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There are now 656 international school groups operating 5,928 schools across the globe – accounting for 38.3% of the market – according to new data from ISC Research tes.com/magazine/news/specia…

Over 650 international school groups now operating worldwide

New data shows rapid growth over the past decade - and how this is changing the management of schools as processes become more centralised

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Violence-fixated pupils referred to Prevent are being sent back to schools because they don’t meet the programme’s criteria, @Rachel_deSouza tells the Southport Inquiry tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Teachers ‘pulling their hair out’ over ‘violence-fixated’ pupils

Children’s commissioner says children who are influenced by harmful online content are being bounced back to school because they do not meet the criteria for the Prevent programme

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Past exam questions and examiner comments can be invaluable for students' learning, but finding them is a time-consuming task for teachers – that’s why I use AI, explains this maths teacher tes.com/magazine/teaching-le…

How I use AI to build better assessments

Using past papers and examiner notes to guide student learning is invaluable, but finding them is time-consuming. However, AI can help, says this maths teacher

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Exclusive: A huge rise in ‘weaponised’ subject access requests is impacting staff wellbeing and workload in MATs and schools, leaders warn – but legal experts say staff may be doing more work than they need to in complying with these data requests tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Trusts ‘drowning’ in ‘weaponised’ subject access requests

One trust alone is spending £100K a year handling a huge rise in requests for personal data, which are often fuelled by parents using AI tools

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The attainment gap between Reception pupils eligible for free school meals and their peers has widened for the fourth straight year, DfE data reveals tes.com/magazine/news/early-…

EYFS: Disadvantage gap widens for fourth straight year

Record levels of 4- and 5-year-olds meeting their development targets, annual Department for Education data also reveals

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The children’s commissioner has sounded the alarm over a ‘childhood lottery’ of disadvantage in England – and schools can play a big role in tackling this as anchor institutions in their communities, says the Reach Foundation’s Ed Vainker tes.com/magazine/analysis/se…

How school partnerships can change the odds for disadvantaged children

With the children’s commissioner sounding an alarm over the ‘childhood lottery’ of disadvantage, the Reach Foundation’s Ed Vainker shares the success of local partnerships involving schools, support...

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The government will strengthen its guidance on teacher political impartiality in response to Sir David Bell’s review into antisemitism in schools tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Antisemitism review: what schools need to know

Lucy Powell says ‘change will come’ on antisemitism in schools as she accepts all of the recommendations in Sir David Bell’s review

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Uploading a photo of your child to an app to turn them into a superhero might seem harmless fun, but there is a safeguarding risk, explains Shezleen Salaam, who sets out what schools need to know about AI photo apps tes.com/magazine/teaching-le…

The hidden risks of AI photo apps: what schools should tell families

Using an AI photo app to remove a watermark from a school picture might seem harmless, but it’s important that schools make parents aware of the possible safeguarding risks, writes Shezleen Salaam

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Tes Magazine is temporarily unavailable as a precaution while a global issue affecting thousands of online services continues. We'll let you know as soon as we are back!
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Susan Acland-Hood is set to leave her role as permanent secretary to the Department for Education, Tes can reveal tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Susan Acland-Hood to leave DfE

Ms Acland-Hood has been permanent secretary at the Department for Education since September 2020

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Susan Acland-Hood is set to leave her role at the end of the month. She will be replaced by Home Office civil servant Simon Ridley tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Susan Acland-Hood to leave DfE

Ms Acland-Hood has been permanent secretary at the Department for Education since September 2020

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Jon Severs@jon_seversOct 21
Big change at the top of the DfE Exclusive from @cerysturner7
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Susan Acland-Hood is set to leave her role as permanent secretary to the Department for Education, Tes can reveal tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Susan Acland-Hood to leave DfE

Ms Acland-Hood has been permanent secretary at the Department for Education since September 2020

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Cerys Turner@cerysturner7Oct 21
Scoop: The DfE’s permanent secretary is leaving her role. Susan Acland-Hood joined the dept in 2020 after working at the Treasury & Home Office. She will now be leaving the dept after six years at the helm. tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Susan Acland-Hood to leave DfE

Ms Acland-Hood has been permanent secretary at the Department for Education since September 2020

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Teachers on the upper pay range are no longer entitled to a pay review every year. This is one of several changes in the updated Schools Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Experienced teachers lose right to annual pay reviews

DfE also presses ahead with allowing one-off bonuses for teachers and leaders, despite union warnings about pay inequality

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Lucy Powell says oracy should have the same status as reading and writing – that’s great, but it means we need a clear framework so schools can deliver it consistently, writes head of oracy Daniel Thomas tes.com/magazine/analysis/se…

Oracy has arrived - the challenge now is ensuring a clear way forward

The education secretary has said oracy should be given the same status as ready and writing - this is welcome but we have challenges ahead, says the head of oracy at Oasis School 21

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Really nuanced, evidence-informed view on screens in schools - his message? Don't panic.
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The backlash against the rise of screens in schools is growing, but is edtech really harming our pupils? Helen Amass asks Peter Etchells, a member of the government’s expert screen time advisory group tes.com/magazine/teaching-le…

Why schools shouldn’t panic about screens

Screens have become embedded in schools, but there’s now a backlash fuelled by fears over children’s wellbeing and learning. So, is the situation as dire as some suggest? Tes speaks to screen time...

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ICYMI: The 'fundamental contradiction at the heart of modern Ofsted': former HMI Adrian Lyons highlights where he thinks the school inspection system has gone wrong tes.com/magazine/analysis/ge…

2005 reforms were meant to fix Ofsted - now they’re the cause of inspection concerns

School inspection has lost sight of the principles behind its last fundamental reform - but there could be a way back, argues Adrian Lyons, former HMI and Ofsted national subject lead

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Exam league tables only tell part of the story about a school – there is a better way of communicating a school’s strengths to parents, writes head Luke Ramsden tes.com/magazine/analysis/se…

Are we measuring the right things when judging schools?

Exam league tables give selective schools easy metrics of apparent success - but they also sell parents short because they don’t show what the school can really do for their children, says this head

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What would life be like without KS2 Sats? @IPPR is recommending the DfE replace them with random sampling from Year 3 onwards tes.com/magazine/news/genera…

Call to replace Sats tests with random sampling across Years 3-6

Proposal to remove Sats would make sure schools are not incentivised to ‘teach to the test’, says IPPR research report

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The backlash against the rise of screens in schools is growing, but is edtech really harming our pupils? Helen Amass asks Peter Etchells, a member of the government’s expert screen time advisory group tes.com/magazine/teaching-le…

Why schools shouldn’t panic about screens

Screens have become embedded in schools, but there’s now a backlash fuelled by fears over children’s wellbeing and learning. So, is the situation as dire as some suggest? Tes speaks to screen time...

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