Tes Schools Awards 2020 now open for entries

The Tes Schools Awards, celebrates the extraordinary commitment, quality and innovation shown by teachers and school staff across the UK.

Tes would like to hear about the teachers and teams within your school who are raising the standards of education and making a positive impact on the personal and academic success of students and the wider community.

The awards have 18 categories, including primary school, secondary school, headteacher and healthy school.

Entry is free and open to state schools in the UK. Submit 500 words on why you deserve to win by midnight Friday 27 March 2020.


The list of this year’s categories is as follows:

  1. Classroom support assistant of the year
  2. English teacher or team of the year
  3. Maths teacher or team of the year
  4. Science, technology and engineering teacher or team of the year
  5. New teacher of the year
  6. Headteacher of the year
  7. Best use of technology
  8. Community and collaboration award
  9. School Business Leader of the year
  10. Wellbeing and mental health award
  11. Environment champion of the year
  12. Creative school of the year
  13. Early years setting of the year
  14. Primary school of the year
  15. Secondary school of the year
  16. Alternative provision school of the year
  17. Lifetime achievement
  18. Overall school of the year
Full details of the criteria can be viewed here
The winners will be revealed at a gala awards evening at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London on Friday 19 June 2020.

Teacher numbers rise …

 BUT ALMOST ONE IN THREE PUPILS NOW HAS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS

Primary school teacher numbers are at their highest level since 1980 and total teacher numbers have risen by 288, new statistics have shown. The overall number of teachers rose to 52,247, an increase of 1,530 since 2015 and the highest level since 2009.

However a campaign group has expressed concern over support for record numbers of pupils with Additional Support Needs. Continue reading Teacher numbers rise …

Life, The Universe and Everything: Edinburgh International Science Festival

Edinburgh International Science Festival: Life, The Universe and Everything

31 March – 15 April

Edinburgh’s 30th Science Festival will see 270 events for children, families and adults take place across the city over the course of two exciting weeks. And in a first this year, teachers ans their students are being offered a special £5 deal to eighty events through the new #SciFive initiative.  Continue reading Life, The Universe and Everything: Edinburgh International Science Festival