Henry Hepburn
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Senior editor at Tes magazine https://www.tes.com/campaign/download-the-tes-magazine-app
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An international head offers 5 ways leaders can use AI to save time and improve workflows – from project management to tips for difficult conversations
5 ways AI can help save school leaders time and effort
A school leader in Vietnam outlines the ways he’s using artificial intelligence tools to streamline his workload
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November 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
An international head offers 5 ways leaders can use AI to save time and improve workflows – from project management to tips for difficult conversations
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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...
‘Major concerns’ over Ofsted data changes
Schools that volunteered to be first for new inspections should be allowed to withdraw because of changes announced by Ofsted just days before the new system begins, say heads’ leaders
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November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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...
Pay ‘most significant concern’ for exam markers, SQA report finds
SQA markers generally find the work useful, but they often feel ‘undervalued’, survey shows
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November 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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...
Qualifications 'explosion' shows CfE is working, says Gilruth
The increasing take-up of newer vocational and technical qualifications in Scotland is evidence of Curriculum for Excellence's success, education secretary tells ADES
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November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Qualifications ‘explosion’ shows CfE is working, education secretary Jenny Gilruth tells ADES annual conference www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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The @eisunion.bsky.social has recommended members accept a two-year pay offer - details here. Ballot closes on Monday. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
EIS recommends members accept two-year pay offer
Accepting the teacher pay offer would lead to initial 4.25 per cent rise for Scottish teachers, followed by 3.25 per cent in second year
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November 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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...
Education landscape ‘shifting like never before’, says ADES
President of Scotland’s education directors’ body calls for a collaborative response to the sector’s challenges, saying that ‘leadership is most powerful when it’s shared’
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November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
'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...
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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
AI qualification at risk of rapid obsolescence, warns exam chief
In an exclusive interview, AQA chief Colin Hughes warns that an AI qualification stemming from this week’s curriculum and assessment review may not have a long-term future
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November 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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
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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
EIS recommends members accept two-year pay offer
Accepting the teacher pay offer would lead to initial 4.25 per cent rise for Scottish teachers, followed by 3.25 per cent in second year
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November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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...
EIS recommends members accept two-year pay offer
Accepting the teacher pay offer would lead to initial 4.25 per cent rise for Scottish teachers, followed by 3.25 per cent in second year
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November 6, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The @eisunion.bsky.social has recommended members accept a two-year pay offer - details here. Ballot closes on Monday. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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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
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There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
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Francis review: the recommendations rejected by government
The DfE wants full rather than phased implementation of curriculum reform - from 2028 - and puts the brakes on inclusion of RE in the national curriculum
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November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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
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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...
EIS recommends members accept two-year pay offer
Accepting the teacher pay offer would lead to initial 4.25 per cent rise for Scottish teachers, followed by 3.25 per cent in second year
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November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
NEW: The @eisunion.bsky.social is recommending that its members accept a two-year pay offer www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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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...
Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
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November 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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
Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
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November 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Really interesting recommendations from the curriculum and assessment review in England - @cerysturner.bsky.social reports www.tes.com/magazine/new... @tesmagazine.bsky.social
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🧵 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)
Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points
The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to all at GCSE
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November 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🧵 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...
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Manny Botwe: ‘I may be the only professional Black male my pupils see’
In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Manny Botwe, headteacher and president of ASCL f...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Great piece by @mannybotwe.bsky.social, who will be speaking at the School Leaders Scotland conference next week www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
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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
How I taught empathy to primary pupils
A Year 2 lead at an international school in Bangkok outlines how she created a six-week programme to teach social and emotional skills to young learners
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November 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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
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November 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Catch-up on our stories from around the world this week…
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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
Wealthiest households fuel demand for delayed school starts
The affluence of the area in which a school is located is linked to the number of summer-born children who start Reception a year later, research shows
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October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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
New Magazine Experience
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October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
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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...
SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes
‘Deepening crisis’ of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
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October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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...
SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes
‘Deepening crisis’ of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association
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October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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...
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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
Menstruation should be in PE curriculum, say experts
Sport is an 'amazing place' to educate girls about their bodies but PE teachers may never have been taught anything about menstrual cycles, MPs are told
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October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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
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Working-class girls showed 'significant improvements' in their confidence after taking part in a political engagement study, University of Roehampton research finds
Politics focus leads to ‘significant’ confidence boost for girls
University of Roehampton’s pilot classroom programme aims to improve political knowledge and self-belief among working-class girls
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October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Working-class girls showed 'significant improvements' in their confidence after taking part in a political engagement study, University of Roehampton research finds
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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
Teachers seek 13% more pay to work in the most disadvantaged schools
Increasing salaries is the most effective way to improve teacher recruitment, according to EEF research looking at what schools can offer to attract staff
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October 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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
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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
Minister rejects call to allow term-time holidays
Schools minister Georgia Gould says the government will not allow pupils to miss 10 days of school without good reason
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October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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