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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