make phones 'safe' for schools...? www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

Unhealthy school food ‘fuels disruptive behaviour’ - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @foodfoundation.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

A new natural history GCSE is to be introduced as part of the government’s curriculum reforms

The strike fund of the @neunion.bsky.social has fallen by more than £1.4 million, the union's latest accounts show, as it ramps up industrial action threats

Exclusive: Two trusts in eastern England, Inspiring Futures through Learning and Chiltern Learning Trust, are planning a merger to create a 42-school MAT, subject to DfE approval

The number of pupils with EHCPs has increased by 24 per cent over the past 2 years, according to new DfE data on SEND support

Entries for A-level music have plummeted to a record low, data has shown, with the government warned that it could ‘disappear from schools altogether’ if the trend continues

Exclusive: The marking scheme for the KS2 Sats reading assessment feels like it is ‘trying to catch children out’, says @naht.org.uk, which is calling for a less ‘rigid’ approach

School paperwork surges due to ‘horrendous’ inspection workload www.tes.com/magazine/new... @johngroberts.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Number of pupils with EHCPs rises above half a million - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Could A-level music really disappear in English schools? @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social @ism-music.bsky.social

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...

Schools could look to ‘self-fund’ building works through ‘creative’ uses of their site - such as installing padel courts - instead of waiting for public funding, the former head of the DfE’s property company says

One of the less expected @tesmagazine.bsky.social stories... the DfE has done some pretty detailed analysis on the impact a Taylor Swift concert had on school attendance www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social

Almost a quarter of school and trust leaders say rising parent complaints have contributed to staff leaving in the past year, a survey has found - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Let birthday pupils skip lunch queue to cut absence, schools told - @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @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...

New: Parent complaints ‘contributing to school staff quitting’ - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Extra in-service days promised by new Scottish education secretary www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social @eisunion.bsky.social #EISAGM26

Experts at Hand guidance calls for ‘innovative’ staff deployment, while members of key SEND panel are revealed www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @jabedahmed.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Half of England's primary pupils are now taught in academies, new data shows www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

The number of teachers working in schools in England has fallen by 1,900 year-on-year, figures show – but the government is claiming progress towards its target of recruiting 6,500 new teachers

Leaders have called on the government to delay the rollout of its new school sports 'partnership network', warning the scrapping of direct PE premium funding has left them unable to plan for next year

Ofqual is having to ‘move really fast’ to counter the threat of students using different kinds of smart devices to cheat in exams, says the chief regulator

NEW: Health and safety ‘ticking time bomb’ faced by Scottish teachers, hears #EISAGM26 www.tes.com/magazine/new... @eisunion.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

"A child isn’t born with SEND. They aren’t born knowing that they don’t fit," says the writer. "This is something they learn; something that they’re taught." This piece is one of the most beautiful mediations on SEND I have read. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

"Boys were telling female members of staff to 'get back to where they belong'" 👉The manosphere’s influence is growing - can teachers fight back? A difficult but important read from David Robson this morning. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Boost girls’ wellbeing to cut absence, advises @thenfer.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

The final session of an inquiry into the decline of reading for pleasure was held today - @ktorm-social1.bsky.social rounds up some of the key issues to emerge www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Heads warn of ‘unsafe’ role of school staff in medical care - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @naht.org.uk @tesmagazine.bsky.social

School leaders have said that tech companies must be 'properly held to account' - and warned against the 'misapprehension' that a blanket social media ban for under-16s provides an easy solution www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ascl-uk.bsky.social @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social