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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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The case for teaching metacognition in primary school
Telling pupils to ‘work hard’ is not enough – they need to be taught effective learning strategies early, says metacognition expert
NTP: Malthouse warned of attainment gap ‘travesty’
Exclusive: Government told that 'urgent' action is needed to ensure that its flagship catch-up scheme retains its 'core focus' on disadvantaged pupils
School leader pay ‘down 24%’ since 2010
Leaders feel 'demoralised, undervalued' and unable to provide the education that pupils need due to cost pressures, unions warn
Education bosses condemn racist comments on teacher CPD sessions
Education Scotland 'will not tolerate' the type of comments made about Scottish Learning Festival sessions on antiracism
Secondary teacher trainees 40% below government target
Physics, computing, English and biology are facing particular problems, new data shows
Sats 2022: Fears wrong results data may go to Ofsted
School leaders have reported issues accessing the Department for Education's KS2 assessment results checking service
SQA staff accept pay offer, says union
Scottish Qualifications Authority staff 'overwhelmingly' agree new pay deal, after they took unprecedented strike action
Covid: One third of 12- to 15-year-olds still unvaccinated
New ONS data also shows less than half of students on free school meals have received at least one vaccine dose
Almost twice as many schools struggling to recruit teachers in 2022
School governor survey also reveals less than a third feel their school is a financially sustainable position
Mini Budget: Ministers accused of thinking education ‘unimportant’
Union leaders also slammed 'unnecessary' plans in mini Budget to require them to put pay offers to a member vote before proposing strike action
‘I will deliver Scottish education reform,’ vows Somerville
The education secretary's comments follow accusations that she has been duped into letting 'failed organisations' lead their own overhaul
Gibb: Ofsted should mark down schools with low EBacc take-up
Exclusive: Former schools minister suggests schools should not be rated 'good' on quality of education if their EBacc take-up is below the national average
Ofsted: Small primaries five times more likely to be ‘inadequate’
Exclusive: Findings show need for Ofsted to ensure inspection framework is 'proportionate' and 'fair', say school leaders
Investigation: The ‘big question’ looming over DfE MATs target
Exclusive: Single-academy trusts are more than twice as likely to be rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted than schools in multi-academy trusts, ÌÇÐÄVlog analysis shows
Pay rise not enough to tackle teacher ‘crisis’, say unions
Joint statement from education unions also criticises late timing of proposed teacher pay offer
AQA dispute: Most staff accept new pay framework
The move comes after strikes were carried out by exam board staff during the summer
Two-thirds of school energy deals to run out by spring
The Department for Education has at last revealed results of a schools energy deal survey, which it undertook in May
Sir Steve Lancashire: ‘DfE must stop using school leaders as political football’
Influential MAT founder Sir Steve Lancashire calls for a 'new era' of respect for school leaders and teachers
Spend ‘hard-earned’ reserves on cost ‘challenges’, schools told
Exclusive: School leaders have criticised as 'fiscally irresponsible' a government suggestion that school trusts use savings to cover rising energy and staff costs
Impact of education’s anti-poverty measures unclear, report finds
Audit Scotland report warns that child poverty has increased in recent years and that better long-term planning is needed
Dunoon Grammar makes final three of global schools prize
Scottish school beats off competition from around the world after impressing with its attempts to keep young people in its community
Two UK schools among finalists for $250k ‘best schools’ prize
The winners of the World’s Best School awards will be announced next month
Scottish exams reform: appetite for change is ‘overwhelming’
Survey finds ‘large majority’ back changes to assessment but there is no clear support for more or fewer exams
Revealed: The energy bill support for schools
The scheme will apply to all contracts signed since 1 April this year. Here's what you need to know