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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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Ofsted crisis: Call on heads to quit inspection
NEU members back action to put pressure on Ofsted following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
Specialist RSE lessons ‘could cut sexual violence by a sixth’
Youth Endowment Fund analysis suggests students could be given the tools to spot early signs of unhealthy relationships
Exams 2023: Pearson hires Ofqual standards chief
Cath Jadhav set to move to the exam board after last year's Btec woes
Headteachers vote to reject pay offer
A third education union has rejected the government's proposed pay deal for teachers – and most members say they would take industrial action
Nearly one in five teachers have taken second jobs
Almost a quarter of teachers say they skip meals in survey revealing 'stark reality' of how cost of living is affecting school staff, according to union
Level up pay across UK or lose teachers, DfE warned
The government's pay offer would leave experienced teachers in England more than £10k worse off than in Scotland, hitting retention in bordering counties, heads warn
Northern Irish teachers to strike later this month
Full day of action in Northern Ireland follows half-day strike in February, and is likely to see most schools close
Return to pre-Covid assessment puts ‘procedures before welfare’
Scottish Qualifications Authority insists that bringing back coursework 'provides learners with a more balanced approach to assessment'
NEU votes for more summer strikes
The teaching union plans three more days of action and will re-ballot members on whether to extend strikes until after Christmas
ASCL members reject government pay offer
School leaders' union follows NEU teaching union in turning down the proposed deal, and will now discuss the option of industrial action
NEU tables urgent vote on strikes from SeptemberÂ
Teachers at the NEU teaching union annual conference are also set to debate the possibility of a 4-day strike during key stage 2 Sats week
NEU rejects government’s teacher pay offer
This means that two new national strike dates will go ahead on 27 April and 2 May
Half of teachers in England say workload is unmanageable
NEU teaching union survey finds more than 75 per cent of teachers feel stressed at work for the majority of the time
Daniel Kebede to take over as NEU chief
Mr Kebede will replace Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney as the union's general secretary in September
New teachers ‘frustrated’ by repetitive training
The DfE's early career framework has also been criticised by mentors for high workload demands
Ofsted crisis: Heads union set to launch legal action
NAHT calls for inspections to be suspended over staff mental health risks as it announces plans for judicial review
Sudden end to school holiday food grants in NI
Counselling and Covid education recovery programmes in Northern Ireland also cancelled immediately, in move condemned as 'outrageous'
Scottish school offers online courses in shortage subjects
Students will be able to study Higher computing science and applications of mathematics remotely for up to £795 per course
Schools ordered to share RHSE materials
Letter to go to schools today as review announced that will see Oak National Academy produce 'high-quality, compliant resources'
School mental health teams struggle to keep staff amid rising need
Flagship government school mental health support teams face exodus of specialist workers who feel ‘in over their head’ amid lack of wider service gaps to support pupils
Revealed: The DfE’s academy trust merger drive
DfE academy growth guidance for Education Investment Areas shows that multi-academy trusts are being urged to ensure that the smallest schools are not left isolated
Pupil learning will ‘suffer’ with rising school vacancies
The warning from a school leaders' union comes as new research shows there are almost 40,000 job vacancies in UK nursery, primary and secondary schools
DfE tells heads pay deal is affordable ‘on average’
Officials tell webinar that schools that find themselves in 'challenging financial circumstances' should contact ESFA or their local authority
Teacher pay offer: is it affordable for schools?
The DfE says schools will be given enough cash to cover its proposed teacher pay deal, but heads' and teachers' unions disagree. What do the numbers tell us?