Join the

TES team as we discuss this week’s GCSE results, which suffered the biggest

ever fall in A8 to C grades since the assessments were introduced in 1988. We discuss the

reasons behind the drop, we talk the further decline of languages, the effects

of Progress 8 and why girls are pulling even further ahead than boys. We

also take a look at a striking piece in this week’s magazine about a US teacher

and her class who was faced with a student wielding a loaded gun. Tune in and

enjoy.

Join the

TES team as they discuss this year’s A-level results. For the fifth year in a

row grades have remained steady, very much bringing to an end the era of

so-called “grade inflation”. We hear from our very own Kaye Wiggins who guides us through the main headlines from today's big news. Elsewhere, we talk about the lifecycle of an exam paper and how the tests are made. And we revel in a little Olympic glory after Adi Bloom spoke to the teachers who taught some of Team GB's gold medallists. Tune in and enjoy.   

Join the TES team as we discuss the possible return of grammar schools, the education policy that will never die. We hear about how teachers have lost all faith in the exam system just as we enter into exam results season. And, finally, we talk about how difficult (or not) it is for a teacher to say farewell to students once they have collected their results and moved on to the next stage in their lives. Tune in and enjoy.

Join the TES team as we discuss this week's biggest stories, including our own survey of the top 100 things  pupils should do before they leave primary school. We talk about summer holidays and why the summer break might not mean much of a rest for many teachers this year. We hear how the old grammar school debate has come back from the dead and we wish all of our lovely listeners a very restful summer holiday. Tune in and enjoy.

Join the TES team as we discuss this week's big news - Justine Greening's appointment as education secretary. The new prime minister Theresa May has undertaken a drastic overhaul of her Cabinet, which saw Nicky Morgan being sacked. In other major news - and as Ed Dorrell made no bones about pointing out - former education secretary Michael Gove has been sacked from government. Hear our thoughts of what will be waiting for Ms Greening as she gets her feet under the desk, and how Ms Morgan and skills minister Nick Boles will be remembered. Tune in and enjoy.

Join the TES team as, one week on from Britain's vote to leave the EU, we discuss what it means for schools. Also in this week's episode: the government's changes to teacher training, why millions of pounds in pupil premium funds are not being spent and what secondary schools are learning from primaries about how to manage the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.

Join the TES team as we discuss why big might not be beautiful when it comes to academy trusts, how schools are coping with tougher new maths tests and why schools shouldn't get carried away with research

Join the TES team as we discuss the EU referendum. The TES conducted a major YouGov survey to gauge teachers' opinions on the big debate. Find out how they intend to vote and hear what education secretary Nicky Morgan's and free school pioneer Toby Young's arguments for both the Remain and Leave sides. Tune in and enjoy. 

Join the TES team as they discuss the week's biggest stories, including Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw's latest missive aimed at the East Midlands and we hear how the DfE is bracing itself for failure to have teachers exempt from new immigration rules. Eleanor Busby tells us that teachers are likely to have to wait until Christmas or longer for any pay rise announcement, and we discuss this week's cover feature which is about the importance of switching your brain off to ensure deeper learning. Tune in and enjoy.

Join the TES team as we discuss the week's biggest education news and views. This week we hear how Ofqual's clampdown on grade inflation could mean students are being given inaccurate results, the exam watchdog has also come in for some serious flak for its decision to make it harder for students to have their exams re-marked. And after hearing the many cases against the importance of grammar, we have a very eloquent argument in favour of it. Tune in and enjoy.