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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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Teacher pension rise could force more private schools to exit scheme
Unions warn that unfunded rise for private schools will force more schools to drop out of the teacher pension scheme
Early years: What impact have EYFS 2021 reforms had?
The DfE has published an evaluation report on the impact of early years foundation stage reforms in 2021. Here are the key findings
Teachers ‘taken further and further away’ from teaching
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'
RSHE: Keegan ‘undermining’ trust in schools, heads warn
School leaders' unions say the education secretary's 'pursuit of a headline' over RSHE could damage people's faith in schools
‘Cost-cutting suspicion’ after DfE SEND contract rewrite
DfE faces questions after original SEND contract notice said government reforms would address the 'cost burden' caused by demand for services
Revealed: Ofsted MAT checks on hold until next April
With Ofsted announcing it will not carry out any more evaluations of MATs this financial year, ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at the key findings from its most recent reports
Schools to get share of £289m for wraparound care
Local authorities will today receive details of funding aimed at boosting school-based wraparound care
Fears about students vaping raised with education secretary
Vaping in schools will only be 'eradicated' if more is done about the sale of e-cigarettes in shops nearby, MSPs hear
Weekly round-up: Ofsted chief probe and RSHE warning
This week’s essential education news includes a judge's ruling over the Ofsted chief's comments on home education and schools' fears about the DfE's latest RSHE demand
Rise in school at-risk pupil referrals since Covid
The proportion of referrals to social services being made by schools is increasing, new DfE data shows
£20m hardship funding to go to high-deficit schools
The DfE has published details of the £40m hardship fund to support schools announced alongside the teacher pay deal in July
Breaking: DfE to target extra school cash to high deficit areas
Half of the one-off £40m hardship fund announced for schools as part of the summer pay deal will go to local authorities with school deficits over 1% of income, the government has revealed
‘Vital’ behaviour hubs evaluation delayed
Schools say behaviour is getting worse – but findings from the government's main initiative to tackle the problem have been delayed until next year
Many Scottish secondary students missing a day a week
In secondary – including exam years – 18% of Scottish students attend school for less than 80% of the time, new data shows
More Scottish school strike dates planned over pay
Support staff in eight Scottish local authorities are due to strike in November, but first minister Humza Yousaf says there is no money for an improved pay offer
School leader burnout more than doubles
Senior leaders are being 'broken' by the pressures of workload, accountability and funding shortages, warns union leader
Additional support for learning inquiry launched in Scotland
Teachers and pupils are encouraged to share views on school and local authority ASN services before deadline at the end of December
Centre of Teaching Excellence questions sidestepped by Gilruth
Education secretary refuses to be drawn on how the Centre of Teaching Excellence will be run or what it will cost, saying teachers must be consulted on the proposal
Wilshaw: Ofsted ‘not focusing enough on teaching quality’
Former Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw also warns that it is 'ridiculous' that schools with 'terrible' results can receive 'good' Ofsted judgements
Welsh schools told ‘make learning interesting’ to cut absence
Attendance will improve if pupils 'actively want to come to school', says new government guidance
‘Existential threat’ to catch-up tutoring, warns DfE adviser
Warning comes as government is yet to make any commitments to funding tutoring beyond this academic year, despite widening disadvantage gap
Schools face ‘huge extra workload’ from RSHE demand
Letter from education secretary risks 'expectation' that schools 'must publish every piece of planning and resource used across the RSHE curriculum', leaders warn DfE
Mark Lehain appointed special adviser to Keegan
Former free school head returns as education secretary special adviser, with a focus on school and family policy
Probe Spielman on home education concerns, judge tells Ofsted
Ofsted must ask chief inspector Amanda Spielman for evidence behind concerns she raised with MPs over home education, tribunal rules