Blog
Our Schools Blog brings you the latest insights and developments from the education industry. As well as expert analysis and advice, you’ll also find product demos and developments from our team. From the latest recruitment trends to staff training and retention, here you’ll find a range of useful information to help make your job easier.
Tes Universal Accounts: Everything you need to know
To help deliver the best customer experience, Tes is introducing Universal Accounts. Find out everything you need to know about this single common login.
Upskirting: What you need to know
In this blog, we discuss the definition of upskirting, the upskirting laws that came into effect in 2019 and how conversations around consent and sexual harassment can prevent Upskirting.
Adverse Childhood Experiences: What are ACEs and how do they Affect Children, Young People and Adults?
In this blog, we describe what Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs are and how they affect children and how they can become generational and be passed down from generation to generation.
Tes SEND Show 2024
Join us on the 11 & 12 October 2024 for the Tes SEND Show 2024. Returning to the award-winning Business Design Centre, this event promises two days of inspiration, collaboration, and groundbreaking solutions, all designed to elevate discussions surrounding special educational needs (SEND) to unprecedented levels.
Behaviour: What UK educators could expect this year
What might education staff face this year when it comes to behaviour? We take a look ahead at some of the challenges educators may face, the best practices already happening in schools and offer some of our own support.
SEND: What UK educators could expect in the year ahead
What might education staff see this year in the world of SEND? We take a look ahead at some of the challenges educators may face, the best practices already happening in schools and offer some of our own support.
Keeping children safe in education 2024 updates
The Department for Education (DfE) has published the Keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) guidance 2024, introducing important changes to safeguarding practices in schools and colleges across England.
Safeguarding: What UK educators could expect in 2024/25
What might education staff face this year when it comes to safeguarding? We take a look ahead at some of the challenges educators may face, the best practices already happening in schools and offer some of our own support.
Why staff surveys are a win for improving wellbeing
Your staff may seem to be weathering the storms of recent times, but how can you be sure? We look at the enormous value of regular, anonymous feedback.
Raising awareness of child-on-child abuse
Recent concerns about widespread sexual violence and harassment among children highlight the urgent need for schools to adopt a zero-tolerance policy and a supportive approach. Two-thirds of girls and young women have experienced sexual harassment in school, underscoring the importance of addressing and preventing such behaviour to ensure a safe environment for all students.
Child Protection vs Safeguarding: What is the difference?
How do we define child protection and safeguarding; and what is the difference between the two? We take a closer look at each label and what educators need to do to fulfil both responsibilities.
What does an SEN file look like?
There are two uses of the phrase SEN file.
The first refers to the file that contains all a child’s information about their SEN and provisions in place. The second is the file kept by a SENCO ready for an OFSTED (or other) visit.
The first refers to the file that contains all a child’s information about their SEN and provisions in place. The second is the file kept by a SENCO ready for an OFSTED (or other) visit.
SEN Money
Links between Provision Map and Class Charts
The main linking of information that we see is between Provision Maps and Class Charts for sharing the behaviour, wellbeing and SEN information.