"Young people eligible for pupil premium who went to just one co-curricular session experienced an average attendance boost of 4.4 percentage points (from 82 to 86.4 per cent) over the course of a term"
V interesting case study from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
V interesting case study from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
How enrichment helped our trust improve attendance
By introducing four new core sports across its 20 schools, Redhill Academy Trust bolstered attendance, with a particular benefit for disadvantaged pupils. Ellen Peirson-Hagger hears how it did it
www.tes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Young people eligible for pupil premium who went to just one co-curricular session experienced an average attendance boost of 4.4 percentage points (from 82 to 86.4 per cent) over the course of a term"
V interesting case study from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
V interesting case study from @ellencph.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
“The difficulty drawing the line between who is and isn’t on that SEND register is always going to be really challenging, because there is no line"
The huge disparities in how SEND Registers are formed and used need urgent action, finds @johngroberts.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The huge disparities in how SEND Registers are formed and used need urgent action, finds @johngroberts.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
SEND register decisions are a ‘mystery’, warn experts
Lack of guidance on using the SEND register leaves schools under- and over-recording pupils as needing support for special educational needs and disabilities, say leaders
www.tes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
“The difficulty drawing the line between who is and isn’t on that SEND register is always going to be really challenging, because there is no line"
The huge disparities in how SEND Registers are formed and used need urgent action, finds @johngroberts.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The huge disparities in how SEND Registers are formed and used need urgent action, finds @johngroberts.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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The DfE has announced the latest wave of attendance and behaviour hub lead schools, with 24 secondaries and 12 primary schools joining the programme
DfE announces 36 new attendance and behaviour hubs
The latest cohort brings the total number of hub lead schools to 57, with more expected to be announced
www.tes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The DfE has announced the latest wave of attendance and behaviour hub lead schools, with 24 secondaries and 12 primary schools joining the programme
➡️ DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
What a complex issue like attendance does not need is blunt measures driven by contextless data...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
What a complex issue like attendance does not need is blunt measures driven by contextless data...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
Headteachers’ leaders dismiss new individual attendance targets for every school as a ‘Whitehall diktat’ that will be an extra burden on staff
www.tes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 AM
➡️ DfE sets AI-powered attendance targets for schools
What a complex issue like attendance does not need is blunt measures driven by contextless data...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
What a complex issue like attendance does not need is blunt measures driven by contextless data...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
"teachers convinced by the ‘boys are being corrupted by Andrew Tate’ narrative and unaware about what is really going on online, live in fear of the unknown. As a [result], boys who try to air their feelings often get closed down"
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Ditch the ‘Andrew Tate assembly’ and start having proper discussions
A former adviser to Tony Blair and Keir Starmer says schools can’t just tell boys to avoid controversial content - instead, they need to give them the tools, time and space to discuss the world they i...
www.tes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"teachers convinced by the ‘boys are being corrupted by Andrew Tate’ narrative and unaware about what is really going on online, live in fear of the unknown. As a [result], boys who try to air their feelings often get closed down"
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Made me chuckle in Bosham today so I took a picture of it
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Made me chuckle in Bosham today so I took a picture of it
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ICYMI: #Ofsted has been criticised for revealing new details about how inspectors will use data just days before its new school inspections are set to launch
‘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
www.tes.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
ICYMI: #Ofsted has been criticised for revealing new details about how inspectors will use data just days before its new school inspections are set to launch
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Another one from @missgoodyear.bsky.social and I - why we think ‘the readiness is all’ when it comes to the CAR.
You've read the curriculum and assessment review and the government response - what next?
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Another one from @missgoodyear.bsky.social and I - why we think ‘the readiness is all’ when it comes to the CAR.
You've read the curriculum and assessment review and the government response - what next?
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
What the curriculum review means for schools
As the profession digests the curriculum and assessment review’s recommendations, thoughts turn to putting them into practice, write Tracy Goodyear and Sam Gibbs
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You've read the curriculum and assessment review and the government response - what next?
