Henry Hepburn
@henryhepburn.bsky.social
Senior editor at Tes magazine https://www.tes.com/campaign/download-the-tes-magazine-app
Heads in England are questioning the fairness of combining attendance and behaviour evaluation areas into a single inspection judgement - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Ofsted: Heads question fairness of combining attendance and behaviour
Tes analysis shows most schools graded as ‘needs attention’ were only criticised over attendance and not behaviour
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February 10, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Heads in England are questioning the fairness of combining attendance and behaviour evaluation areas into a single inspection judgement - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Ofsted has been warned that combining attendance and behaviour evaluation areas into a single judgement risks “punishing” schools in difficult contexts and masking schools’ successes. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Ofsted: Heads question fairness of combining attendance and behaviour
Tes analysis shows most schools graded as ‘needs attention’ were only criticised over attendance and not behaviour
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February 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Ofsted has been warned that combining attendance and behaviour evaluation areas into a single judgement risks “punishing” schools in difficult contexts and masking schools’ successes. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Citizenship is being made statutory in English primary schools - but what does this mean in practice and are teachers and school leaders ready for it? Great piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Can citizenship be squeezed into a ‘bursting’ primary curriculum?
Citizenship education is to become mandatory in primary schools. But how realistic is it to expect schools to fit a subject ranging from law to finances and media literacy into an already-busy timetab...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Citizenship is being made statutory in English primary schools - but what does this mean in practice and are teachers and school leaders ready for it? Great piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Is the primary sector ready for compulsory citizenship education?
@cerysturner.bsky.social has found the ask for primary schools is potentially enormous, and the skills required to teach it extensive.
So what is being proposed and how might schools have to adapt?
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@cerysturner.bsky.social has found the ask for primary schools is potentially enormous, and the skills required to teach it extensive.
So what is being proposed and how might schools have to adapt?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Can citizenship be squeezed into a ‘bursting’ primary curriculum?
Citizenship education is to become mandatory in primary schools. But how realistic is it to expect schools to fit a subject ranging from law to finances and media literacy into an already-busy timetab...
www.tes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Is the primary sector ready for compulsory citizenship education?
@cerysturner.bsky.social has found the ask for primary schools is potentially enormous, and the skills required to teach it extensive.
So what is being proposed and how might schools have to adapt?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
@cerysturner.bsky.social has found the ask for primary schools is potentially enormous, and the skills required to teach it extensive.
So what is being proposed and how might schools have to adapt?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Almost eight in 10 councils have warned they will become insolvent if mounting special educational needs spending deficits are brought back on to their books. A big challenge lies ahead for the government in attempting to resolve this. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
8 in 10 councils could be left insolvent by SEND deficits
Research suggests 95 per cent of councils have a deficit as a result of SEND spending exceeding their funding
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February 6, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Almost eight in 10 councils have warned they will become insolvent if mounting special educational needs spending deficits are brought back on to their books. A big challenge lies ahead for the government in attempting to resolve this. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Citizenship is being made statutory in English primary schools - but what does this mean in practice and are teachers and school leaders ready for it? Great piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Can citizenship be squeezed into a ‘bursting’ primary curriculum?
Citizenship education is to become mandatory in primary schools. But how realistic is it to expect schools to fit a subject ranging from law to finances and media literacy into an already-busy timetab...
www.tes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Citizenship is being made statutory in English primary schools - but what does this mean in practice and are teachers and school leaders ready for it? Great piece by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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Languages have an ‘excellent foundation’ to build on in Scottish schools compared with the rest of the UK, report suggests
'Excellent foundation' for languages in Scottish schools
Modest growth at Higher level offers hope amid ongoing concerns about declining popularity of languages
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February 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Languages have an ‘excellent foundation’ to build on in Scottish schools compared with the rest of the UK, report suggests
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‘Digital literacy alone does not prepare learners for an AI-rich world’: international school leader Shoaib Raza says pupils today need to be taught when to use technology
Digital literacy is no longer enough – our pupils need digital maturity
The rise of AI means that children today don’t just need to know how to use technology – they need to know when to use it, says this senior international leader
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February 4, 2026 at 7:35 AM
‘Digital literacy alone does not prepare learners for an AI-rich world’: international school leader Shoaib Raza says pupils today need to be taught when to use technology
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Reading for pleasure is back under scrutiny, with MPs told it needs a stronger place in the curriculum. Evidence presented to the Education Select Committee highlighted links between reading for enjoyment, attainment and wider wellbeing.
