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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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Walker resigns as schools minister

Walker's departure from government is the latest in a string announced over the past 24 hours, including children's minister Will Quince

Children’s minister Will Quince quits

Mr Qunice's resignation is the latest in a string of ministerial departures over the past 24 hours, including chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid

Who is new education secretary Michelle Donelan?

Universities minister replaces Nadhim Zahawi at Sanctuary Buildings

UK students outperform global average in International Baccalaureate

More than 5,000 students in the UK are receiving their International Baccalaureate results

Donelan is new education secretary as Zahawi becomes chancellor

New education secretary announced as Nadhim Zahawi is appointed chancellor in dramatic reshuffle

It would take a ‘catastrophe’ to close schools, says de Souza

Children's commissioner makes comments in education committee session today

Scottish school and college qualifications explained

Qualifications reform is under way in Scotland but the current system is here until at least 2024. We outline how it works

Sats 2022: ‘Disappointing but expected’ drop in attainment

The biggest fall in attainment in this year's key stage 2 Sats results was seen in writing, while the results for reading have improved slightly since before Covid

Sats 2022: Heads blast ‘disgraceful’ and ‘shambolic’ wait for results

DfE says it is 'urgently' trying to address website problems stopping school leaders from seeing key stage 2 results

KS1 Sats: Steep fall in writing standards since Covid, finds research

Government target for 90% of pupils to achieve expected standards by 2030 'now seems even further way', says researcher

Zahawi: ‘No teacher would want to strike’ after Covid disruption

Education secretary responds to a question about whether he would commit to an above-inflation pay increase for teachers

Coasting schools: New Ofsted rule is ‘sword of Damocles’ for heads

Headteachers' leaders speak out over Department for Education plan to move schools that are twice rated less than 'good' into MATs

Latest pay offer ‘unacceptable’, say teacher leaders

Unions have hit back at suggestions that Nadhim Zahawi has asked the Chancellor for a further rise for teachers

Fear of new teacher ‘supply deserts’ in ITT shake-up

After only just over a third of participating teacher training providers gained accreditation in the first round, heads and experts warn about teacher supply problems as sector awaits second round outcomes

Schools Bill: ‘Clarity’ needed on academy powers after U-turn, say leaders

Academy leaders call for clarity and precision on legislation creating new DfE powers over academies after yesterday's u-turn

PM not opposed to new grammar schools ‘in principle’

Boris Johnson has talked about the support for setting up new grammar schools among MPs in the 'Red Wall' constituencies

Free video tutorials aim to ‘unpack big ideas’ for pupils

A Scottish school has produced 200 four-minute films to help students understand core concepts at Higher

Zahawi: ‘Overwhelming’ council response to academies plan

Education secretary says council leaders are in talks with independent schools about launching multi-academy trusts

DfE strikes cash deal with Oak lesson resource partners

Exclusive: Decision follows months of speculation over copyright payments for content provided for the national online academy as it becomes a government quango

Plan to academise ‘coasting’ schools goes ahead despite Ofsted fears

New powers will allow the DfE to place an academy order on a school that has had two Ofsted ratings less than 'good'

Schools Bill: DfE scraps academy power measures after backlash

The move to water down planned measures to regulate academy trusts follows heavy criticism of the Bill in the House of Lords

EYFS: Disadvantaged pupil levels hits new record in 2022

Numbers of 3- to 4-year-olds on pupil premium jumped by 8 per cent to 116,500 this year compared with 2021

Welsh teachers open to shorter summer holidays, research finds

School staff were as likely to back a four-week summer break and five terms as they were to support the status quo

Covid: Year 2 literacy worst hit by pandemic

Progress in grammar, punctuation and spelling is behind pre-pandemic levels for all year groups, but worse for Year 2 pupils, Nuffield research shows