The 10 best selling books for teens in the past 12 months... Do they tell schools and English leads anything they didn't know before about the literary tastes of pupils (or explain why non-readers still don't choose to read?) Rufus Thomas takes a look. www.tes.com/magazine/tea...

What the bestselling books for teens tell secondary teachers

Secondary schools are being pushed to boost reading, but what is the best way to do that? Rufus Thomas looks for clues in the Waterstones’ bestseller list about what teens actually want to read

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Lots of people saying we have seen this technical pivot from governments before - here's a piece by someone who helped design one of those past efforts and has some points of note for designing it this time around. Great piece from Gareth.

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With Andy Burnham outlining his big plan for new technical education pathways in schools, former DfE civil servant @garethconyard.bsky.social highlights the lesson the prime minister can learn from the failed 14-19 Diplomas

The @tesmagazine.bsky.social team have been busy this morning taking your key questions to the gov on thr below and finding what (slim) answers there are. Key qs remain, including the future of P8.. We'll keep updating as we get more detail so bookmark it! Read here: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New technical routes for schools: what we do and don’t know

A huge announcement on secondary education was made by Andy Burnham last night, begging a raft of questions. We set out the answers the sector needs and the detail - where it exists - we know already

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Jon Severs@jonsevers.bsky.social · last wk.

BREAKING: A huge shift in secondary education has been announced by @andyburnham.bsky.social - new technical routes offered in schools for 14 year olds.... by 2028. Announcing in the holidays with very little info is not a good way of selling it to the sector. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

BREAKING: A huge shift in secondary education has been announced by @andyburnham.bsky.social - new technical routes offered in schools for 14 year olds.... by 2028. Announcing in the holidays with very little info is not a good way of selling it to the sector. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New technical pathways in secondary schools by 2028, PM announces

Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

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BREAKING: A huge shift in secondary education has been announced by @andyburnham.bsky.social - new technical routes offered in schools for 14 year olds.... by 2028. Announcing in the holidays with very little info is not a good way of selling it to the sector. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

New technical pathways in secondary schools by 2028, PM announces

Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

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Feels significant that Georgia Gould has been retained as schools minister. She has been leading on far reaching SEND reforms which are still very much in train. Here is a round up of what the government announced earlier this year. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

How is Labour planning to reform SEND?

The DfE sets out proposals for schools to produce statutory support plans for pupils with SEND and for new national inclusion standards. Here’s everything you need to know about its reform plans

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Congratulations to @georgiagould.bsky.social - reappointed as a minister at the DfE, hugely respected by all who have met her and will bring some needed continuity to the Send reforms.

After a change at the top of the DfE, editor @jonsevers.bsky.social looks back at the tenure of Bridget Phillipson in a post-reshuffle special Tes Daily newsletter. Read it here ⬇️

Tes Daily: A missed opportunity follows Phillipson out of the DfE

Jon Severs looks back at the two-year tenure of Bridget Phillipson in a post-reshuffle special Tes Daily newsletter

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Congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social - a lot of big reforms in motion, a lot of heat around those reforms. Some big delivery targets to hit. Proper discussion with the sector will be essential.

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 2w ago

Breaking: Lucy Powell has been appointed as education secretary by new prime minister Andy Burnham, replacing Bridget Phillipson

If the system for inspecting MATs isn’t designed correctly, trusts could be put off from taking on struggling schools in disadvantaged areas, warns @ngauk.bsky.social

MAT inspections 'could put trusts off struggling schools'

With the government planning trust-level inspections, the National Governance Association warns against judging MATs by looking at the overall performance of their schools

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Headteacher salaries are now reaching up to £240,000 in some areas, vastly exceeding the proposed MAT CEO salary cap, a @tes analysis has revealed today. Experts have warned the CEO cap may cause a ‘flattening’ of pay generally... Full story below www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Revealed: Where heads’ pay soars above MAT salary limit

Experts warn the DfE plan to control trust chief executives’ pay could deter heads from becoming CEOs, and the £174K approval threshold could effectively become a pay ceiling

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A great appointment - Christine will be thoroughly independent and will need to be

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 3w ago

Exclusive: The DfE is launching a review – led by Dame Christine Gilbert – into Sats failings after results were delayed by more than one week due to 'technical issues'

"Thank you for not being beaten by the pressures put upon you. Thank you for giving kids moments of joy, despite the system often making that so much harder." This morning's leader, which I have put on LinkedIn after some lovely feedback. www.linkedin.com/posts/jon-se...

This morning's daily briefing from Tes magazine - lots of lovely feedback so thought I would post it here: “I am captain of the winged monkeys,” my son told me a few weeks back. I asked him if th...

This morning's daily briefing from Tes magazine - lots of lovely feedback so thought I would post it here: “I am captain of the winged monkeys,” my son told me a few weeks back. I asked him if this w...

