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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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Covid guidance update: what Scottish schools need to know

Requirements for face coverings are being removed, while rules on assemblies and transition visits are also changing

DfE literacy blog ‘a national embarrassment’

A government blog championing its focus on improving literacy in schools has been branded 'incomprehensible' by teachers

Oak’s online quiz data could ‘help improve pupil outcomes’

Analysis by SchoolDash was based on nearly 100 million pupil responses to Oak National Academy quizzes during 2021

DfE guidance to ‘safeguard political neutrality’ in schools

The new guidance, which will be published in full today, is the first of its kind on how schools should approach the teaching of sensitive issues

Primary-age pupils to be offered Covid jab

The government today confirmed 5- to 11-year-olds will be offered the Covid-19 vaccine on a 'non-urgent' basis

One in five 14-year-olds has skipped school

Girls are more likely to play truant than boys at the age of 14 – as are children from the most deprived areas, new Scottish research finds

Scotland backs vaccines for primary pupils

England expected to make a similar announcement later today – Wales has already said it will extend vaccination to younger pupils

Schools in the dark over ‘living with Covid’ strategy

Heads also express concern over future access to coronavirus tests for schools

Covid workforce fund extended until April

The fund is used to help schools facing staffing problems as a result of high absences

Behaviour guidance ‘could lead to schools breaking law’

Exclusive: Schools that follow the DfE's proposed new behaviour guidance could end up breaking the law through their treatment of SEND pupils, a top lawyer warns

DfE pauses plan to academise schools in Catholic Diocese

Plans to move 19 schools into an academy trust have been paused after unions launch legal challenge

Ex CEO calls for GDST to reverse plan to leave TPS

Former Girls Day School Trust chief executive Michael Oakley said he is 'horrified' that pensions row has culminated in strike action

Places on Scottish secondary teaching courses set to rise

But university recruitment targets for primary will be frozen next year despite a government pledge to recruit more teachers

DfE to shake up system for overseeing schools

A new department review warns of 'internal friction' and 'lack of clarity' in how the government manages schools

Could virtual reality field trips be the future of geography?

Some geography teachers are excited by the idea of using VR, while others fear school leaders could use it to replace real-life fieldwork

Walker: Pupils with dyslexia don’t need a different approach to reading

Exclusive: Schools Minister sets out ambition for country's schools to become 'world leaders in literacy'

Just 1 in 5 primary teachers receive ongoing geography support

Exclusive: Call for non-specialist primary staff to be given more subject-specific support

Teachers among the worst hit by self-isolation

Schools have some of the highest levels of self-isolating staff out of all the employment sectors, new figures show

9 in 10 teachers say job has ‘adversely impacted’ mental health

Union warns that teachers' wellbeing can't be ‘collateral damage’

Primary leaders’ body hits out at executive head plans

The plans could spell the end of primary headteachers in small Argyll and Bute Council schools, says the AHDS

Ofsted gives schools breathing space on curriculum

In response to Covid disruption, the inspectorate extends the transition period for schools to develop their curriculum plans

New National Leaders to help struggling schools

DfE plans to send 'high-quality' heads into standalone schools where an academy trust cannot be found to take them on

How to stop teachers leaving the job

Don't expect yoga sessions to fix a toxic culture – focus on flexible working and competitive pay, say school leaders and experts, including Jonny Uttley, Jack Worth and Stephen Munday

Covid: Poorer pupils extra month behind in maths

Disadvantaged pupils are now further behind their classmates in maths than they were at the start of Covid, according to a new EEF report