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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