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A big job in education split into two new roles, congratulations to both. www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Ark announces new CEOs to replace Lucy Heller

Patrick Wall will lead the Ark Schools multi-academy trust and Katie Oliver will be CEO of the organisation’s charitable arm

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Exclusive: @ascl-uk.bsky.social seeking written agreement with @neunion.bsky.social setting out how union members should conduct themselves during disputes, in response to rising industrial friction Story by @cerysturner.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Heads’ union seeks pact with NEU as industrial tensions rise

Negotiations come amid growing industrial action by the teaching union, with school leaders telling Tes that disputes have left them feeling ‘distressed’ and ‘exploited’

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The DfE is creating new standards for trusts and for inclusion – but it can’t just provide a checklist for everyone to follow; it needs to set out clear principles that support professional judgement, writes @leoracruddas.bsky.social of @cstvoice.bsky.social

DfE standards must guide the sector, not tell us what to do

The government’s creation of new standards for trusts and inclusion offers an opportunity to set out clear principles – instead of just writing up new checklists, says the Confederation of School Trusts’ Leora Cruddas

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"CLT will simply become like the Very Hungry Caterpillar, growing ever larger by swallowing up everything in its path" A very well explained argument for a pause to the all consuming embrace of Cognitive Load Theory

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 4w ago

Can we trust cognitive load theory? It has evolved so much over the years and has now become so complicated that it’s best teachers only consider it a ‘rule of thumb’, writes Christian Bokhove

"I was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when I was nine years old and then again when I was 11. I grew up very quickly. I had to face my own mortality at a very young age."

Jon Severs@jonsevers.bsky.social · 4w ago

"We shouldn’t be afraid of having fun: it’s critical that there are moments of joy for every pupil and every member of staff, every day." @andrewoneill.bsky.social with a surprising, joyful and deeply personal contribution to the How I Lead series www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

In his editorial on 6.7.2026 @jonsevers.bsky.social reflected on the new report published about white working class educational outcomes…. I am going to reflect back on this.. Long thread I have much experience (and years) of working in schools serving these populations successfully. 1/n

"We shouldn’t be afraid of having fun: it’s critical that there are moments of joy for every pupil and every member of staff, every day." @andrewoneill.bsky.social with a surprising, joyful and deeply personal contribution to the How I Lead series www.tes.com/magazine/lea...

Andrew O’Neill: ‘A school usually fails due to its systems, not its staff’

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Andrew O’Neill, headteacher and currently school...

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“government [needs to spend] less time thinking about how schools should be run day to day and more about how they manage the system as a whole” A rare and exclusive interview with Lucy Heller this morning. School improvement, Covid, trusts and more. www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Lucy Heller: Government needs to run the system, not try to run schools

As she steps down as CEO of Ark after 22 years, Lucy Heller gives Jon Severs an exclusive rare interview about her views on trusts, politics and the post-Covid period in schools

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Update: Heads' leaders say it is ‘incredible’ that schools have only just been informed of the delay to Sats results, after the DfE told Tes it had been aware of issues with Pearson’s system since May

KS2 Sats results delayed by more than a week

Exam board apologises for ‘technical issues’ as government considers cancelling Pearson contract

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This is hugely concerning, Pearson has a lot of questions to answer. Appalling that primary pupils and staff have been let down.

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · last mo.

Exclusive: This year’s key stage 2 Sats results will be delayed by at least a week, Tes understands, due to problems with marking and IT systems

The Tes team has worked very quickly to update all our payscales tables - example below. All the tables here: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · last mo.

Teachers will be offered a 3.5 per cent pay rise in 2026-27, which will not be fully funded, Tes understands

The Tes team has worked very quickly to update all our payscales tables - example below. All the tables here: www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · last mo.

Teachers will be offered a 3.5 per cent pay rise in 2026-27, which will not be fully funded, Tes understands

There is a lot of politics, and a lot of practical nuance, in this pay deal. Did Bridget Phillipson get more from the treasury than many expected? Definitely. But is this a good deal for the sector? It depends who you ask. (1/5)

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · last mo.

Teachers will be offered a 3.5 per cent pay rise in 2026-27, which will not be fully funded, Tes understands

Big exclusive from @cerysturner.bsky.social - two-year pay plan, not fully funded - schools' ability to make up the difference will depend heavily on their context.

Cerys Turner@cerysturner.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨EXCL: Teachers will get a 3.5% pay deal for the upcoming year. - Schools to fund the first 1% - A further 3% offered for 2027-28 More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Big exclusive from @cerysturner.bsky.social - two-year pay plan, not fully funded - schools' ability to make up the difference will depend heavily on their context.

Cerys Turner@cerysturner.bsky.social · last mo.

🚨EXCL: Teachers will get a 3.5% pay deal for the upcoming year. - Schools to fund the first 1% - A further 3% offered for 2027-28 More from @tesmagazine.bsky.social: www.tes.com/magazine/new...

A small study, but part of a wider body of evidence warning that we need to be clear on the objective of any ban - and whether is is the best way to achieve that objective.

Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · last mo.

With schools facing statutory phone bans from September, what does the research tell us about how to implement the policy? A new study warns of unintended consequences, finds @jasminenorden.bsky.social