TES Community

Welcome lounge and forum help

Welcome to TES Community. If this is your first visit don’t forget to read the how to guide. Submit your first post here and let everyone know that another contributor has joined the Community. If you are looking for tips on how to post or need advice on the best place to submit your message, just ask away.

Education news

This is the place to discuss the latest issues facing education.

Workplace dilemmas

If you’re looking for advice and support to help you deal with your workplace problems then discuss them here in Workplace Dilemmas . Topics discussed include problems with parents, teacher bullying, stress and disciplinary procedures. Please remember to use a pseudonym to protect your identity if you are posting about sensitive issues.

Personal

Join hundreds of teachers getting together and chatting about the stuff that matters to them in the Personal forum.

Career clinic

The Career clinic is where you can seek advice and information about your next career move from your peers. Please post your queries here.

TES Authors' Group

If you sell resources on TES then get involved in the TES Authors' forum. This is the place to meet other authors, share successes and find answers to some of your questions.

Early Years

Join hundreds of early years practitioners in the Early Years forum. Find lesson ideas and inspiration, share best practice and get your questions answered by your peers.

Primary

Join hundreds of primary teachers in the Primary forum. Find lesson ideas and inspiration, share best practice and get your questions answered by your peers. This is also the place for debate on the latest issues in primary teaching.

Secondary

The Secondary forum is a great source of support, ideas and inspiration and is the place to share best practice and get your questions answered by your peers. This is also where you go to debate the latest issues in secondary education.

Independent

This forum is a great source of ideas and inspiration and is the place to share best practice and get your questions answered by your peers.

Special educational needs

Join hundreds of special needs practitioners in this forum. Whether you work in a special needs school or you’re an SEN practitioner in mainstream you’ll find lesson ideas and inspiration here.

Further Education

Find out advice on what it’s like to work in further education or join other people working in your sector to discuss work-related issues. You’ll find tips on how to get into further education and advice on FE pay and conditions.

Vocational

Teaching overseas

If you’re looking for an overseas teaching job, or you’re already working abroad, this is the group for you. Join hundreds of overseas teachers and find out more about what it’s really like to teach in a foreign country. Please remember: references to individuals, schools or organisations will be deleted.

Thinking of teaching

Trainee and student teachers

New teachers

Teaching assistants

Overseas trained teachers

If you’re looking for advice on how to get a job in the UK join the Overseas trained teachers forum. Get advice on what qualifications you need to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and chat to others also hoping to teach in the UK. References to individuals, schools or organisations will be deleted.

Jobseekers

Get advice on finding your next job. We’ve got tips on application writing and guidance on how to excel at interview. Please remember job adverts are not allowed.

Supply teaching

References to individuals, schools or organisations will be deleted

Private tutors

No commercial advertising or job ads!

Part-time and job share

Looking for a better work-life balance? Returning from a career break? Want to meet people who are already working flexible hours? This is the place to help you find, interview for, and work in part-time and shared roles.

Heads of department

Headteachers

Governors

The NGA answer your questions

Retirement

For retired teachers and anybody approaching retirement

Senior Leadership Team

Art and design

Business studies

Classics

Computing and ICT

Design and technology

Drama and performing arts

Previously called Drama

English

Geography

History

Mathematics

Media studies

Modern foreign languages

Music

Physical education

PSHE

Religious Education

Science

We advise against posting your email address

Social sciences

Formerly Social studies

Assessment

Behaviour

Receive peer to peer advice and support about behaviour management issues and share best practice here.

Ofsted inspections

Formerly Ofsted inspections

Pay and conditions

Professional development

School trips

Recommendations and advice

Entertainment

Cookery

Book club

Health and wellbeing

If you’re worried about your health and wellbeing join the TES Health and Wellbeing Group and get advice and support.

Pregnancy

Parenting

Scotland - education news

Scotland - curriculum

Cymru - education news

Formerly Cymru

Scotland - Primary

Scotland - prospective teachers

US – Education news

This is the place to discuss the current issues and events affecting education in the US. Join the discussion and have your say.

US – Staffroom

Meet and chat with other colleagues and give your opinions about the issues that matter to you.