Kyle Tormey

Excl: DfE warned that workforce shortages could affect delivery of its £1.8bn “experts at hand” SEND plan by 2028. Professional bodies welcome the investment, but raise doubts on timeline of delivery. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

I analysed almost 500 inspections to see if schools with disadvantaged intakes are performing worse on pupil outcomes. The findings show that it's disproportionate. Heads say it's demoralising as they urge Ofsted not to confuse achievement & attainment. tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: Nearly half of secondary teachers would drop smart uniforms for more practical clothing or no uniform at all, new @TeacherTapp data shows. Cost, SEND reforms and student voice are reshaping what “smart” means, but leaders remain more cautious. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Ofsted's chief warns that he won't “downplay disappointing outcomes” in the grading of disadvantaged schools. This is despite analysis for Tes showing schools in deprived areas may be “unfairly penalised” for their achievement outcomes. tes.com/magazine/news/…

The DfE's spend on advertising and marketing has risen by over 40% in the last two years, reaching £50million in 2024-25. @munirawilson tells Tes the number raise "serious questions" over the government's priorities. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Exclusive: SEND reform plans could unravel due to a lack of space for planned mainstream inclusion bases "We are in the process of building a school that when it opens in 2028 is already non compliant," warns one leader @JohnGRoberts reports tes.com/magazine/news/…

@TesGlobalX 2026 Wellbeing Report reveals over 70% of teachers now find their workload “unmanageable,” up 10% since 2024. Workload remains the leading cause of work‑related stress and the top reason teachers cited for wanting to leaving the profession. tes.com/magazine/news/…

The deadline for the Tes Schools Awards has been extended to the 13 March! An amazing (free to enter) chance to celebrate and share your school or trust success - with loads of different categories. Best of luck to all who enter! tes.com/schools-awards…

Responding to @ofqual digital exams consultation, the EEF says no rollout should take place until the impact on disadvantaged students is known. EEF fears attainment gaps could widen. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

Excl: Gov't pledge to build libraries in all primary schools by the end of this Parliament may include converting “storage” areas such as cloakrooms and corridors. Treasury previously committed over £10m in funding, now rising to £12.5m. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

"I’ve been quite swept up by the autism spectrum idea, and it’s only in the past 10 years or so that I have felt things have gone too far, and very slowly I have come to say, 'No, this is not right'" Autism expert professor Uta Frith talks to @Helen_Amass tes.com/magazine/teach…

Government SEND reforms, which were introduced in part to cut soaring costs within the system, will actually lead to more spending in the short term. @OBR_UK's spring forecast warns that the govt has not provided any estimates of related cost savings:

"I didn’t have a father at home, but I did have great male role models elsewhere. They were really important." Really good piece for How I Lead from @JohnCam72037614 on everything from poverty to control, and from rewards in schools to escaping to Wales tes.com/magazine/leade…

The days of GCSE pupils memorising equations and formulae from memory are now officially over. Schools minister Georgia Gould has written to Ofqual to say that "for the lifetime of the current GCSE specifications in these subjects, students should not be required to memorise formulae and equations for assessment purposes." Dumbing down or common sense?

As @Ofqual consults on expanding digital assessments, @AQA is calling for a more ambitious rollout, saying England risks falling behind other countries. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

A helpful timeline with the key milestones outlined in @educationgovuk Schools White Paper. @tes

"over the past five years, the average annual conversion rate was only 487. Based on this rate, full academisation would not occur until 2048" Superb analysis here from @JabedAhm on Labour's all-schools-in-trusts pledge tes.com/magazine/news/…

Plans to introduce statutory ISPs for all SEND pupils have raised questions about workload pressures for SENDCOs and the potential for heightened tension between schools and families. @JohnGRoberts @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

After long-awaited details regarding plans to recruit 6500 teachers were revealed this week, new @YouGov polling shows most adults now view teaching as an unappealing career, with only a small minority finding it “very appealing”. @tes tes.com/magazine/news/…

In what is a very insightful but also personal piece, @tes SEND and Inclusion Editor @JohnGRoberts explores the challenges ahead after the Schools White Paper was published, and reflects on the wider discussion around special schools. A must read: tes.com/magazine/analy…