Headteachers' leaders have called for schools who have volunteered to be the first to be inspected by Ofsted to be allowed to withdraw over concerns about changes in the way the watchdog will use data in new inspections. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Most markers of SQA papers think the work does not pay enough, a survey has found - markers find the work useful but complain of being 'undervalued' www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Qualifications ‘explosion’ shows CfE is working, education secretary Jenny Gilruth tells ADES annual conference www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The @eisunion.bsky.social has recommended members accept a two-year pay offer - details here. Ballot closes on Monday. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

'The landscape around us is shifting and it is shifting at a pace we have never experienced before,' says ADES president Laurence Findlay at education directors' annual conference www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A new GCSE in artificial intelligence stemming from the curriculum review could date quickly, warns @aqaeducation.bsky.social chief Colin Hughes in an exclusive interview

In Scotland, @eisunion.bsky.social is recommending that teachers accept a two-year pay offer – leading to an initial 4.25% rise, followed by 3.25% in 2026-27

The @eisunion.bsky.social has recommended members accept a two-year pay offer - details here. Ballot closes on Monday. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Which of the curriculum and assessment review proposals has the DfE rejected or will not implement as prescribed? There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below www.tes.com/magazine/new...

NEW: The @eisunion.bsky.social is recommending that its members accept a two-year pay offer www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The much anticipated curriculum and assessment review is out. The EBacc is to be scrapped, and it calls for a new year 8 English test and an entitlement to triple science for all. Great piece rounding it all up here by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Really interesting recommendations from the curriculum and assessment review in England - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

🧵 The curriculum and assessment review has been published – here, @cerysturner.bsky.social rounds up the main recommendations, including scrapping the EBacc and making triple science accessible to all at GCSE (1/3)

Great piece by @mannybotwe.bsky.social, who will be speaking at the School Leaders Scotland conference next week www.tes.com/magazine/lea... @ascl-uk.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Can you teach compassion and kindness in the same way as reading and writing? This Year 2 lead explains the benefits of taking a proactive approach to social and emotional learning

Catch-up on our stories from around the world this week… 🇵🇹 Does Portugal offer a blueprint for inclusion?: buff.ly/6Bjr27E 🇯🇵 What Japan can tell us about workforce planning: buff.ly/sQuRY9e 🇰🇿 Why Kazakhstan is attracting more international teachers: buff.ly/nZn4GBl

The wealth of parents is increasingly a factor in the likelihood of summer-born children being taught out of their traditional year group, DfE research shows

An @sqanews.bsky.social report suggests that many pupils are reluctant to use AI in case they are accused of cheating, and that they want clearer advice from school www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Exclusive: Survey by @sstatradeunion.bsky.social finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking subject classes, with secondary schools also heavily relying on primary teachers amid ‘deepening crisis’ of staff shortages www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: Survey by @sstatradeunion.bsky.social finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking subject classes, with secondary schools also heavily relying on primary teachers amid ‘deepening crisis’ of staff shortages www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Sport is an ‘amazing place’ to teach girls about their bodies, so menstruation should be part of the PE curriculum in schools, experts tell MPs

Working-class girls showed 'significant improvements' in their confidence after taking part in a political engagement study, University of Roehampton research finds

Secondary teachers would need a salary 13% higher on average to consider applying for jobs in the most disadvantaged schools, @theeef.bsky.social research suggests

Schools minister @georgiagould.bsky.social has rejected a petition calling for parents to be allowed to take children out of school for holidays in term time without getting a fine

🇰🇿 What’s it like to teach in Kazakhstan? The rapid rise of international schools is presenting opportunities for teachers in this ‘amazing’ country, school leaders tell @emmaseith.bsky.social

England’s education system disincentivises schools from focusing on the pupils most in need of help, says a report from former DfE boss Jonathan Slater

Could a specific approach to teaching teachers called 'didagogy' be the antidote to ineffective, templated CPD? These two development leads think so…

How can schools tackle the decline in pupil reading? A Globeducate director outlines 7 practical steps the group is taking – from festivals to family engagement

The rise of AI ‘girlfriends’ poses risks for teenage boys, says safeguarding lead Thomas Michael, who suggests ways for schools to help protect students

I am honoured to be invited to be the keynote speaker for the 2025 David Raffe memorial lecture at @morayhouse.bsky.social . My thanks to @henryhepburn.bsky.social for agreeing to chair the lecture. Registration for in person or online open now.

We don’t just have an attendance problem, we have an engagement problem – but we can learn a lot from the way Chicago has turned around its school system, says @vianclark.bsky.social

Our free webinar, in which school leaders discuss the pros and cons of Ofsted's new framework and how they are preparing for the upcoming inspections, takes place this afternoon at 4pm. Sign up to watch here: buff.ly/VFrIQw2

Giving evidence to the Covid inquiry, the former education secretary criticised Boris Johnson for giving 'false hope' in spring 2020 and said that closures in January 2021 had been 'a panic decision'

Schools need more support to deal with misogyny, heads say, as research shows that most teachers see it as a big problem

Thinking about a new teaching job? One experienced head shares tips to help you make your CV stand out from the crowd

Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver & the watchdog's board chair Dame Christine Gilbert are facing MPs to discuss Ofsted's incoming inspection framework🧵 It's part of regular accountability updates Ofsted committed to following the death of Ruth Perry. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson is giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry today. Will be posting updates here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y12M...

ASN numbers likely to rise again, says education secretary www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Interconnected global crises are changing the nature of schools, writes this education professor – so we need to rethink how we support school leaders to get the job done

📖 'Many students who could write with flair fail to do so because they cannot memorise or recall textual references…' A major exam provider is making all its English exams open-book – could others follow suit?

‘Hyper-competition’ between schools weakens inclusion, education leader warns - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Dates confirmed today: the @eisunion.bsky.social statutory ballot will open on Wednesday 12 November and close on Wednesday 14 January. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A ‘school-estate emergency’ must declared in Scotland’s Highlands and islands as so many school buildings are in bad condition, MSPs have heard. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @jhalcrojohnston.bsky.social

First minister tells @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social he was no ‘bystander’ during Covid exams fiasco www.tes.com/magazine/new...

NEW: @eisunion.bsky.social members to be balloted on strike action over ‘crippling’ workload, with union leaders insisting the Scottish government and councils have ‘dithered’ over a promise made in 2021 to cut class-contact time www.tes.com/magazine/new...

🔍 Is Ofsted's new inspection system fit for purpose? Join us for an exclusive free webinar on 15 October as @mannybotwe.bsky.social, @jonnyuttley.bsky.social and Cathie Paine of @reach2trust.bsky.social discuss the upcoming changes.   ➡️ Sign up here: buff.ly/VFrIQw2

NEW: @eisunion.bsky.social members to be balloted on strike action over ‘crippling’ workload, with union leaders insisting the Scottish government and councils have ‘dithered’ over a promise made in 2021 to cut class-contact time www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The EIS is to move ahead with a statutory industrial action ballot over teacher workload, following a unanimous decision taken yesterday by a special meeting of the EIS Executive Committee. www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

Important piece by @ellencph.bsky.social - it's one thing to make a bold policy promise, quite another to make it actually happen. www.tes.com/magazine/ana... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Primary school pupils' views on AI should be used to help shape our approaches to the technology, a major conference on AI in education hears