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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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Disadvantage gap ‘has little to do with social skills’
The attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers can't be tackled by focusing on social and emotional skills, research shows
Shoot films on unused school land, officials suggest
But a headteachers' leader warns that few schools would benefit from the 'bizarre' proposal for utilising space left empty by falling pupil rolls
Northern Ireland teachers announce new strike action
Five unions are set to take part in the 24-hour teacher strike over pay in January
Oasis MAT appoints new chief executive
John Barneby had been interim CEO at Oasis Community Learning for four months, since John Murphy stepped down
Education disadvantage gap widens
The gap for 16-19 students in particular is the widest researchers have recorded since 2017
10 questions with... Julie Robinson
The chief executive of the Independent Schools Council tells ÌÇÐÄVlog what she has learnt from representing private schools
Schools to trial new safeguarding role
Government will test whether schools should become statutory safeguarding partners through a pilot programme
Heads seek legal advice over Ofsted ‘limbo’
Headteachers and sector leaders have voiced concerns about the legal implication of findings from the Ruth Perry inquest
Half of school leaders need mental health support
Majority of school leaders responding to NAHT’s survey said the job had damaged their mental wellbeing in the past year
Term-time holidays drive surge in absence fines
Nearly 400,000 penalty notices were issued for unauthorised absence in 2022-23 – above levels seen before the Covid pandemic
Gilruth: Querying literacy and numeracy data ‘insults’ teachers
Teachers 'should be trusted' on literacy and numeracy attainment – just as they are trusted to set and mark exams, says education secretary
Most schools reject catch-up scheme
Drop in government subsidy for the National Tutoring Programme saw the number of schools taking part drop to just over a third
Talks under way on A-level replacement
Heads’ leader calls plan to introduce Advanced British Standard qualification ‘headless chicken policymaking’ amid a teacher recruitment crisis
Vacant space will create ‘large cost burden’, schools warned
Senior official cautions against selling off school space left vacant by falling pupil rolls in case the population grows again in the future
NI education review finds huge funds gap
‘Radical’ reforms for Northern Ireland's schools on the cards after publication of long-awaited report
DfE ‘treating teachers with contempt’ over pay
NASUWT general secretary Dr Patrick Roach warns DfE that 'future industrial action cannot be ruled out'
Record number of pupils being taught in younger year group
Analysis shared with ÌÇÐÄVlog prompts call for government guidance on teaching pupils with SEND in a different year group to their age
Less than 1 in 3 schools offer core maths, Royal Society warns
Heads' leaders say schools do not have enough specialist teachers for core maths because of recruitment challenges and focus on GCSE resits
Schools call for Camhs waiting list targets
Teachers and schools must not be left ‘unsupported’ in protecting children’s mental health, warns report by state and private school leaders
Scotland curriculum update: Maths to be first priority
Education secretary also said today she would back headteachers who ban mobile phones in school
‘A lot of work to do’ on teacher supply, Hinds admits
Schools minister was questioned by MPs on teacher recruitment, retention, workload and flexible working
School attendance in Scotland drops to record low
New figures show lowest school attendance rate in Scotland since current form of records began in 2003-04
Teacher numbers fall in Scotland
The Scottish government has pledged to increase teacher numbers by 3,500 by 2026 but official figures have dropped for the second year in a row
Primary literacy and numeracy achievement ‘highest on record’
The new official figures demonstrate ‘a clear rise in standards above pre-pandemic levels’, according to Scottish education secretary Jenny Gilruth