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The Cambridge academic talks about the ‘conspiracy theory’ of why, despite all the evidence, oracy is yet to be introduced into the curriculum, and whether the Labour government will make the change

The government faces four big decisions on education funding in next month’s Spending Review, according to experts

Despite the negative talk about the Early Career Framework, schools are telling us how valuable it is, says the chair of the Teaching School Hubs Council advisory board

Writing exclusively for Tes, the minister for school standards says the government wants every school to offer flexible working and it is providing funding to make it happen

The DfE has accepted the pay review body’s recommendation of 4% and announced it will provide £615m in additional funding to schools

Tes understands the inspectorate is carrying out a ‘substantial’ rewrite of inspection toolkits it will use to grade schools in new inspections

New DfE research offers insightful analysis of the relationship between mental ill-health and school absence, including some findings that challenge conventional wisdom, writes Luke Ramsden

Special-school leaders warn they are facing a ‘crisis’, with demand for places far outstripping supply, in response to government submission to SEND inquiry

Permanent secretary says there is no ‘baseline’ yet to measure progress towards the recruitment target – but details will be set out after the spending review

From pupil absence to teacher retention issues, we tolerate widespread, low-level failure. The system must act before dysfunction becomes unignorable, says this headteacher

Many schools involved in the pilot scheme for free breakfast clubs are worried about not having enough funding to support pupils with SEND, a Tes survey reveals

The former government behaviour adviser and lead of the behaviour hubs programme is set to reapply for the renamed behaviour hub ‘ambassador’ position