Tes

TES, which used to be called the Times Educational Supplement, is a weekly magazine in the UK that focuses on teachers. It began in 1910 as a pull-out section in The Times newspaper. Due to its growing popularity, it became its own standalone publication in 1914, priced at just 1 penny.

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#7971

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#338

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Misogyny in schools: Female teachers suffer more verbal abuse

5 days ago | tes.com | Ramsay Hodgson

Female teachers are more likely to suffer verbal abuse than their male counterparts, with more than one in four saying they experience such abuse several times a week. A further 14.3 per cent of female teachers reported suffering verbal abuse daily, compared with 9.8 per cent of male teachers, according to a survey by the NASUWT teaching union. Some 20.4 per cent of male teachers said they were verbally abused several times a week.
NEU demands salary caps to rein in ‘scandalous’ CEO pay

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

The general secretary of the biggest teaching union has denounced high salaries in academy trusts as a “scandal” and called for limits on CEO pay. Speaking to members of the NEU teaching union at its annual conference in Harrogate this morning, Daniel Kebede also warned that Labour would pay a “high political price” if it failed to improve teacher pay.
Most teachers report pupils showing signs of hunger

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Nearly three in five teachers have noticed pupils showing signs of hunger, research by the NEU teaching union shows. The proportion has risen slightly, up to 59 per cent from 56 per cent last year, according to a survey of nearly 15,000 teachers and school staff. And 52 per cent of teachers working in the most deprived schools have noticed signs of physical underdevelopment in their pupils.
More school support staff not being paid for extra hours

1 week ago | tes.com | Cerys Turner

More school support staff report they are not being paid for working additional hours, according to research by the country’s biggest education union. In a survey of support staff who are members of the NEU teaching union, 72 per cent said they were working in excess of their contracted hours, with most doing so to meet workload demands.
Teachers could strike from September

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

The biggest teaching union could ballot members over pay as soon as June, with strike action in the autumn, its general secretary has said. The NEU teaching union’s Daniel Kebede called on the education secretary to publish the teacher pay review body report “immediately”. Speaking to the press today at the union’s annual conference in Harrogate, Mr Kebede said: “We know that it’s on her desk currently.
Lord Hague appointed as adviser for GEMS Education

1 week ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

International schools group GEMS Education has appointed former UK foreign secretary Lord Hague as an honorary patron of GEMS School of Research and Innovation in the latest high-profile appointment for the group. The school, which GEMS is touting as a new “flagship” setting, will open in Dubai in August and Lord Hague’s role will involve supporting its “launch and strategic positioning”, including attracting teaching talent and driving innovation.
How international schools are planning for climate change

1 week ago | tes.com | Emma Seith

In Europe, there are snow days - when schools close as thick, icy blankets of white envelop the land - but in Oman, the equivalent might be described, a little less romantically and succinctly, as “thunderously heavy rainfall days”. Different types of precipitation, same headache of school closures - and, typically, same wave of euphoria from pupils given an unexpected day off.
Large MATs are ‘havens for higher workload’, says NEU boss

1 week ago | tes.com | Ramsay Hodgson

The general secretary of the NEU teaching union has claimed that large multi-academy trusts are “havens for higher workload and poorer work-life balance”. Daniel Kebede said it is a “myth” that academies are more attractive to teachers because they offer greater flexibility over pay and conditions.
Nearly 2 in 3 teachers stressed at work most of the time

1 week ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Nearly two-thirds of teachers feel stressed at work most of the time, according to research by the NEU teaching union. In a poll, some 62 per cent of teachers reported that stress affects them more than 60 per cent of the time. Female teachers, younger teachers and teachers in primary schools and nurseries were more likely to report higher levels of stress. Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the NEU, said the sector has to face up to the “immense toll” that the job takes on teachers.
Phillipson concern about alternative pension impact on younger teachers' retirement

1 week ago | tes.com | John Roberts

Bridget Phillipson has told union leaders she is concerned that alternative pension schemes could lead to younger teachers making financial decisions without realising the impact on their retirement. The education secretary has written to the NASUWT teaching union after it raised concerns with her about United Learning Trust’s plans to create a different pension scheme, in which teachers receive more take-home pay and less retirement benefit.