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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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10 questions with...Tom Rees

Tom Rees, chief executive of Ormiston Academies Trust, speaks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about being sent out of class by his mother, the inequality gap and why it is vital to retain great teachers

Strikes law ‘will worsen’ teacher shortage

Government plan to impose minimum service levels during teacher strikes will 'add to the increasing unpopularity of teaching', unions warn

Ofsted could assess inclusion performance

Inspectorate's new director of education Lee Owston questions whether it is right that 'some schools are more inclusive than others'

‘Crisis’ as alternative provision demand surges

ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation reveals huge surge in demand for pupil referral unit places amid concern over 'extreme' behaviour and lack of specialist support

MAT boosts teacher pay to meet living costs

United Learning will pay higher wages than the nationally agreed 6.5 per cent teacher pay rise amid cost-of-living pressure and to reflect 'the excellence of colleagues'

Ofsted may probe MATs’ school improvement rate

Still 'work to do' to define the purpose that MAT inspection would serve, the Confederation of School Trusts has said

Weekly round-up: Schools’ soaring costs and digital guidance

ÌÇÐÄVlog’ education news round-up this week includes more schools in deficit as a result of rising costs, new guidance on technology and schools' support pact for Ofsted inspections

Measles outbreak: what schools need to know

With measles cases rising, schools and nurseries have been given advice on what to do if they have a confirmed or suspected case

Revealed: The schools worst hit by the costs crisis

Local authority maintained schools saw an increase in spending during the costs crisis last year, particularly on supply teachers and SEND services

Attendance: 1 in 5 pupils persistently absent

New data also shows that a third of disadvantaged pupils were persistently absent last term

Chancellor urged to fund RAAC removal from schools

The ASCL has called for a new recovery funding stream for schools impacted by RAAC in its representation for the Budget in March

Teachers need guidance on AI, says DfE report

Report calls for funding to develop AI content detectors to help teachers spot when pupils have used artificial intelligence

Just 4 in 10 teachers found their last Inset day useful

But more than one in six teachers would prefer to receive £2,500-worth of CPD rather than a £1,000 pay rise, a survey shows

Warning over ‘major deterioration’ in early years education

Next government will 'bake in disadvantage' for children before they even start school under current plans, charity warns

OECD report to highlight RICs’ ‘strengths’

Scotland’s network of Regional Improvement Collaboratives is to have its funding cut, but a forthcoming OECD report is expected to recommend developing them further

Labour to push for not-in-school register

The legislation, if passed, would create a council-maintained register of children not on school rolls

Welsh heads face ‘terrible’ budget choices

Reducing staffing and learning support for pupils are among the cuts school leaders say they will have to make to fund the 2023-24 teacher pay deal, a new survey finds

9 in 10 parents say schools need more Stem teachers

Trainee maths and science teachers should be paid more, says Teach First chief in response to survey findings

Scottish teaching unions demand 6.5% rise

Unions say the ‘slightly above’ inflation claim for 2024-25 would be ‘a modest step towards restoring teachers’ pay’

Schools’ leaders sign Ofsted support pact

'Caversham Covenant' partnership launches today in Southampton as routine Ofsted inspections return

Sharp rise in staff mental health absence

The number of staff days lost due to mental ill health in schools and nurseries in Scotland has increased by more than 50 per cent

‘SEND pupils need more PE opportunities’

British Paralympic Association chief David Clarke says teachers need more time and funding to level up PE opportunities for pupils with SEND

NEU to launch fresh strike ballot

England’s biggest teaching union will begin an indicative ballot over possible strike action on pay and school funding

Strikes: Service-level rules could break law, DfE told

Confederation of School Trusts members have hit out at government proposals over legal and workload concerns