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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: 70% of ‘requires improvement’ schools moved up
More than two-thirds of schools rated 'requires improvement' moved to 'good' or better in graded inspection this year
School buildings not fit for hotter summers, DfE warned
Heads' leaders tell the DfE that it needs to address conditions in school buildings if heatwaves become the norm
‘Double the pupil premium’, says social mobility expert
Expert calls for all Conservative Party leadership candidates to set out how they would tackle poverty and support education recovery
GCSEs 2022: Teachers had ‘unprecedented’ support, says Ofqual
Ofqual says that 'adaptations' enabled exams to go ahead this year – but the regulator has faced criticism over how some changes were implemented
School governor and trustee vacancies highest in six years
Two-thirds of school boards have at least one vacancy, the National Governance Association annual survey shows
Schools must collect isolations data, says DfE
Behaviour guidance on the controversial use of so-called 'isolation booths' calls on schools to keep records of 'removals'
Don’t let attendance drive damage SEND inclusion, DfE told
A cross-party committee of MPs has written to education secretary James Cleverly to ask how the Schools White Paper will work in "conjunction" with the SEND review
GCSEs 2022: Make Covid impact clear in league tables, says regulator
Statistics watchdog says league tables remain an important indicator for the country's education system
GCSEs 2022: Fine boards over exam paper errors, say MPs
Chair of the Commons Education Select Committee calls for full marks to be issued on papers where errors were made this year due to exam board 'negligence'
Will Quince will lead SEND reforms as schools minister
Former children's minister will carry on taking responsibility for the SEND Green Paper proposals in his new role
Plan for new Welsh schools announced - but what about staff?
There are plans to open 23 new Welsh-medium primary schools – but the government has not hit its targets for the number of Welsh language teachers
Will Quince named as schools minister
The former children and families minister shifts briefs under the new DfE regime
Mindfulness ‘has no impact on student wellbeing’
Teachers may not be best-placed to deliver mental health strategies without 'considerable training and support', finds research
Academies review panel ‘disappointing’, say sector leaders
Exclusive: Fears have been raised about omissions from the government's new academies policy review panel
School rebuilding plans fall ‘woefully short’, say leaders
The School Rebuilding Programme was launched with a commitment to replace or refurbish buildings at 500 schools but over 1,000 have been nominated for it
Revealed: National Institute of Teaching’s permanent chief
Exclusive: The founding CEO of the new 'flagship' teacher training provider the National Institute of Teaching has been handed the role permanently
Attendance: almost 1 in 5 secondary students off school
Teacher absence increased by more than a fifth in two weeks amid a rise in Covid cases, official figures show
Schools Bill: Labour pushes to limit academy freedom on curriculum
Opposition's amendment would require academies to follow national curriculum and local admission policies
Masks back in school corridors as Covid cases rise
ASCL union plans to raise concerns over increasing Covid absence in schools with new education secretary James Cleverly
Heads call for ‘immediate investigation’ into missing Sats papers
The DfE is yet to give a clear answer on the scale of missing and incorrect key stage 2 results, says union leader
Curriculum a ‘barrier’ to tackling bullying, warn leaders
Teachers 'lack time' to celebrate diversity across different lessons, says survey by DfE-funded charity
Ofsted: Six changes to school inspection from September
The inspectorate has updated its school inspection handbook. Here is everything you need to know
‘Grave concern’ over new DfE minister’s ‘obscene gesture’
Andrea Jenkyns' single-finger gesture could harm teachers' efforts to maintain 'common decency' in schools, education union leaders warn
Exclusive: Qualifications review lead outlines what happens next
New Scottish system must be ‘both visionary and practical’, says Professor Louise Hayward