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GCSE results 2026: English and maths pass rates down for fifth straight year

This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed

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£10k payment for non-UK trainees cut for next year

The international relocation payment for overseas teacher training applicants for physics and languages has been stopped

Warning over ITT dropout rise after subject funding cuts

Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers writes to Gillian Keegan describing the decision to end funding for teacher trainee subject knowledge courses as 'unprecedented'

Education system has had ‘failure baked in’ since Gove

NEU president says teachers' autonomy has been reduced by an education system that stops teachers from being 'the educators they want to be'

4 out of 5 teachers say new inspection system needed

More than half of NEU members warn that Ofsted inspections have a negative impact on their mental health

Union calls for a national teachers’ pay commission

NASUWT says a national commission is needed to restore independence of the pay review process

MAT CEO gets role promoting inclusive education

Jonny Uttley of The Education Alliance will develop policy proposals for the Centre for Young Lives as a visiting fellow

Revealed: What teachers want in election year

Pay, wellbeing and other topics likely to dominate the agenda at the NEU's national conference later this week

Union call for suicide prevention training for leaders

NASUWT warns a mental health crisis among teachers is leading to an increase in suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts

NASUWT votes against moving to a formal strike ballot

78 per cent of members who took part did not support a statutory ballot, NASUWT teaching union announces

Teachers ‘left vulnerable’ by long wait for guidance on restraint

NASUWT teaching union criticises Scottish government for 'complete abdication of responsibility' as long wait for official advice on physical intervention continues

NASUWT: Next government must reverse ‘14 years of underfunding’

'Our profession is in crisis,' new NASUWT president Rashida Din will warn at the union's annual conference today

Nine in 10 teachers back strikes in NEU indicative ballot

NEU teaching union members support striking again over pay and funding in indicative ballot with a 50.3 per cent turnout

NASUWT: Teachers are facing ‘dystopian’ stress levels

The teaching union is campaigning for 'a new deal for teachers' in the run-up to the next general election

Weekly round-up: Teacher pay drop and school moves

This week’s essential education news includes teachers being hit particularly hard by a real-terms drop in pay and thousands of students' 'unexplained' school moves

‘Frustration’ at performance pay changes no-show

The DfE said in January it aimed to give schools 'sufficient notice to prepare during the summer for September 2024 implementation'

SQA: Taking two maths courses dents confidence and adds workload

But teachers say they have to work within the realities of a system where they cannot afford to risk students having nothing to show for two years of studying for a National 5

Welsh heads warn of ‘us versus them’ inspection

In response to research highlighting school leaders' concerns about inspection, Estyn points to feedback showing that it is viewed 'positively' by heads

Over 1 in 4 teacher trainee applicants are from overseas

ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis of government data shows an increase in international applicants to ITT courses six months into the academic year

Major investment in buildings and SEND needed, warns PAC

Spending watchdog highlights the state of school buildings as a problem caused by government's 'lack of forward thinking'

Pupil premium allocation details delayed

Government says the delay is because of a problem identifying Reception pupils who qualify for the funding

‘Sizeable increase’ in dual presentation for SQA courses

But entering students for both National 4 and National 5 is bad for attainment, says SQA, and those at a single level tend to get better results

SQA: Pandemic still having ‘substantial’ impact on education

Teachers say students find exams more stressful now and often lack key knowledge and skills – and staff also raise concerns about attendance

‘Unexplained’ school moves spark call for transparency

More than 30,000 students in one year group had experienced an 'unexplained' transfer between secondary schools, research shows

Oak reveals curriculum partners for 9 more subjects

Two academy trusts are among the partners named today by resources provider Oak National Academy as it extends into more of the national curriculum