Primary

Tuesday

20th May 2025

When do Sats results come out in 2025?
Find the key dates and details for the 2025 Sats results, including what the scores mean and how they’re used by schools
When do Sats results come out in 2025?

Monday

12th May 2025

Why Sats are still imperfect
As Year 6 pupils begin their key stage 2 assessments, one trust education director outlines why the tests fail to capture the real depth and breadth of children’s achievements
Why Sats are still imperfect

Friday

9th May 2025

5 subtle signs we’d found the right trust
A headteacher outlines the qualities to look for when considering whether a trust is the best fit for your school
Number 5 winner

Wednesday

16th Apr 2025

Why school readiness is the most important equality issue in society
Today millions of primary places will be offered. We must work with families to ensure children have the skills to start school, writes Kindred Squared director Felicity Gillespie
Parent tying shoe laces

Wednesday

26th Mar 2025

Why the curriculum review is right to focus on languages in primary
Too little time is currently being given to learning languages in primary schools – so we need a different approach, writes John Claughton
Why the curriculum review is right to focus on languages in primary

Wednesday

19th Mar 2025

Why Labour’s breakfast club policy is concerning
In principle, it’s a laudable idea. But placing a duty on all primary schools isn’t the right approach, writes this chief education officer
Why Labour's breakfast club policy is concerning

Thursday

27th Feb 2025

How one trust closed its disadvantage gap
The CEO of the Humber Education Trust tells Tes about the work it did to dramatically improve disadvantaged pupils’ outcomes at Sats – so they outperformed the national average
How one trust closed its disadvantage gap

Friday

31st Jan 2025

Should Year 3 be in key stage 1?
Now that Year 2 Sats are no longer statutory, there is a growing discussion about why we still organise the primary curriculum as we do. Ellen Peirson-Hagger speaks to primary leaders both for and against a shake-up of the key stages
Should Year 3 be in key stage 1?

Tuesday

28th Jan 2025

How primary careers education is challenging stereotypes
A pilot scheme is proving it’s possible to change children’s ideas about the career options that are open to them, writes the head of the Careers and Enterprise Company
How primary careers education is challenging stereotypes

Friday

24th Jan 2025

The shocking rise of racism in primary schools
Data on suspensions in primary reveals a huge increase in those issued for racist abuse – a problem that sector leaders fear is only getting worse
The shocking rise of racism in primary schools

Tuesday

31st Dec 2024

Pay, workload and trust - 3 teacher retention issues to solve
In the second piece in a series, a member of the Headteachers’ Roundtable outlines why attracting and retaining talented teachers must be a priority for the government
Trapeze trust

Friday

6th Dec 2024

Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?
Three years after the Year 4 times tables assessment became statutory, the results from the test continue to improve. So how are schools achieving this, and is it really making pupils better at maths? Ellen Peirson-Hagger reports
Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?