Primary

Monday

29th Apr 2024

Scottish education doesn’t need more inspection
The ‘fundamental review’ of inspection revealed by Tes Scotland should move away from simplistic and misleading assumptions about school performance, says Greg Dempster
Scottish Parliament inspection

Wednesday

3rd Apr 2024

Reception Baseline Assessment: what you need to know
The Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is statutory in pupils’ first 6 weeks of school. Here’s what you need to know about the assessment ahead of September

Friday

29th Mar 2024

Why ‘business as usual in schools’ is not possible as cuts bite
Headteachers operate with precious little slack, so drastic measures may be required if ‘seismic’ budget cuts go ahead, says Greg Dempster
Teacher cuts

Monday

25th Mar 2024

‘Sats results should not be public for next two years’
NAHT’s James Bowen explains why the lack of progress data for the cohort of primary pupils set to sit key stage 2 Sats would make it unfair to publish outcomes
File do not open SATs

Wednesday

20th Mar 2024

Sats and staff wellbeing: getting the balance right
A trust leader outlines how they ensure Year 6 teachers do not feel overly pressured by Sats and know they are just another waypoint during children’s time at school
Milestone waymarkers Key stage 2

Monday

4th Mar 2024

‘Budget cuts could affect every one of Scotland’s children’
Amid plans to cuts education budgets in Scotland, headteachers are ‘profoundly’ worried for ‘an entire generation of children’, writes the AHDS vice-president
Dominos falling

Thursday

29th Feb 2024

Should primaries have specialist pastoral staff, too?
Secondary schools in Scotland have had guidance teachers, who specialise in pastoral support, since the 1960s, and now primary leaders are pressing for a similar role in their sector. Emma Seith weighs up the arguments
Sculptor Emulate Secondary school

Tuesday

20th Feb 2024

Why small schools don’t want diluted Ofsted inspections
Training for Ofsted inspectors on small schools is welcome but these schools aren’t looking for special treatment, says the leader of a MAT that operates 22 small schools
Ofsted should not dilute the EIF for small schools

Monday

29th Jan 2024

Northern Ireland’s transfer tests: what you need to know
A new common system of transfer tests is the biggest change to post-primary selection in Northern Ireland since the end of the old 11-plus in 2008
Northern Ireland’s transfer tests: what you need to know

Sunday

26th Nov 2023

Tes Scotland’s 10 questions with... Stuart Naismith
The primary teacher and Stem YouTuber talks about a memorable start to his career, going viral on TikTok and the profound impact teachers can have on young minds
Stuart Naismith

Thursday

23rd Nov 2023

Times tables tests 2023: 6 insights for school leaders
With the data from this year’s multiplication tables check having just been published, Tes highlights the major trends
Timestable test data 2023: 6 insights for school leaders

Friday

27th Oct 2023

What’s next for KS2 Sats?
The fallout from this year’s tough Sats reading paper means reform is now inevitable. But what should primary assessments look like? Grainne Hallahan explores
KS2 Sats: Is it time to rethink primary assessments?