Emma Seith

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Tes Magazine is now available on Android and iOS!

Find our exclusive content on our brand-new mobile app🤳

For Scottish content download the app; click "explore"; and then "Scotland"

Easy!

Get it on Android: https://t.co/wi0M2CL94G
Get it on iOS: https://t.co/gXJIcPzf3S

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Important piece from @Emma_Seith and @DanWorth on how schools in the middle east are turning to Covid era remote working in reaction to the conflict in Iran.

https://t.co/0AuQ82fKug

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The @tes Schools Awards 2026 are now open for entries

The entry deadline is 6 March

For more info 👇

https://t.co/WxVTyMG3a7

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‘All education needs to be international’ and give pupils ‘a deeper understanding of our world, in all its diversity’, @CISEducation’s Jane Larsson tells @Emma_Seith in an exclusive interview
https://t.co/YDnrTyCYtF

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New: Exclusive polling for @tes reveals that WhatsApp is driving more pastoral incidents in schools than social media channels, yet it was not included as part of the Australian social media ban being considered by MPs

Full story via @cerysturner7

https://t.co/BdeoA47HQc

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New Scottish chief inspector of education announced

That's been quite the recruitment process given the post was first advertised started back in 2024

Eventually the upper end of the salary scale was increased by over £45,000.

https://t.co/SHiAtnbHwv

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39 per cent of women have considered changing or quitting their job due to menopause symptoms, and one in six have actually done so.

Are schools doing enough to change that statistic?

@Helen_Amass talks to an expert on perimenopause to find out.

https://t.co/WLEQzUJv8N

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The leader of the oldest international school in the Philippines talks to @Emma_Seith about her leadership approach, from staff coaching to campus walks
https://t.co/vkWHXRIcQ5

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New: International schools often operate across multiple campuses – here leaders share their insights into achieving the right balance of consistency and autonomy between sites, and preventing ‘campus envy'

https://t.co/U3nu4b8rjF

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We've had McTominay's goal put on display at the Portrait gallery in Edinburgh and now this: the World Cup Wheech, a dance designed by @SATPE1 and Penpont Primary to pay tribute to the goal scorers who sent Scotland to the World Cup. Love it.
https://t.co/ezCZTnWWR5

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Exclusive: Some 12% of Higher grades were appealed after the 2025 Scottish Qualifications Authority exams – with 6% of appeals resulting in an improved grade

https://t.co/e1DfjFLSuX

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Reigate Grammar School is set to become the first British private school brand to open in Turkey next year – with three more schools planned

https://t.co/QhHiSFZYeE

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🚨EXCL: The DfE has delayed its full delivery plan for how it's going to recruit 6,500 new teachers to next year.

This is despite the govt telling MPs from @CommonsPAC that further details on the key manifesto pledge would be published by this month.

https://t.co/bGiUmCB4TW

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New: @scotgov has missed its target to restore teacher numbers to 2023 levels only adding 63 teachers to the headcount in 2024-25.

New figures also show NO pupils were permanently excluded in 2024-25 and almost half of secondary pupils have an ASN

https://t.co/VhU3XCBUzF

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New: @scotgov has missed its target to restore teacher numbers to 2023 levels only adding 63 teachers to the headcount in 2024-25.

New figures also show NO pupils were permanently excluded in 2024-25 and almost half of secondary pupils have an ASN

https://t.co/VhU3XCBUzF

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Huge congratulations to all the winners! 🥳

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The Tes Awards for International Schools winners are here! ✨🌍

Huge congratulations to the 13 schools and educators recognised for their impact, innovation and excellence worldwide!

Find the list of winners here: https://t.co/UPn8aUt61K

#TesAwardsInternational

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Most international schools go out of their way to help new staff settle – but one school in South Korea runs support sessions through their entire first term

Lessons here for other international schools - and state schools that struggle with retention
https://t.co/nI1CbZRmfk

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What are international schools doing to nurture a sense of belonging among students of different nationalities? @Emma_Seith shares key insights from the COBIS conference on inclusion and belonging
https://t.co/Oos63dGCDH

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A London grammar school is set to become the first state school to open fee-paying affiliates overseas.

Will others follow suit? You bet, says @NeilRoskilly , adding: "It’s a good income stream at very low risk."

So what are the implications?

https://t.co/uCY4jiCJfo

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How do you foster a sense of belonging in school?

Here, one school talks about investing in 100s of teddy bears to make their youngest pupils feel safe; another school talks about addressing harmful language, including the use of the N-word

https://t.co/41FUiyd05t

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🌏 Could more state schools look at launching schools overseas to bolster their finances? 'Don’t expect Grange Hill Singapore any time soon,’ one leader tells @Emma_Seith
https://t.co/iV96d5KUtD