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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