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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