Cerys Turner

Updated careers support and guidance for schools has been delayed, Tes can reveal, despite a recent inquiry highlighting the crisis of young people not in employment, education or training

Campaign group’s survey of schools finds ‘overwhelmingly negative’ reactions to new inspection system

Google is among eight tech firms awarded a contract to pilot AI tutors, with the DfE planning to roll out the technology to help disadvantaged students

As headship aspiration reaches a record low, Tes explores what’s deterring people from taking the top job

Music, physics and RE among the subjects that will see the biggest reductions in trainee ‘need’ for 2026-27, while there is also a large fall for the primary sector, DfE figures show

In an exclusive interview, the chief executive of the Teacher Development Trust questions the government’s plan for a new teacher-training entitlement and its decision to fund only three years of SEND training

Three-quarters of headteachers say parent behaviour has negatively affected their mental health, according to ASCL research

Tes’ Teacher Wellbeing Report 2026 also reveals what teachers really think about pupil behaviour, career progression, flexible-working opportunities and more

Leading mathematician warns that the current maths qualification is trying to do ‘too much at once’ and risks leaving students behind

The government’s withdrawal of key financial incentives for teacher training has fuelled fears of a ‘hierarchy’ of subjects - with some already recording a drop in applications

Teachers’ maternity pay offer will rise to eight weeks, in line with NHS staff - but it will still be significantly below that of some public sector workers

Open letter with nearly 100 signatories calls for a ‘more diverse range’ of drafters to write the new national curriculum, warning there is a risk of ‘narrow’ content

The NAHT launches advisory group, which will include the watchdog and DfE, amid concerns over new inspection framework

Union leaders have warned that the penalty notice system is 'clearly not working' following latest data

Exclusive polling revealing the impact of social media in schools comes as the government is considering a ban for under-16s

The government is considering restricting or banning children’s use of social media. How might this impact schools?

The appointments come after Ofsted’s chair recommended that the inspectorate’s governing board should be ‘revised’

Exclusive polling comes as the government appears to move towards greater regulation over children’s social media use

The directed time rule is at risk under government plans to expand enrichment activities for pupils, the leader of the biggest teaching union, Daniel Kebede, warns in an exclusive interview with Tes

ESS SIMS once ruled the school management information system market in England but it has now been overtaken by competitor Arbor, figures show