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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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GCSEs: Northern Ireland attainment rates fall again
Northern Ireland's GCSE results for 2023 follow similar trends to its A-level results, with a return towards pre-pandemic grading
AI no good for high-stakes assessment, says exam board
The use of artificial intelligence in education needs close supervision from teachers, says AQA
Gilruth visits first primary to ‘fully embed’ LGBT-inclusive education
The Scottish government says its commitment to inclusive education is already leading to fewer instances of anti-LGBT behaviour, language and bullying
Slimmed down SLF back next month
The Scottish Learning Festival’s focus this year is on after-school keynote addresses, with the traditional programme of shorter seminars to be spread throughout the year
GCSE results 2023: Schools await grades but fewer top marks expected
This year’s GCSE grades are set to be lower than previous years as Ofqual completes its two-year programme to reverse grade inflation
GCSEs 2023: Heads call for more ‘humane’ exam system
Leaders have called for a 'new style' of English and maths qualification that students could take 'at the point of readiness'
DfE names areas where SEND reforms will be tested
Long-awaited SEND reforms will be tested in 32 areas of the country, which have been named today
Retaining teachers ‘key to keeping aspirations high’
Teenagers from poorer backgrounds are twice as likely to feel pessimistic about their futures, Teach First research warns
Union calls on government to ‘restore calm’ in Scottish schools
Call made after NASUWT learns of incidents of teachers being attacked, including one being knocked unconscious with a scooter
PE lesson decline blamed on DfE policy changes
Heads' leader says exam reforms and accountability changes likely to have led to fall in time spent on PE lessons
School chess to get cash boost
Primary schools in disadvantaged areas can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for chess sets and tutorials
Keegan defends A-level remarks
Education secretary says she has never asked anyone for their A-level results in her 30 years in business
New MAT body plan for national curriculum
The Confederation of School Trusts has put forward plans for a new process for making changes to the national curriculum
Students in care ‘twice as likely’ to fail GCSE maths or English
New analysis of the GCSE results of children in care has revealed a 'worrying attainment gap', warns charity
3 Eton-led state sixth forms among new free schools
Three new sixth forms run by Eton and Star Academies in the North and the Midlands, and a new BRIT school in Bradford, get DfE approval
GCSEs 2023: Call for ‘urgent’ rethink on resits
The underperformance of boys in school examinations 'should be a matter of national concern' ahead of this week's GCSEs, claims new report
Gibb: Disadvantage gap ‘not falling as fast as we want’
Schools minister Nick Gibb acknowledges higher proportion of disadvantaged pupils in North East schools in response to A-level results
Ministers admit they could ‘do more’ to increase tutoring
The DfE responds to MPs' claims that it could take a decade to recover the progress in closing the disadvantage gap that was lost during the pandemic
Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted on what’s next for education
In their first exit interview, the outgoing joint general secretaries of the NEU teaching union tell ÌÇÐÄVlog about their greatest triumphs and why they think teachers could strike next year
Union bosses say teachers could strike over pay in 2024
Speaking to ÌÇÐÄVlog, the joint general secretaries of the NEU teaching union said the government will face pressure to offer more pay rises to teachers as the general election approaches
Weekly round-up: A-level results - all the reaction
This week's education news round-up includes analysis and reaction from Thursday's A-level results
Strike dates at Scottish schools announced
GMB Scotland says members in 10 councils – including school catering staff, janitors, cleaners and support workers – will walk out for two days next month
A-level results 2023: Saxton defends lower grading after MAT boss hits out
Ofqual chief defends England's return to pre-pandemic grading this year, after Jon Coles called the divergence in standards between nations 'completely indefensible'
A-level results 2023: Wider gap ‘down to lack of catch-up cash’
Today's A-level results show that the disadvantage gap and the regional variation in grades have widened, warn education leaders