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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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GCSE 2022: Exam dates, timetables and key information

GCSE exams are back in 2022 – our guide reveals the key dates and all the information you need to know

Nearly 3/4 of female teachers experience misogyny in schools

Four in ten teachers surveyed by NASUWT said no action was taken after they reported misogyny to their school management

Pandemic pay freeze showed ‘barely concealed contempt for teachers’

Teachers are heroes of the pandemic who only had 'fig leaf mitigations' to protect them, says new NASUWT president

DfE unveils £5.3m green schools bid

Plans for National Education Nature Park and Climate Leaders Award published following COP26 announcement

Protest and fierce debate shape NEU gathering

The largest teaching union's first in-person conference for three years drew to a close on Thursday afternoon

ÌÇÐÄVlog’ 10 questions with... Angela Butler

The new NASUWT teaching union president talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog on the eve of the union's annual conference about her pride in her new role, the importance of resilience and finding joy in everything

Withdraw ‘disgraceful’ academy stats, Zahawi told

Teachers' leaders warn the biggest hole in the government's 'shoddy' Schools White Paper is that 'we simply do not have enough teachers'

Scottish Tories: longer school days will aid Covid recovery

Conservatives' local elections manifesto proposes extension to school day to 'help pupils to catch up on missed learning'

DfE awards £4m Latin scheme to Future Academies

Former Department for Education minister's trust will run 'Centre for Excellence Programme'

Mental health: Call to overhaul ‘low-quality’ PSHE curriculum

Report calls for better training for teachers to cope with mental health problems in schools, but some warn against a 'sticking plaster' approach

Data: expansion of funded early years hours in Scotland

Report shows how first year of flagship early years policy is working in practice

New BSL tech terms aim to open up digital sector to students

Popular tech words and phrases covered in British Sign Language glossary could smooth the path into digital careers

Teacher lockdown drinks claim ‘deeply insulting’

Conservative MP suggests teachers shared a 'quiet drink' after shifts at a time gatherings were banned during the pandemic

DfE invites bids to run 18 Early Years hubs to support Covid recovery

New tender documents show potential value of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs contract has been reduced by a fifth

Shadow education secretary heckled by NEU members over Ofsted

National Education Union president reprimands members for behaving 'like children' at conference

Sats target ‘will not be met’ without more early years focus, experts warn

2030 KS2 target unachievable without further intervention due to Covid disruption, say early years leaders

More than 1 in 3 teachers ‘have no mental health training’

Teachers 'crying out for help' amid growing fears over pupil mental health 'crisis'

Scotland’s General Teaching Council has first BAME convener

Khadija Mohammed is one of the most prominent voices calling for a more diverse teaching workforce in Scotland

Fears early years pupils in poverty are missing out on FSM

Growing concerns over rise in number of nursery children eligible for free school meals

ITT: £650-a-day advisers to ensure ‘smooth market exit’ for providers

The new 'market quality associates' will also support successful ITT providers to provide new 'high-quality design, content and delivery'

Just 5% of teachers think Ofsted improves education system

Nearly two in five leaders say they lack opportunities to feed into their own school’s inspection, finds survey

‘Utterly brutal’ not to cancel next month’s Sats

Teaching union president blasts government decision to continue with key stage 2 Sats despite Covid 'trauma'

AI could help teachers spot learning difficulties

Using AI can help teachers to assess information and draw conclusions about whether a pupil has a learning difficulty, new research shows

Nearly half of state school teachers ‘plan to quit within five years’

Survey of NEU members found more than one in five teachers said they would leave education within two years