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With a drop in support staff hitting teacher workload, one teaching union advises members to only take on tasks that demand ‘the skills and expertise of a teacher’

New DfE data on GCSEs shows efforts to tackle the impact of poverty on education are failing and that secondary schools need more support, say sector leaders

Key stage 4 performance data also reveals decline in the proportion of students achieving a grade 5 in English and maths GCSE

Exam board says digital exams could reduce teacher workload in the longer term

The secondary head at Glasgow Gaelic School talks about the importance of asking for help, not getting stuck behind your desk and giving Gaelic-medium education the recognition it deserves

New agreement aims to widen access to degree-level study, and the SQA says that schools will be closely involved

Baroness Barran and John Edwards said they would discuss fears over exam students ‘disadvantaged’ by RAAC with the schools minister

The prime minister has unveiled plans to bring in a new qualification combining A levels and T levels, with the government also saying it will look at reforming GCSEs

The prime minister has unveiled plans to bring in a new qualification and the government has also said it will look at reforming GCSEs

Despite students who take languages in Northern Ireland finding lessons ‘fun and engaging’, pupils are put off taking the subjects at GCSE, warns new report

Mark Lehain said that introducing the prime minister’s plans too soon could put pressure on ‘an already struggling system’

Heads’ leaders fear the government could be giving schools less than a full year’s notice on planned changes to the accountability system