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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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Somerville: Councils that cut teachers will lose funding

Legislation to stop moves to shorten the pupil week also planned, says education secretary, but opponents fear education cuts will simply be shifted elsewhere

Don’t reduce timetables to manage behaviour, schools told

New DfE attendance guidance also says schools need not 'routinely' seek medical proof when pupils are absent for mental health reasons

DfE warned over mental health ‘tsunami’ in schools

Concerns raised as report finds 'inconsistent' recovery of pupils' mental health, with boys faring better than girls

Teacher recruitment concern on ‘maths to 18’ pledge, MPs told

Rishi Sunak unveiled a plan for all students to study maths to 18 last month, but experts warn there will be staffing 'challenges' in meeting this aim

New strike action targets Nicola Sturgeon’s constituency

EIS union announces strike action over teacher pay in the backyards of key political figures, as long-running dispute escalates

School-led tutoring: 5 challenges facing heads

Report into government's flagship catch-up programme finds some leaders struggle with workload and funding

Teacher strike: schools prioritised Years 7 and 11

Just one in 10 Year 9 students attended school during last Wednesday's teacher strike, new figures reveal

Wave of teacher strikes in Scotland ends with no breakthrough

If exams are disrupted, the responsibility ‘rests solely with the Scottish government and Cosla’, says union boss

No new Scottish teacher pay offer after day of talks

EIS union calls on first minister Nicola Sturgeon to intervene and break months-long impasse, with more strikes scheduled for the coming months

Somerville: Classroom support staff numbers must not fall

Scottish education cannot be improved if there are dwindling numbers of pupil support assistants, says Scottish education secretary

Report predicts ‘reversal of fortune’ for school budgets

As the Scottish government moves to protect teacher numbers, a think tank sets out likely budget pressures on Scottish councils in years ahead

‘Most adults’ should be able to speak a foreign language

People should see language learning as a life skill – like operating a computer or driving a car, says the director of Scotland's National Centre for Languages

Teacher strikes: what will happen next?

With the NEU saying that 300,000 teachers joined its first strike this week, will the government be willing to negotiate or should schools be planning for more disruption in March?

A levels: Consider ‘context’ of entry grades, schools told

Strict A-level entry requirements set by schools could be blocking able students from Stem subjects, experts warn

Revealed: How Ofsted rates science teaching

The watchdog has published its first major subject-focused report on the science curriculum. Here is everything you need to know

How schools dealt with teacher strikes

How did school leaders manage their pupils and staff as NEU teacher-members walked out yesterday as part of strike action over pay?

Life after school ‘terrifying’ for pupils with ASN

Provision for additional support needs pupils after they leave school is ‘a national disgrace’ – with just one specialist college available, MSPs have been told

Strike-day Oak use double that of Omicron peak

Use of the DfE's remote-learning platform peaked as the NEU teaching union held the first of seven planned strike days yesterday

Male Ofsted inspectors ‘give primaries higher grades’

Schools' Ofsted grades can hinge on 'arbitrary' factors like inspectors' gender and whether they inspect full-time, research reveals

Teacher strikes: ‘It’s a joke to say we’re letting pupils down’

Teachers on picket lines and rallies told ÌÇÐÄVlog that they'd rather be in the classroom, but were striking because it's 'short-term pain for long-term gain'

More than half of schools fully or partly closed

Less than half of schools across England were reported to be fully open on the first day of teacher strike action

Keegan warned she is ‘on notice’ over further walkouts

Education secretary must 'step up with concrete and meaningful proposals' on teachers’ pay to prevent further strikes, say union leaders

SQA exam appeals will be free this year

Students will also be able to request a review of their marked exam paper directly, without having to go through their school

Has teacher pay in the UK risen with inflation, and how does it compare?

With teachers in England and Wales taking part in the first day of strike action over pay today, ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at teacher pay levels across the UK and how they compare with salaries in other countries