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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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Teacher pay: what the parties said at EIS hustings

The campaign for a 10 per cent pay rise was central to hustings held by Scotland's largest teaching union last night

Are these the biggest issues in Welsh education?

The NAHT annual conference starts today and Welsh education is in the spotlight – from school funding to the new curriculum

Council academy plan will spark ‘dramatic’ expansion

Former DfE adviser predicts 'quick' uptick in conversions as town halls reveal plans to run trusts

Parents call for action on teacher wellbeing

Seven in 10 parents want more to be done to reduce teacher stress, according to a YouGov poll

Call to ban permanent exclusions in primary schools

Longfield report says schools should only get good Ofsted ratings if they are proven to be inclusive

Send ministers back to school to learn leadership, union boss says

NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman is set to criticise the government for 'an absolute failure of political leadership'

Should every child be guaranteed a week-long school trip?

In Scotland, the right to at least one week of outdoor education for every pupil could soon be enshrined in law

Female teachers ‘significantly less likely’ to become heads

Data from the DfE also shows that men become headteachers earlier in their careers than women

Early career reform ‘tweaks’ will ‘sort teething problems’

Ian Bauckham said issues with the 'pretty ambitious' early career framework should be expected

GCSEs 2022: Long Covid could spark exam exemption, says JCQ

Exclusive: Exam board body ends uncertainty over whether students with long Covid may be allowed to miss this summer's assessments

SQA: Covid-era course modifications to remain next year

Teaching unions say students about to embark on qualifications may have suffered the most during Covid

Most teachers feel job hit wellbeing

Over half of teachers and headteachers disagreed that their school prioritises staff mental health

Schools forced to cut teacher numbers owing to energy price rises

Headteachers are planning to reduce staff numbers because of an increase in their energy costs over the next year, according to a union survey

New investment areas ‘miss underperforming schools’

Exclusive: Levelling-up support needed by individual schools rather than whole local authorities, finds research

Ofsted: Inspections will help hold ‘failing’ MATs to account

'Tough but important decisions' needed on when to intervene in failing academy trusts, says chief inspector

Social mobility tsar: Girls shun physics due to ‘hard maths’

Katharine Birbalsingh was urged to apologise after her comments to MPs on diversity and inclusion in Stem subjects

Just 1 in 10 LGBT+ young people rate school experience ‘good’

Scottish government wants LGBT+ issues, histories and identities embedded in curriculum, but research reveals problems

DfE: Council MATs to harness ‘high quality’ maintained schools

Minister urges maintained schools and single academy trusts to share their vision through MATs

GCSEs: Exam board makes drama texts more diverse

AQA has introduced changes across both its A-level and GCSE course content

Scottish children ‘too hungry to learn’, says charity

New research finds ‘patchy’ school breakfast provision in Scotland – despite government free breakfasts pledge

Extra funding ‘urgently needed’ to tackle pupil hunger

Children are starting the school day too hungry to learn, warn school leaders

More than 1 in 3 secondary heads leave within 5 years

School leadership supply 'teetering on the brink', headteachers' union warns

Ofsted: More schools to get ‘longer’ inspections

Watchdog's new five-year plan also includes commitment to hold academy chains to account

Sats: No ‘special consideration’ for Covid

Special considerations for Covid only considered if a pupil has suffered bereavement related to the virus in the past 12 months