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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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ITT: Take on students without confirmed degrees, providers told
The DfE has told ITT providers to ensure students have achieved degrees at a later date after a marking boycott delays degree awards
National Institute of Teaching to run MAT CEO training scheme
The first cohort of leaders will start the 'immersive' year-long programme in February 2024
Welsh education minister talks reform and what happens next
Jeremy Miles speaks exclusively to Vlog' Emma Seith about Curriculum for Wales, the new qualifications and what he has learned from Scotland’s mistakes
AI: Keegan calls for evidence over use and risks in schools
The government will seek views on the positive potential of AI in education as well as the risks it poses
Half of adults ‘have little or no confidence’ in Ofsted ratings
Less than a third of people are confident that Ofsted ratings provide an accurate assessment of how good a school is, a YouGov survey suggests
Music: Schools need ‘more resources and less accountability’
Heads' leaders says schools need support on music education as the DfE announces a new board to oversee its national plan
MAT hubs can tackle schools suffering ‘educational isolation’
New report calls on policymakers to 'recognise and respond' to the challenge of 'educational isolation' in schools
Record number of Scottish school leavers in ‘positive destinations’
“Positive destinations” data shows that “teachers and support staff are clearly preparing young learners for the next stage in life very well”, says education secretary Jenny Gilruth
Attendance: Thousands of pupils on part-time timetables
Researchers looking at attendance data believe around 34,000 young people could be on part-time school timetables
Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering’ from Covid
The popularity of learning languages was hit particularly hard by the pandemic – but these subjects are now bouncing back in Northern Ireland, a new report shows
Lack of promotions for BAME teachers to be investigated
'It can't be a postcode lottery to be promoted,' hears EIS meeting as the union agrees to investigate the experiences of groups of teachers underrepresented in promoted roles
MPs launch inquiry into Ofsted school inspections
Commons Education Select Committee to look into Ofsted grading and the impact of inspection on teacher workload and wellbeing
SSTA criticises decision to return to pre-Covid assessment
Secondary teachers' union warns of 'unnecessary pressure and stress' on students, but the Scottish Qualifications Authority says it is time for 'getting on with the reintroduced assessment arrangements'
Ofsted shake-up: When is your school likely to be inspected?
Watchdog sets out roughly when school leaders can expect the call, as part of a raft of inspection changes
Spielman: Scrapping grades won’t stop heads’ ‘discomfort’
Ruth Perry's sister voices disappointment that Ofsted's planned changes do not include removing one-word school inspection judgements
Ofsted shake-up: ‘Significant’ changes to complaints process
Watchdog is planning to replace its 'three-step' complaints process to improve how it deals with schools' concerns about their Ofsted inspections
Ofsted shake-up: Everything you need to know
Watchdog announces series of inspection changes in the wake of the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
EIS backs industrial action over teachers’ contact time
Urgent action is needed to relieve the pressure on teachers as the profession is 'on its knees', hears annual gathering of Scotland's biggest teaching union
Cutting workload is in our sights after pay battle win, says EIS boss
EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley sets out the union's priorities for year ahead, hailing the success of teacher pay campaign but urging members to be ready for more fights to come
Nearly 3 in 4 primaries won’t have mental health support
Just under half of secondary schools will also not have access to mental health support teams by the end of 2024, a new report suggests
ASN underfunding blamed for ‘unacceptable violence’ in schools
EIS says better reporting of violent incidents in schools is essential and that a shortage of specialist teachers and pupil support assistants is a big part of the problem
Ignore us and risk more strikes, NEU warns Keegan
More teacher strikes could take place from 3 July as union calls on education secretary to resume talks and publish pay plans
Heads alarm over DfE school checks after Gibb goes ‘ballistic’
Union leader raises alarm after schools minister complains about the government dropping English Baccalaureate from metrics measuring schools
DfE challenged over allocating schools to MATs
Trust leaders back parents' call for answers on how the Department for Education makes decisions on moving schools into trusts