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Here are six steps for schools from @samgibbs.bsky.social and @missgoodyear.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
This is a very interesting development indeed - and unsurprisingly the most read yesterday
🌍 A grammar school in London is to become the first state school to open a fee-paying school overseas…
First state school to open a fee-paying campus overseas
Queen Elizabeth’s School, in London, is to launch a fee-paying school in Dubai and has further plans for two more schools in India
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This is a very interesting development indeed - and unsurprisingly the most read yesterday
Can single-academy trusts survive?
Labour wants schools to be in groups - but many SATs are financially stable with good results. So what will - or can - make them give up their autonomy?
An excellent, thorough analysis from @jabedahmed.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Labour wants schools to be in groups - but many SATs are financially stable with good results. So what will - or can - make them give up their autonomy?
An excellent, thorough analysis from @jabedahmed.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
What will push the last single-academy trusts to merge?
Nearly 850 single-academy trusts remain, including some of the highest performing schools in England. Labour wants them to join multi-academy trusts, but persuading them won’t be easy, finds Jabed Ahm...
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Can single-academy trusts survive?
Labour wants schools to be in groups - but many SATs are financially stable with good results. So what will - or can - make them give up their autonomy?
An excellent, thorough analysis from @jabedahmed.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Labour wants schools to be in groups - but many SATs are financially stable with good results. So what will - or can - make them give up their autonomy?
An excellent, thorough analysis from @jabedahmed.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Reposted by Jon Severs
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
www.tes.com
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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The government’s plan for an ‘entitlement’ to study triple science at GCSE will put more pressure on schools already facing a shortage of specialist teachers, experts warn
Triple science GCSE plan 'ignores chronic teacher shortages'
Giving all GCSE students an entitlement to study triple science will force schools to make 'compromises and substitutions' without a major recruitment plan, warn subject experts
www.tes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The government’s plan for an ‘entitlement’ to study triple science at GCSE will put more pressure on schools already facing a shortage of specialist teachers, experts warn
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The curriculum review ‘treats teachers as the experts they are, acknowledges what’s working before rushing to dismantle it, and grounds every recommendation in evidence’, writes MAT chief @moremorrow.bsky.social
Why this curriculum review is a rare thing the sector should savour
After years of policy turbulence, we finally have an evidence-based blueprint for change that trusts teachers as the experts, writes MAT chief executive Dan Morrow
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The curriculum review ‘treats teachers as the experts they are, acknowledges what’s working before rushing to dismantle it, and grounds every recommendation in evidence’, writes MAT chief @moremorrow.bsky.social
The government is proposing changes to Progress 8 - what do those changes look like and how will they impact your school?
@ellencph.bsky.social has you covered.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
@ellencph.bsky.social has you covered.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
Progress 8 reform: what are the government’s plans?
As part of its response to the curriculum review, the government has outlined its intention to overhaul the performance measure. Tes has all you need to know
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The government is proposing changes to Progress 8 - what do those changes look like and how will they impact your school?
@ellencph.bsky.social has you covered.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
@ellencph.bsky.social has you covered.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
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...
There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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
www.tes.com
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
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
There are only a few areas of disagreement - @cerysturner.bsky.social has the lowdown below
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
"We do, though, recognise that there could be unintended consequences with this, and we’re certainly not thinking of them as KS3 Sats."
Becky Francis on the introduction of new Y8 examinations (or 'diagnostic checks') - and more - below
Becky Francis on the introduction of new Y8 examinations (or 'diagnostic checks') - and more - below
➡️Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
In an exclusive interview, curriculum and assessment review lead Becky Francis speaks to Tes about its recommendations and the evidence underpinning them
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"We do, though, recognise that there could be unintended consequences with this, and we’re certainly not thinking of them as KS3 Sats."
