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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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A levels 2023: Results by subject

The latest A-level results for England broken down by subjects

A-level passes in Northern Ireland returning to pre-Covid levels

Data from the first full set of summer exams since a two-year hiatus during the pandemic shows a system heading back towards 2019

Wales A-level results: Top grades fall but remain above pre-Covid levels

Results data shows that Wales is continuing its A-level journey ‘back to pre-pandemic assessment arrangements’

A-level results 2023: Top grades up in private schools but drop in North East

The latest A-level results for England reveal the winners and losers of the government's return to pre-pandemic grading for this summer's exams

A-level results 2023: Grades set to be revealed

Schools, colleges and students prepare to receive this year’s A-level results, with fewer top grades expected

A levels: Explain lower results to employers, DfE told

It is ‘imperative’ that employers understand how A-level grading standards have changed in the years since the pandemic, say heads' leaders

Covid inquiry chair told to put pupils’ voices at its heart

Children's commissioner, charities and experts say the inquiry must focus on the lockdown experiences of young people

A levels: Sunak urged to apologise to students who miss out

The prime minister should apologise to A-level students who miss out on expected grades for 'refusing to invest in Covid catch-up programmes' when he was chancellor

EIS calls on first minister to tackle teacher job security

Scottish teachers’ professional and personal lives are ‘in turmoil’ due to ‘precarity of employment’, warns EIS boss

Former Ofsted chief to chair the EEF from 2024

Dame Christine Gilbert is named as successor to Sir Peter Lampl as Education Endowment Foundation chair

Warning over non-experts teaching subjects

Labour accuses the Conservatives of creating 'the perfect storm' for schools with both experienced teachers and new recruits leaving the profession

Maths to 18 expert: CPD for non-maths teachers needed

Assessment expert advising the government on its maths to 18 plan says upskilling non-maths teachers will be key to meeting the prime minister's goal

NHS confirms no delay to pupil flu vaccine plans

Delay to adult rollout will not impact pupils, who will be able to receive the vaccine from September at school or a community clinic, says NHS

New guidance on supporting pupils with ME and CFS

Schools should consider ways to 'modify and tailor adjustments' for pupils with ME and chronic fatigue syndrome, says the government in new plan

Weekly round-up: The exam factory and A-level grades

This week’s education news round-up includes the secrets of exam-paper processing; fears about next week's A-level results; and pressure on Ofsted to recognise schools that support pupils in poverty

Cambridge International A-level results released

More than 200,000 students around the world have received their Cambridge International AS- and A-level results

Oh là là - concerns over uptake of languages Highers

This year's Scottish Qualifications Authority data shows just over 7,000 Higher entries across nine languages and a big drop in French – but there may be signs of a post-Covid comeback

A-level results: Students urged to prepare for ‘plan B’

Clamour for top university places means schools need to be ready to help students navigate clearing once A-level results are revealed

Help A-level students leave home for uni, teachers urged

Many poorer sixth-formers may be opting out of prestigious universities due to financial worries, researchers warn

Absence among SEMH pupils ‘twice that of their peers’

New analysis on pupil absence shows the need for more investment in mental health teams in schools, says think tank

Wellbeing hit by staffroom ‘cliques’, say 3 in 5 teachers

Survey also finds more than two-thirds of teachers say that they have worked in a school where poor leadership has created a ‘toxic environment’

Recognise schools are ‘at frontline of poverty’, Ofsted told

Ofsted inspectors should take into account the 'unequal burden' on schools that provide food and other essentials to families living in poverty, says report

This year’s A-level students ‘unluckiest since pandemic’

The 2023 A-level cohort did not take exams at GCSE and are now less likely to be awarded top grades

SQA results 2023: post-Covid pass rates fall again

This year's Scottish Qualifications Authority data also shows the Higher attainment gap has widened and is now close to level recorded before the pandemic