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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