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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School leaders call for “full transparency” over use of AI to analyse Curriculum and Assessment Review

1 day ago | tes.com | Ramsay Hodgson

School leaders have called for the Department for Education to be “fully transparent” about the role of artificial intelligence in analysing the curriculum and assessment review’s call for evidence. AI techniques are among the tools “likely” to be used in the analysis, according to a DfE contract specification for suppliers interested in carrying it out. And the company that won the contract, Alma Economics, stresses its AI credentials on its website.
Primary schools not included in DfE's 6,500 new teacher target

2 days ago | tes.com | John Roberts

The Department for Education is not including primary schools in its target for hiring an additional 6,500 teachers, it has confirmed. The 6,500 new teacher target was a key pledge as one of Labour’s first steps for change before the General Election last year but there have been questions about how it will be measured.
Curriculum fuels pupil 'engagement crisis', warns Lift CEO

2 days ago | tes.com | Ramsay Hodgson

The leader of England’s third-largest multi-academy trust has urged “radical solutions” to address an “engagement crisis” that is leading young people to “vote with their feet” in not attending school. Becks Boomer-Clark, CEO of Lift Schools, told the Lords Social Mobility Policy Committee today that it was “unhelpful” for the attendance crisis to be framed as such, arguing that “we have [an] engagement crisis”.
Academies now outnumber LA schools

2 days ago | tes.com | John Roberts

There are more academies open than maintained schools for the first time this year, according to the latest government data. The Department for Education has published a breakdown of schools, pupils and their characteristics taken from its latest census data for this year. Here are five key findings. 1. Academies outnumber maintained schoolsThe figures show that academies outnumber maintained schools for the first time.
Free school meals expanded - but no extra pupil premium cash

2 days ago | tes.com | Ramsay Hodgson

All children living in households in receipt of universal credit will be eligible for free school meals from the start of the 2026 school year, the Department for Education has announced. The expansion means that children whose household previously received universal credit but had an income of more than £7,400 (after tax and deductions) will no longer miss out on FSM from September 2026.
Nearly half of heads expect to cut teachers next year, union finds

3 days ago | tes.com | Jasmine Norden

Nearly half of headteachers are expecting to be forced to cut teachers’ jobs next year because of funding pressures, a poll by school leaders’ union the NAHT has found, prompting calls for new money for the sector at the Spending Review. The NAHT’s survey, published today, found 46 per cent of heads responding said they would have to reduce the number of teachers or teaching hours over the next 12 months, while 80 per cent said they would have to cut teaching assistants or their hours.
Why phonics is still fighting the reading wars

3 days ago | tes.com | Holly Korbey

When Rhode Island’s Right to Read Act was passed in the US in 2019, Kari Kurto was hired to help implement the law, which was supposed to begin training teachers in structured literacy and the science of reading. Kurto, who is the national science-of-reading project director at The Reading League, an advocacy non-profit, felt like things were finally beginning to change.
Pay special school staff as ‘consultants’ for mainstream, MPs told

3 days ago | tes.com | John Roberts

Special school staff could be given extra training and pay to act as consultants supporting mainstream schools, a parliamentary inquiry has been told. In a written submission to an inquiry into solving the SEND crisis, the Catholic Education Service has said the system would benefit from an expansion in the support provided by special schools.
Why intensive language lessons could be the key to EAL success

4 days ago | tes.com | Dan Worth

It’s an oft-cited stat within the international school sector that the split between local and non-local students is now around 80-20 per cent respectively - a complete switch from what it had always been in the past. One major impact of this is a far greater need for international schools to work with students who have English as an additional language (EAL) needs and how that is managed.
Push for 1000s more school cadets in 'new era for defence'

4 days ago | tes.com | Ramsay Hodgson

A major review of Britain’s military has recommended that the Department for Education work alongside the Ministry of Defence “to develop understanding of the Armed Forces among young people in schools” amid a “new era for defence and security”.