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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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SEND review consultation extended

DfE pushes back deadline by three weeks after belatedly publishing British Sign Language and easy-to-read versions of its plans

Sats 2022: Commission to probe ‘neglected’ primary assessment

Exclusive: As Year 6 students begin to sit Sats, an independent commission will probe the evidence underpinning primary assessments

Private schools may face suspension over safeguarding fears

Government says independent school registration could be suspended through creation of a new offence for proprietors

National school absence fines plan greenlit despite parent opposition

Ministers also set to legislate to require schools to have attendance policies

BAME teachers ‘significantly underrepresented’, finds report

New data shows that just 1.8% of teachers in Scotland are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background

Free school charity closing after losing DfE contract

New Schools Network is to shut down after missing out on funding for free-school support

SEND: School leadership ‘shift’ needed on inclusion

The need for inclusion and more training for teachers and leaders was highlighted by the ÌÇÐÄVlog Education Insights SEND expert panel

ÌÇÐÄVlog’ 10 questions with... Caroline Derbyshire

The chair of the headteachers’ roundtable and multi-academy trust boss talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about Ofsted, her school’s farm and the unsung heroes of the pandemic

DfE: Schools may get ‘extra’ energy price-hike help

Government survey to explore how much schools are paying for gas and electricity, and whether they are switching tariffs

DfE in dark on SEND targets, admits adviser

Government adviser warns that department doesn't currently know if pupil EHCPs are being delivered

New award for schools that celebrate success of all pupils

The accolade will go to Scottish schools that highlight the achievements of all students – not just those who excel in exams

Attainment cash: ‘Would I like to keep the £2.8m? Of course’

Council education boss says cut of almost £3m to her area's Scottish Attainment Challenge funding is ‘big’ – but also ‘fair’

Lockdown laptops can be lent to Ukrainian pupils, schools told

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi writes to schools about how they can support pupils from Ukraine

Ofqual to consider use of technology in exams

Exams regulator said the use of technology had the potential to improve 'quality and fairness' for students

Revealed: ÌÇÐÄVlog Schools Awards 2022 shortlist

Find out who has made the list this year as ÌÇÐÄVlog prepares to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the sector

Support staff leave for supermarket jobs as cost-of-living crisis bites

Schools are struggling to recruit and retain staff as they cannot compete with other sectors, ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation finds

Exams 2022: Invigilator rules relaxed amid shortage fears

Heads have welcomed the move but said access to free Covid testing could 'eradicate' some uncertainty over exams

Revealed: per pupil spend fell in first year of pandemic

Scottish council figures show 2020-21 per-pupil spend fell in real terms, despite government promise to invest in recovery

MFL take-up more down to parents than teachers

Students engagement in modern foreign languages more swayed parents' influence rather than teachers, a new study suggests

Zahawi reveals ‘deeply unfair’ catch-up data plan

Government plan to publish a catch-up 'league table' is 'shifting focus' for its NTP failure on to schools, say NAHT and ASCL

Phillipson: Don’t tell teachers which books to teach

The shadow education secretary spoke to school leaders at the NAHT union conference in Telford today

MP apologises over teacher lockdown drinks ‘slur’

Michael Fabricant had said 'many teachers and nurses' had staffroom drinks when gathering was unlawful during the pandemic

Academisation won’t improve pupil outcomes, say most heads

Three-quarters of heads polled by union say schools joining multi-academy trusts won't deliver on government literacy and numeracy targets

Schools may be forced to hand back late catch-up cash

The government is putting pressure on schools to use their catch-up cash by August, despite only handing out the bulk of it – £150 million – from this week