@zackpolanski.bsky.social’s speech to @neunion.bsky.social conference today: ➡️ Government’s White Paper ‘will entrench failings’ ➡️ Academy trusts ‘another failed model’ ➡️ Ofsted is ‘toxic, failed institution’

Zack Polanski: Schools White Paper will ‘entrench failings’ in school system, Greens' leader tells @neunion.bsky.social delegates - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @zackpolanski.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social #NEU2026

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

Big class sizes put inclusion drive at risk, teachers warn - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @neunion.bsky.social @cerysturner.bsky.social #NEU26

Schools relying on donations to cover basic costs, teachers warn - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @neunion.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

When a government gets plaudits for an ambitious promise, it's crucial to examine just how difficult it'll be to make it happen. That's exactly what @tesmagazine.bsky.social journalism seeks to do - and this is a great example from @johngroberts.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Revealed: The ‘enormous’ challenge with inclusion bases in England - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Violent pupil behaviour ‘under-reported’ by teachers in English schools - @cerysturner.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...

Severe absence in England's schools reaches record high - @kyletormey.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Violent pupil behaviour is going ‘under-reported’ by teachers, with some staff even being discouraged from reporting it, warns union leader

Tom Rees will co-chair an expert DfE panel developing national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

. @tomrees.bsky.social announced as co-chair of expert SEND panel that will develop national inclusion standards and specialist provision packages www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Lower-income pupils are steered away from creative subjects such as art, music and drama, @camedfac.bsky.social research suggests, with particular concerns about the impact on girls

Pupils are being steered away from ‘risky’ creative subjects at school - and girls from lower-income backgrounds face a ‘double disadvantage’, @cam.ac.uk research shows - @jabedahmed.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @nuffieldfoundation.org @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Interesting data analysis from @fftedudatalab.bsky.social, which shows that suspensions and exclusions have fallen in English secondary schools but risen slightly in primaries - @ktorm-social1.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Governments will always make a big noise about hitting targets - but sometimes questions must be asked about whether a target was ambitious enough in the first place. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Exclusive: Many teachers are facing an ‘unmanageable’ volume of contact from parents, research shows, with one union warning that schools should not be ‘call centres’

Suspensions and exclusions have fallen overall year-on-year, but primary schools have seen an increase, according to @fftedudatalab.bsky.social analysis

Parent contact is ‘unmanageable’, say nearly a fifth of teachers - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Governments will always make a big noise about hitting targets - but sometimes questions must be asked about whether a target was ambitious enough in the first place. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @ktorm-social1.bsky.social @tesmagazine.bsky.social

The new @educationscotland.bsky.social chief executive has been announced. Donna McMaster, a former headteacher and local authority head of education, is scheduled to start on Monday 27 April.

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

It’s unclear exactly how the DfE (or Ofsted for that matter) will “put a stop” to this, as a spokesperson claims here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Exclusive: The financial strain that many ITT providers are under means some are being forced to close subjects or move courses online – and the quality of teacher training is under threat, warns NASBTT

Vaping should not be allowed in schools under any circumstances, new guidance from the Scottish government advises

AI should be used to assess oracy, the head of the Chartered College of Teaching has said - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

I analysed almost 500 inspections to see if schools with disadvantaged intakes are performing worse on pupil outcomes. The findings show that it's disproportionate. Heads say it's demoralising as they urge Ofsted not to confuse achievement & attainment.

In my @sstatradeunion.bsky.social role as Vice President, it can be daunting keeping on top of things in Scottish Education. Yesterday I was moved to thank @henryhepburn.bsky.social for summarising 'The Week in Scotland" because his passage was succinct and to the point! www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Interesting piece by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social . "Most of the nearly 6,000 secondary teachers surveyed by @teachertapp.bsky.social wanted students to wear a smart uniform of trousers, tie and blazer. But a sizeable minority opted for “jogging trousers and polo shirt”. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Schools inspected under new framework with highest proportion of disadvantaged pupils are almost three times more likely to be marked down by Ofsted on their achievement grade than schools with the lowest proportion, Tes can reveal. Great piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU has said that Reform UK would make education a “hostile place” for many children. Responding the party's education spokesperson Suella Braverman said the comments show “everything that is wrong with our education system”. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The barriers to Labour's aim of getting all schools into trusts are multiple - @jabedahmed.bsky.social has published a superb analysis of those barriers and the ways in which they may be tackled. You don't get this kind of insight anywhere but @tesmagazine.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Why early years settings need to reduce noise and ‘visual clutter’ - @emmaseith.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Exclusive from @cerysturner.bsky.social: 'Disadvantaged schools more likely to be graded down on achievement' www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Special schools in England more than 10,000 pupils over capacity - @johngroberts.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

National guidance advises complete ban on vapes in Scottish schools - and schools are also told of legal responsibility to dispose of vapes and lithium batteries safely www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

Could ditching smart uniforms help schools to be more inclusive - both to pupils with SEND and those from lower income families? Or does a strict dress code help to raise standards, define school culture and avoid “fashion pressures” as one leader puts it?

Nearly 9 in 10 teachers fear that screen time is a major challenge to overcome in getting children reading, a survey shows www.tes.com/magazine/new... @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

Nearly 9 in 10 teachers fear that screen time is a major challenge to overcome in getting children reading, a survey shows www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social

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

Getting people to work with rather than alongside each other does not happen by accident’: a leader explains how his school has cultivated a culture of cross-generational working

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

An agreement has been reached on the teacher workload dispute in Scotland - all industrial action suspended, says @eisunion.bsky.social www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

Parents with ‘short tempers’ are creating a ‘drain on time, energy and resources’ in schools, warns union in response to research revealing the impact of parent behaviour

NEW: Wes Streeting & Bridget Phillipson have written to LAs to warn them that those who fail on SEND could have services removed. It's not landed well with councils, with one senior official warning it has "everybody’s backs up". Excl @johngroberts.bsky.social 👇 www.tes.com/magazine/new...

An agreement has been reached on the teacher workload dispute in Scotland - all industrial action suspended, says @eisunion.bsky.social www.eis.org.uk/latest-news/...

The Department for Education is being warned that its planned expansion of inclusion bases for pupils with special educational needs could be thwarted by a lack of space and site restrictions in schools. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

The chief executive of The Education Alliance multi-academy trust has announced he is stepping down after six years in the job