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Reading for pleasure needs a ‘higher profile’ at school, MPs told
Education experts giving evidence to an MPs’ inquiry into the decline in children reading for pleasure make four recommendations to address the problem
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February 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Reading for pleasure is back under scrutiny, with MPs told it needs a stronger place in the curriculum. Evidence presented to the Education Select Committee highlighted links between reading for enjoyment, attainment and wider wellbeing.
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The House of Lords has voted for a statutory ban on phones in schools in a significant defeat for the government
School phone ban backed by Lords in government defeat
The House of Lords votes in favour of a statutory ban on phones in schools, despite the government strengthening its guidance on this issue last month
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February 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The House of Lords has voted for a statutory ban on phones in schools in a significant defeat for the government
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Exclusive: 28% of parents avoid reading with or to their children because they worry about their own reading ability, survey reveals
Lack of home reading prompts school concerns over language skills
A quarter of parents avoid reading to their children because they lack belief in their own ability, finds Parentkind poll, as schools contend with ‘weaker language foundations’
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January 30, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Exclusive: 28% of parents avoid reading with or to their children because they worry about their own reading ability, survey reveals
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Exclusive: School leaders call for targeted action for white working-class girls, as analysis shows fewer pass English and Maths compared to pre-Covid.
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White disadvantaged girls see sharpest drop at GCSE
Leaders call for the government to set out targeted action amid fears that girls are being overlooked in the drive to improve white working-class pupils’ outcomes
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January 30, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Exclusive: School leaders call for targeted action for white working-class girls, as analysis shows fewer pass English and Maths compared to pre-Covid.
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Should the national year of reading be equally focused on parents as it is on children?
📚Findings from @parentkind.bsky.social & shared with Tes, show that more than a quarter of parents have avoided reading with their children because of their own reading ability:
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📚Findings from @parentkind.bsky.social & shared with Tes, show that more than a quarter of parents have avoided reading with their children because of their own reading ability:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Lack of home reading prompts school concerns over language skills
A quarter of parents avoid reading to their children because they lack belief in their own ability, finds Parentkind poll, as schools contend with ‘weaker language foundations’
www.tes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Should the national year of reading be equally focused on parents as it is on children?
📚Findings from @parentkind.bsky.social & shared with Tes, show that more than a quarter of parents have avoided reading with their children because of their own reading ability:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
📚Findings from @parentkind.bsky.social & shared with Tes, show that more than a quarter of parents have avoided reading with their children because of their own reading ability:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Exclusive: Dame Joan McVittie appointed to lead a review into a multi-academy trust after a decision to postpone a school visit by a Jewish MP amid pupil safety concerns due to possible protests
McVittie appointed to lead review into Cabot Learning Federation
Review launched following controversy surrounding decision to cancel Jewish MP’s visit
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January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Exclusive: Dame Joan McVittie appointed to lead a review into a multi-academy trust after a decision to postpone a school visit by a Jewish MP amid pupil safety concerns due to possible protests
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Exclusive: DfE appoints nine Regional Attendance and Behaviour Advisers & confirms remaining 36 lead hub schools - bringing total to 93.
Speaking exclusively to @tesmagazine.bsky.social, DfE ambassador Jayne Lowe discusses their role & SEND schools' future in hubs.
Speaking exclusively to @tesmagazine.bsky.social, DfE ambassador Jayne Lowe discusses their role & SEND schools' future in hubs.
Regional attendance and behaviour advisers revealed
Remaining lead hub schools are also confirmed by the DfE, bringing the total to 93, as one of the national attendance and behaviour ambassadors speaks exclusively to Tes
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January 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Exclusive: DfE appoints nine Regional Attendance and Behaviour Advisers & confirms remaining 36 lead hub schools - bringing total to 93.
Speaking exclusively to @tesmagazine.bsky.social, DfE ambassador Jayne Lowe discusses their role & SEND schools' future in hubs.
Speaking exclusively to @tesmagazine.bsky.social, DfE ambassador Jayne Lowe discusses their role & SEND schools' future in hubs.
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Why is it that those who know the least sound the most confident? The Dunning-Kruger Effect explains a lot about what teachers hear in classrooms – and it is valuable for CPD, explains principal Ildar Iliazov
What the Dunning-Kruger Effect reveals about teacher growth
To truly understand how we grow as teachers – and how our pupils learn – it helps to be aware of this key concept about the relationship between competence and confidence, writes principal Ildar Iliazov
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January 28, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Why is it that those who know the least sound the most confident? The Dunning-Kruger Effect explains a lot about what teachers hear in classrooms – and it is valuable for CPD, explains principal Ildar Iliazov
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Revealed: the social media apps driving the most pastoral issues for teachers.
