Staff wellbeing

School admissions watchdog says that, in terms of accommodating pupils with special educational needs, the impact of exceeding a school’s planned places ‘should not be the paramount concern’

It is ‘not good enough’ that almost half of schools in Northern Ireland teach little or nothing about sexual consent, an Education and Training Inspectorate report says

Survey of 16,500 Scottish teachers by EIS union also finds more than half face struggles to pay their rent or mortgage – yet most still use their own money to feed and clothe pupils

The education secretary wants ‘to go further’ on universal free school meals but Humza Yousaf has signalled he favours a more targeted approach – sparking an outcry

School leaders hope to fund a High Court action to compel Ofsted to reveal the evidence it uses to downgrade schools

NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman is to urge ministers to come back to negotiating table in his speech to union’s annual conference

Find out who has made the list this year as Tes prepares to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of school leaders and staff

A hands-on approach to the science of sleep has helped bring Stem to life for students at an Edinburgh secondary, as this teacher explains

Heads’ leaders say £1,200 mental health lead grant is not enough to meet the training costs and pay for staff cover, as data reveals that DfE is just halfway towards its sign-up target for this year

NAHT president-elect Simon Kidwell will tell the union’s conference that schools should take action to put Ofsted ‘back in its box’

Implementing a range of flexible-working options is providing a raft of benefits for staff in both teaching and administration roles, says Antonia Spinks, CEO of Pioneer Educational Trust

Pupils read more books due to social media trends like ‘BookTok’ but are not choosing challenging texts, report finds