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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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General election: ‘Burning need’ to prioritise schools

Competing demands for funds mean there is a ‘genuine risk’ that education will lose out in the next general election, says think tank

Revealed: the cost of reshuffles and other key points from DfE accounts

The Department for Education has published its annual accounts for 2022-23. Here is everything you need to know

Pepe Di’Iasio nominated for ASCL general secretary

Outgoing general secretary Geoff Barton says ‘time is right for a new leader with a fresh approach’

Nearly all special schools predict budget deficits

More than a third of special schools and alternative provision providers are forecasting a deficit as early as next year – with the vast majority expected to be in this position within two or three years

Revealed: Ofsted’s favourite deep dive subjects

English, maths and history feature heavily in Ofsted deep dives, but music and technology receive relatively little scrutiny

‘Very risky’ to reject pay deal, NEU boss warns members

NEU teaching union members have been urged to accept the government's deal, which the DfE has confirmed will be partly funded by tutoring underspends

6 things education ministers were grilled on today

Ministers faced questions in Parliament today over teacher pay, standards in primary schools, gender identity and registers for children who are not in school

KS2 Sats: Ofqual asks markers if results are accurate

Exams watchdog surveys markers after major concerns over the Sats marking and moderation process were reported for the second year running

‘Overwhelming demand’ from school staff seeking financial help

Education Support charity warns there is soaring demand from teachers, support staff and heads applying for financial grants to be able to pay their bills

32.5-hour week delayed until September 2024

The DfE said today it has delayed the 'expectation' of a 32.5-hour week by a year 'in recognition of the pressures facing schools'

Sir Martyn Oliver to be next Ofsted chief inspector

Outwood Grange Academies chief executive is the government's choice to be the next chief inspector of schools

Teacher shortage: Low pay risking education quality, STRB warns

Action is needed 'sooner rather than later' to fix the recruitment crisis, the teacher pay review body has warned

Balancing budgets and attendance top governor challenges

A new annual survey from the National Governance Association reveals the pressures and priorities facing the sector

MPs call for DfE answers on RAAC and asbestos in schools

DfE's most senior civil servant apologises after asbestos was found during school demolition work resulting in building closure

Keegan backs heads driving absent pupils to school ‘if necessary’

Gillian Keegan said headteachers had a 'duty' to get children to school in a TV interview, but heads' union says comments were 'unhelpful'

Non-specialist maths teachers need more CPD, says Ofsted

The inspectorate says the struggle to recruit and retain maths specialists is a challenge for many schools

Ofsted: 8 findings on history teaching

The inspectorate says the erosion of history as a subject has been reversed

DfE won’t publish primary progress scores for 2 years

Primary school progress scores in reading, writing and maths not being published for next two academic years after Covid Sats cancellations

Gibb: ‘Wrong to teach GCSEs over 3 years’

Schools minister Nick Gibb defends EBacc and Progress 8 against fierce criticism from Lord Baker

Teachers offered 6.5% pay deal

The government has accepted the STRB's recommendation for teacher pay in England

Strikes: Use of supply staff during walkouts ruled unlawful

Unions have won a High Court legal challenge against the government over a law allowing the use of supply staff to cover staff taking industrial action

Early years: Maths Champions ‘could help close attainment gap’

£7-per-pupil 'Maths Champions' scheme saw pupils make three months of additional progress in both maths and language development, finds analysis

Teacher strikes: NASUWT members back walkouts

Union to launch continuous action short of strikes commencing in September and consider strike dates

Cross-party call for £1.5bn ‘Tutoring Guarantee’

A coalition is calling on the government to ramp up spending on one-to-one tuition for disadvantaged children and scrap schools' need to match fund costs