Becky Francis on the introduction of new Y8 examinations (or 'diagnostic checks') - and more - below
Becky Francis on the introduction of new Y8 examinations (or 'diagnostic checks') - and more - below
➡️Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
In an exclusive interview, curriculum and assessment review lead Becky Francis speaks to Tes about its recommendations and the evidence underpinning them
www.tes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
➡️Becky Francis: How we reached our curriculum recommendations
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
Superb long-read interview with @beckyfrancis.bsky.social by @Helen_Amass delving into the evidence behind the review
“I can characterise the whole review as being about balances and trade-offs"
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
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
www.tes.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Francis Curriculum and Assessment Review has been published and...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
❎ Ebacc is out
✅ Triple science for all is in
✅ Oracy framework is in
🤷♀️ Some confusion over two versions of Y8 reading test...
The 14 key points you need to know are below ⬇️
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
A needed reflection on the aspirations narrative
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A needed reflection on the aspirations narrative
"I recognise there are things that I can say - because of my ethnicity and my class - that might be difficult for other people to say, and I am aware that I have to use that for good."
This is superb from @mannybotwe.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
This is superb from @mannybotwe.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
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 6:49 AM
"I recognise there are things that I can say - because of my ethnicity and my class - that might be difficult for other people to say, and I am aware that I have to use that for good."
This is superb from @mannybotwe.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
This is superb from @mannybotwe.bsky.social
www.tes.com/magazine/lea...
Laura Trott: Heads have to ‘fight’ for exclusions
The shadow education secretary talks to @charlottesantry.bsky.social about backing heads on behaviour, "reckless" RISE, and much more.
"There is no support for heads to have zero tolerance"
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The shadow education secretary talks to @charlottesantry.bsky.social about backing heads on behaviour, "reckless" RISE, and much more.
"There is no support for heads to have zero tolerance"
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Laura Trott: Heads have to ‘fight’ for exclusions
Shadow education secretary talks to Tes about the ‘pushback’ facing heads on exclusions, how schools are ‘lagging’ on phone bans and why RISE plans are ‘reckless’
www.tes.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Laura Trott: Heads have to ‘fight’ for exclusions
The shadow education secretary talks to @charlottesantry.bsky.social about backing heads on behaviour, "reckless" RISE, and much more.
"There is no support for heads to have zero tolerance"
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
The shadow education secretary talks to @charlottesantry.bsky.social about backing heads on behaviour, "reckless" RISE, and much more.
"There is no support for heads to have zero tolerance"
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
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Two more education unions have joined legal action against Ofsted's new framework.
@neunion.bsky.social , @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk warn that the inspection system represents a "clear risk to the health and wellbeing" of teachers and school leaders.
@neunion.bsky.social , @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk warn that the inspection system represents a "clear risk to the health and wellbeing" of teachers and school leaders.
NEU and ASCL join legal action against Ofsted
The two unions will provide witness statements to support the NAHT’s bid for a judicial review over Ofsted’s new inspections
www.tes.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Two more education unions have joined legal action against Ofsted's new framework.
@neunion.bsky.social , @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk warn that the inspection system represents a "clear risk to the health and wellbeing" of teachers and school leaders.
@neunion.bsky.social , @ascl-uk.bsky.social and @naht.org.uk warn that the inspection system represents a "clear risk to the health and wellbeing" of teachers and school leaders.
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Secondary teacher vacancies at the start of term were at their lowest in five years, and have fallen below those at the peak of the pandemic, exclusive analysis reveals
Secondary teacher vacancies lowest in five years
The number of job adverts in the first month of the 2025-26 academic year was lower than during Covid, indicating ‘serious financial pressures’ for schools
www.tes.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Secondary teacher vacancies at the start of term were at their lowest in five years, and have fallen below those at the peak of the pandemic, exclusive analysis reveals
“There’s a massive equity issue in terms of enrichment and access, and it’s profound," says @lizrobinson.bsky.social
A group of MAT leaders is calling for all students to experience at least 80 hours of high-quality enrichment per year
Trust leaders back 80-hour ‘enrichment guarantee’
The benchmark is one of several adopted by the government as a ‘starting point’ for its new enrichment framework for schools, leader tells Tes
www.tes.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“There’s a massive equity issue in terms of enrichment and access, and it’s profound," says @lizrobinson.bsky.social