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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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GCSEs: ‘No reason’ to delay return to pre-Covid grading, says Ofqual boss
Exclusive: Dr Jo Saxton tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that a final decision will be made on grading for next year's GCSEs following analysis of today's results
Strike ballot for Scottish teachers over 5% pay rise
Teachers could strike over latest 'inadequate' pay offer, with the EIS advising members to reject the offer
GCSE results 2022: ‘Stop talking and do some levelling up,’ DfE told
National Tutoring Programme blamed for widening disadvantage gap but Rishi Sunak says it was 'all that could be done at the time'
National Reference ÌÇÐÄVlogt: No major pandemic decline in English
New NRT results show 'young people’s English and maths skills are not hugely out of kilter with pre-pandemic levels', says expert
SQA appeals set to be ‘severely delayed’ by strike action
Hundreds of SQA staff plan to walk out for three days in September in a dispute over pay
GCSE results 2022: Bigger fall in top grades at private schools
The proportion of students achieving top marks saw a bigger fall at private schools, while selective schools saw the smallest change
Northern Ireland GCSE results day 2022: key trends
ÌÇÐÄVlog breaks down today's GCSE results in Northern Ireland after the first full set of exams since 2019
GCSE results 2022: Regional top grade gap wider after pandemic
The gap between the regions with the largest and smallest proportions of top GCSE grades has increased slightly since the last set of exams in 2019
Wales GCSE results day 2022: key trends
The first external GCSE exams since 2019 were held in Wales this year and today the results are published – here’s what you need to know
GCSE results day 2022: Results at a glance
This year's GCSE results, broken down by grade, subject and gender
GCSEs 2022: Results expected to show Covid has ‘widened inequality’
It is 'more important than ever' that attainment gaps are 'carefully monitored', expert warns
New push to help Gaelic and Scots languages ‘thrive and grow’
A new consultation has been launched today seeking views on how to raise the profile of the Scots and Gaelic languages
Disadvantage gap: Schools ‘doing all they can’
Call to extend the pupil premium to sixth-formers as research reveals the 'destinations gap' for students after GCSEs
GCSEs: Danger small-entry subjects could ‘disappear’ from state schools
Subjects like music and German may become too expensive for schools to teach, amid falling GCSE entries and budget pressures, warns union head
Schools ‘should be closed’ when support staff strike
EIS teaching union says schools' 'default position' should be that they close when support staff strike in nine council areas next month
5 reasons ‘executive heads’ plan is likely to be rejected
The title of headteacher ‘holds emotional weight’ and changing it ‘will never be popular’, finds consultation
A levels: ‘Harsh’ to claim private schools fiddled grades
Independent schools only 'middle of the road' for hiking 2021 grades compared with other schools and colleges, finds new research
GCSEs 2022: Exams revolution is ‘the last thing schools need’
Calls to overhaul the exams system 'exaggerate the benefits', warns report ahead of GCSE results day
School support staff to be balloted over whether to accept pay deal
GMB will ballot members on £1,925 flat rate pay rise offer and warn some staff are 'on the brink of poverty'
GCSEs 2022: EBacc is ‘done for’ as MFL take-up stalls, says exams expert
New report says lack of students taking language GCSEs will lead to the government's flagship English Baccalaureate targets being 'quietly phased out'
A levels 2022: Stem favouritism ‘disproportionate’, DfE warned
English Association chief warns over government's support for maths and sciences over arts subjects after subject falls out of top 10
Exclusive: Just half of new primary teachers expected to find work
Highly skilled staff are ‘languishing’ on supply lists because the Scottish government is ‘skimping’ on funding, says union boss
A-level results: DfE must sort regional attainment gap - Ofqual chair
Ian Bauckham said no "right-thinking person would not be concerned" by regional disparities in today's A-level results
A-level results reaction: ‘Education recovery is not done’
In response to this year's A-level results, experts call on Ofqual to add a further stage to its two-step return to pre-pandemic grading levels – amid fears of a widening disadvantage gap