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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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Ofsted: Fears over the end of Covid tests for inspectors

Union issues warning about the end of the requirement for inspectors to routinely take Covid tests before visiting schools

Heads fear Covid-free students could miss exams

Headteachers' leaders warn that a lack of Covid testing could disrupt exams, as new guidance is published

Football star’s TV plea for a more diverse curriculum

Birmingham City captain Troy Deeney started a campaign in February to make the teaching of the history and experiences of black, Asian and ethnic minority communities mandatory in schools

Exam grading ‘must allow for disruption faced by students’

The disruption to their education that exam students have suffered is not being properly taken into account by the Scottish Qualifications Authority, warn parents

Teachers warned over ‘snake oil’ school improvement products

Teachers need 'research literacy' to assess whether products and innovations are right for their school, experts say

Cyber attack warning to schools over Russian invasion

The DfE warns that schools should reconsider their cyber security if using Russian-based antivirus software or IT applications

Exclusive: Private schools could be forced to raise fees

Private schools are being hit by a range of financial pressures, on top of extra Covid costs, including rising energy and catering bills

Latin teachers could use Taylor Swift lyrics to ‘engage’ students

In a new book, a Cambridge specialist has argued that teachers of the classical language need to rethink their techniques

Revealed: how school funding squeeze is hitting classroom resources

Exclusive: Concern as data shows school budgets for teaching aids and equipment are stuck below 2015-16 levels

What is the impact of Scottish teacher pay deal on salaries?

Headteachers at the top of the salary scale will now earn almost £100,000 – but deal is ‘a slap in the face’, according to secondary leaders’ body

Secondary school teacher vacancies at a five-year high

Exclusive: New data shows highest level of classroom teacher vacancies in secondary schools in recent years

Exclusive: Headteacher vacancies nearly a fifth higher than pre-Covid

Data shows increase in school leader vacancies as unions warn that a lack of government action in tackling Covid will lead to an exodus

DfE no longer monitoring Covid-related pupil absence

Decision contradicts government plans to scrutinise school absence, say leaders

GCSEs 2022: Crisis fears over invigilator shortage

Warning of raised malpractice risk as some schools consider hiring supply staff to invigilate exams this summer

ÌÇÐÄVlog’ 10 questions with... Bruce Robertson

Secondary head Bruce Robertson shares insights from his career, including the importance of teachers and leaders understanding how learning happens

Call for more teachers specialising in visual impairment

Almost 5,000 Scottish pupils have a visual impairment but just 36 teachers report specialising in this area

Covid: Doubling in absence due to partial school closures

Overall attendance falls again, despite a drop in absence officially classed as 'Covid-related'

Scrapping Covid testing ‘reckless in the extreme’

Heads' union leaders call on the education secretary to reinstate free Covid testing in schools amid high pupil and staff absence

DfE faces questions over catch-up contract funding

Shadow schools minister Stephen Morgan asks why National Tutoring Programme operator Randstad was given £7m of extra cash last year

Covid: Ofsted highlights supply teacher and catch-up tutor shortage

Watchdog report sets out the Covid challenges it has found schools are coping with during latest inspections

SQA accused of hiring ‘army of spin doctors’

Scotland’s exam body has a 43-strong communications department, prompting Labour to accuse it of wasting crucial education funding

Covid: Catch-up tutors covering classes as supply costs triple

Concerns over a 'never-ending conveyor belt' of Covid disruption as teachers test positive for the second time

Energy and supply costs biggest worries for heads

Almost half of heads are anxious about rising energy costs, a survey has revealed

Schools White Paper: 5 key claims fact-checked

ÌÇÐÄVlog unpicks some of the big claims made by the government in its long-awaited Schools White Paper – and finds some interesting and creative use of data