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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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Sats 2022: the data behind this year’s results

The interim data published by the Department for Education this week showed the effects of the pandemic on learning

Covid cases on the rise among teachers

Teacher leaders have called for a 'proper plan' for how to live with the virus in the long term

Former teacher appointed as DfE junior minister

Brendan Clarke-Smith and Andrea Jenkyns announced at DfE as part of a new-look government

Revealed: How Covid spread in schools this year

One in four secondary-age pupils have tested positive for Covid twice, according to ONS data published today

Covid: Spielman regrets Ofsted not going into schools sooner in 2020

Chief inspector also said teachers should not be campaigners in the classroom, in a keynote speech to education leaders today

‘Caretaker’ DfE team could make decision on teacher pay

James Cleverly, appointed as secretary of state yesterday, said not making a decision on teacher pay would "bind the hands" of his successor

EIS delivers 25,000-name petition demanding pay rise

Scottish teaching unions are campaigning for a 10 per cent increase for all teachers

Academies leader: ‘We won’t engage in new policy amid uncertainty’

Exclusive: Key adviser vows to engage only on existing policy after mass government resignations finally forced Boris Johnson to quit as prime minister yesterday

Most schools struggling to recruit teachers, heads warn

School leaders are warning of major recruitment problems, with close to half of headteachers saying the problem is 'severe'

‘Cap Ofsted ratings’ for schools not taking pupils in care

A 'culture of impunity' is enabling schools to turn away children in care, MPs warn

Will Quince to return to the DfE

The former children's minister had resigned from Boris Johnson's government yesterday over the handling of the Chris Pincher row

Sats 2022: Fifth of teachers report missing results

Teacher leaders 'deeply concerned' about the reports of missing Sats marks

‘More incentives’ to avoid teacher training cold spots

Exclusive: The government says that any teacher training cold spots, resulting from the provider reaccreditation process, may need to be accepted 'temporarily'

SQA: The problem isn’t the qualifications - it’s resources

Timetabling, class sizes and resources are to blame for the failure to realise Curriculum for Excellence in upper secondary, not courses, finds SQA research

James Cleverly becomes third education secretary in a week

New education secretary says he is looking forward to engaging with the sector to 'realise people’s potential'

Schools need end to government ‘shambles’ at ‘crucial’ time

Teacher pay, shortages, the Schools Bill and SEND Review are among pressing priorities for a new Department for Education team, say education leaders

Michelle Donelan resigns as education secretary

Secretary of state's departure leaves just one minister in the Department for Education as Boris Johnson finally agrees to stand down

‘One in four’ primaries struggle with weekly language teaching

Report highlights staffing issues as well as 'significant challenges' pandemic has created for languages teaching

Over half of teachers ‘struggle’ to find classroom aids, says Oak

Oak chief wants to 'bust the myth' that teachers have to choose between their autonomy and a manageable workload

Call for ‘urgent reset’ of teacher training shake-up amid supply fears

Exclusive: University ITT leaders have written to the new education secretary amid concerns over teacher supply

Donelan: ‘I cannot let down teachers’

Speaking in the Commons today, Michelle Donelan said education had 'always been' her 'personal focus'

Teacher pay: New chancellor Zahawi told ‘don’t interfere’

Union leader criticises former education secretary's comments about teacher pay rises on his first day as chancellor

Sats 2022: Heads ‘deeply concerned’ over missing papers

Exclusive: Schools have been reporting missing papers since results were published yesterday

The 6 big education issues in James Cleverly’s in-tray

We look at the major challenges facing schools that the incoming education secretary needs to address