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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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‘4 in 10’ primary teachers buy books for their class
Teachers are 'resorting to resourcing their classrooms themselves', warns charity
Girls ‘hiding their mental health issues’ from teachers
Exclusive: The impact of the pandemic on students' mental health has been revealed by a major new study
Covid: Schools can turn away pupils with symptoms
New DfE guidance for parents says schools can refuse to accept students with Covid symptoms
Need to know: School leavers’ destinations in 2021
The attainment gap narrowed but only half of school leavers from the most deprived areas got at least one Higher or equivalent, Scottish government figures show
Teacher ‘burnout’ warning over pandemic overtime rise
Almost a third of teachers worked unpaid overtime last year, according to analysis by the TUC
Teachers most likely to quit over poor management
Exclusive: Heads' and teachers' leaders warn top-down pressure on school leaders is putting education recovery at risk
ÌÇÐÄVlog’ 10 questions with... Lynn McNair
The early years leader and researcher shares insight from a 40-year career
Ofsted rejects almost 1 in 5 Covid inspection deferral requests
Nearly a quarter of all school inspections were deferred in the first half of this term, according to new Ofsted statistics
‘Shocking disparities’ in support for deaf pupils
Concerns over the closures of specialist units allowing deaf pupils to be taught in mainstream schools
Two-thirds of students sexually harassed, study finds
Research reveals students' confusion over whether sexual comments or touching or grabbing someone are acceptable
D&T decline ‘stops poorer children being engineers’
The drop in the numbers studying design and technology is limiting poorer children's access to engineering careers, study suggests
Lessons from case of Scottish Borders teacher’s assaults
A teacher of pupils with complex needs was convicted of assaulting five children last year, but concerns were raised by colleagues in 2017
Covid absence down but heads fear new wave could hit schools
New data suggests schools are now past the worst of Omicron peak after an absence-hit term
Covid tests will be free for secondary schools during outbreaks
Secondary school staff and pupils will be able to access free Covid tests when responding to public health advice, particularly in relation to local outbreaks
Strike-hit private school group offers pension scheme extension
EXCLUSIVE: Girls' Day School Trust staff would stay longer in Teachers' Pension Scheme under today's offer – but union says this is not enough to avoid strike
End of Covid rules: What schools need to know
Asymptomatic testing is to end, but pupils and staff will still be advised to stay home if they test positive
Covid testing for school staff and students to end today
Boris Johnson announced the removal of remaining Covid restrictions in the Commons today
Schools could get buffer zones to stop anti-vaccine protests
Heads welcome government backing plans to allow councils to set up buffer zones around schools
Need to know: Northern Ireland and integrated education
Non-integrated schools are the norm in Northern Ireland but a private member's bill is seeking change
Ending Covid rules risks school chaos, PM warned
'Reckless' government plan could cause 'super spreader free-for-all' in schools, say unions
Political neutrality guidance: How teachers have reacted
Some teachers have called the guidance 'positive', but others have questioned whether schools actually need it
Watchdog assessing SIMS contract change
Exclusive: The Competition and Markets Authority is questioning schools affected by the ESS contract extension
Minister blocks release of catch-up figures
Exclusive: DfE says it is 'not in the public interest' to reveal the attendance and class cancellation rates for sessions on the National Tutoring Programme
New scheme to boost physics teacher numbers
The pilot scheme will aim to recruit engineering graduates to become physics teacher trainees