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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