Government may want to take this on board in its under-16s social media ban consultation 👇
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Government may want to take this on board in its under-16s social media ban consultation 👇
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1 in 3 teachers reports WhatsApp pastoral incidents
Exclusive polling revealing the impact of social media in schools comes as the government is considering a ban for under-16s
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January 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Revealed: the social media apps driving the most pastoral issues for teachers.
Government may want to take this on board in its under-16s social media ban consultation 👇
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Government may want to take this on board in its under-16s social media ban consultation 👇
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Ofsted admits to using ‘some generic wording' after duplication was spotted in 12 of the new school inspection report cards
Ofsted admits to 'generic wording' in new report cards
Concerns emerge after 12 out of 103 new inspection report cards show duplicated language, despite different inspectors visiting the schools in question
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January 28, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Ofsted admits to using ‘some generic wording' after duplication was spotted in 12 of the new school inspection report cards
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🚨NEW: Ofsted finds "no evidence" to back concerns of political bias at a Bristol school that postponed a visit from a Jewish MP.
There were concerns that Bristol Brunel Academy postponed the visit by Labour MP Damien Egan after political pressure:
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There were concerns that Bristol Brunel Academy postponed the visit by Labour MP Damien Egan after political pressure:
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Ofsted inspects school that postponed Jewish MP visit
Labour MP Damien Egan’s planned visit at Bristol Brunel Academy had sparked plans for a demonstration by pro-Palestinian activists
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January 28, 2026 at 12:03 PM
🚨NEW: Ofsted finds "no evidence" to back concerns of political bias at a Bristol school that postponed a visit from a Jewish MP.
There were concerns that Bristol Brunel Academy postponed the visit by Labour MP Damien Egan after political pressure:
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There were concerns that Bristol Brunel Academy postponed the visit by Labour MP Damien Egan after political pressure:
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It will take 20 years for one in 10 exam students to answer a question about a text by an author of colour in their English literature GCSE at the current pace of change, a report has warned. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
GCSE reading lists ‘will take decades’ to reflect UK diversity
Teachers need more support to introduce texts to the classroom that provide GCSE English literature students with a more diverse choice, warns report
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January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
It will take 20 years for one in 10 exam students to answer a question about a text by an author of colour in their English literature GCSE at the current pace of change, a report has warned. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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NEW: The govt will test an AI tutoring programme specifically to support disadvantaged students.
Tes first reported back in October that the govt was exploring AI tutoring ⬇️
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Tes first reported back in October that the govt was exploring AI tutoring ⬇️
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January 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NEW: The govt will test an AI tutoring programme specifically to support disadvantaged students.
Tes first reported back in October that the govt was exploring AI tutoring ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Tes first reported back in October that the govt was exploring AI tutoring ⬇️
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Schools risk being marked down by Ofsted if they don't comply with the govt's latest phone restrictions.
Not following the non-statutory guidance suggests schools may not be taking "effective action to secure pupils’ positive behaviour and wellbeing", Ofsted said.
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Not following the non-statutory guidance suggests schools may not be taking "effective action to secure pupils’ positive behaviour and wellbeing", Ofsted said.
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Ofsted: Schools risk missing ‘expected standard’ over phone use
If a school fails to follow the government’s new guidance on mobile phones, it could fall short of inspectors’ requirements for attendance and behaviour, warns watchdog
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January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Schools risk being marked down by Ofsted if they don't comply with the govt's latest phone restrictions.
Not following the non-statutory guidance suggests schools may not be taking "effective action to secure pupils’ positive behaviour and wellbeing", Ofsted said.
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Not following the non-statutory guidance suggests schools may not be taking "effective action to secure pupils’ positive behaviour and wellbeing", Ofsted said.
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Great piece by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social showing Covid ripple effects after Sats were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 - meaning England is now in a two-year spell without the crucial Progress 8 measure of how far students have come since then. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Are schools being judged unfairly without Progress 8?
We're now experiencing two years without the Progress 8 performance measure as a result of the cancellation of Sats during the pandemic. So, have the past warnings about a negative impact on schools c...
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January 23, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Great piece by @ktorm-social1.bsky.social showing Covid ripple effects after Sats were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 - meaning England is now in a two-year spell without the crucial Progress 8 measure of how far students have come since then. www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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How is the absence of Progress 8 affecting schools? @ktorm-social1.bsky.social investigates whether the predictions that schools in poorer areas would suffer have turned out to be true
Are schools being judged unfairly without Progress 8?
We’re now experiencing two years without the Progress 8 performance measure as a result of the cancellation of Sats during the pandemic. So, have the past warnings about a negative impact on schools come to pass? Kyle Tormey investigates
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January 23, 2026 at 6:05 AM
How is the absence of Progress 8 affecting schools? @ktorm-social1.bsky.social investigates whether the predictions that schools in poorer areas would suffer have turned out to be true