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When Jasmine Hill met her new class, she was astonished at how loud they were – and set about creating a tool to fix the problem

Hannah Johnson, one of Scotland’s youngest heads, talks about her school days in Shetland and running a 14-pupil island school

Up to 50 freelancers whose income has been hit by Covid will be taken on to lead cultural workshops in primary schools

Fair Isle’s tiny primary reminds us that pupils’ experiences of school differ – and that has been particularly true during Covid, says Henry Hepburn

The relentless drive to find improvement in everything can be exhausting – sometimes, let’s just say ‘well done’ and leave it at that, says Megan Dixon

Exclusive: New reading framework will help end ‘vicious circle’ of ‘demotivating’ reading difficulties, writes minister

While young children often say they want to be a footballer, a ballerina or, increasingly, a YouTuber when they grow up, it is important to teach them at an early age about other potential career pathways so that they are better informed about the direction they wish their futures to take, says James Evelyn

Gavin Williamson confirms that autumn phonics check for Year 2 pupils will be repeated next academic year

The delay in lifting Covid restrictions means no transition day for Year 6 – but it isn’t a disaster, says Ruth Luzmore

Analysis: What’s really behind the DfE’s downgrading of the popular phonics programme, asks Tes reporter Amy Gibbons

Letters and Sounds is out of the door – but what is coming in instead? And what do these changes mean for teachers?

After hearing how low-stakes quizzes can help secondary students to retain prior learning, Ceri Eccles decided to introduce the approach to her Year 5 maths class with the aim of improving their ability to recall subject information over time