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Join the TES team as they discuss the latest issue of the magazine featuring a look at how India is struggling to teach the so-called "untouchables", an interview with former US soul singer, turned union leader, turned performance-related pay evangelist George Parker and a news story on the UK's slump in yet more international league tables, this time among adults.

Join TES' very own Sarah Simon as she talks to Steven Keevil from Mid Kent College about whether it is important to be "down with the kids", Sarah hears how Mike Gaston, principal at Totton College, spent a day as a student in his own college and, finally, she speaks to Paul Dix about what happens when the behaviour management honeymoon is over.

The TES team discusses new evidence that has just come to light over last year's GCSE grading debacle, we ask why schools are instilling a fear of maths in students, we hear how PISA's reliability may yet again be in doubt, we discover why parents are spending tens of thousands of pounds to get their children into US universities. And finally, we listen to the one and only Gary Lineker on why he thinks languages are not taken seriously enough on the curriculum.

Listen to TES columnist Sarah Simons for episode two of the FE podcast as she discusses technology, the Education and Training Foundation and, finally, she asks the masses on Twitter for some words of wisdom.

The TES team discusses this week's biggest stories from the latest issue of the magazine, including a look at why the highly successful Singapore is going in the opposite direction to the UK with its school reforms; a new campaign that is aiming to get both teachers and students to learn 1,000 words from a foreign tongue; and we talk about a fascinating piece of research examining how even bystanders are victims of bullying.

The TES team discussesclaims that millions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash is being spent on Ofsted and Teach First with little evidence to show that they actually work. We look at an unlikely alliance forged between Eton College and an East End primary, we examine why Japan's schools have a surprisingly bad record for corporal punishment. And finally we talk about the TES' big experiment called A Teaching Moment in Time. 

Join the TES' very own FE columnist Sarah Simons as she discusses lesson observations, whether FE teachers really need qualifications and she announces the very first FE Ferret Award.

The TES team discusses the biggest story of the week, which is, of course, proposed teacher strikes in England, we look at how the French want to introduce a secularist charter into every school, we talk about the problems with teaching maths and English to thousands more students after 16, and we tackle the debate as to whether force should ever be used in the classroom.

Tune in to hear the TES team discuss this week's biggest stories including a look at how scores of schools still don't have their houses in order when it comes to the new performance-related pay for teachers, we discuss the tricky subject of staffroom bullying, we talk about how teachers are the key to beating cheaters and finally we look ahead at the much-anticipated first episode of Educating Yorkshire.

The TES team sifts through the fallout from yesterday's GCSE results, we ask why the number of emergency inspections among private schools has soared in recent years, and we discuss this week's cover piece on whether thinking skills can be taught or not.

The TES team discusses the main story of the week, A-level results, with our resident expert William Stewart giving his own analysis on Thursday's exam stats. We also take a look at this week's cover story on the perennial problem surrounding summer born students.

Listen to the TES's very own William Stewart discuss the biggest A-level stories of the past few days in the run up to A-level results day. Joining William are the Times Higher Education's reporter Jack Groves, editor John Gill and podcast host Chris Parr. Click here to listen or subscribe to it via iTunes here.

Tune in to hear the TES team discuss this week's issue, including the main story of the week in which the HMC describes the A-level reforms as "high risk", we take a look at the education of girls in India. We talk about some rare good news that binge drinking among young people is on the wane, and we examine the strange case of Australia's Catholic private schools defending their right to expel gay students. Listen to it here or subscribe via iTunes...

The TES team discusses the main stories from this week's issue, including a look at performance related pay that hands you the bonus and then threatens to take it off you, a glimpse at the school reforms currently gripping Australia, whether emotional intelligence exists or not, and we catch up with Chloe Combi who talks about her feature on girls being groomed. Listen to it here or subscribe via iTunes.