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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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Revealed: the teachers and schools on the EdTech 50 list
The innovative people, organisations and products featured in this year’s prestigious ‘Edtech 50’ list are unveiled
Covid Plan B: Lack of school measures ‘disappointing’
Prime minister Boris Johnson says pupils should stay in schools and nativities should go ahead amid Omicron spread
DfE to be investigated over Covid Christmas party
Gavin Williamson 'instigated' the gathering, top DfE official tells MPs
National Tutoring Programme: 5 things we learned today
MPs told government won't fulfil 'levelling up' promises if money is not targeted to disadvantaged areas
DfE sets target to increase teacher quality by 2024
The DfE has also set a target to reduce the number of new teachers who leave the profession
Strike over pensions ‘inevitable’ at 23 private schools
Indicative ballot for 'sustained and discontinuous' strike at Girls' Day School Trust gets 93% support
End the ‘overreliance on exams’, says Education Scotland
Chance to move away from 'one size fits all' assessment should not be missed, says national inspection and curriculum body
Take action over ‘grim’ DfE Xmas party, Zahawi told
Education select committee chair also says efforts to find 'ghost children' lost from school rolls have been 'fairly meagre'
Covid: DfE ‘failed’ heads on wellbeing
School leaders described their experience over the past year as ‘stressful’, ‘challenging’ and ‘exhausting’
Ofsted annual report: 7 key findings
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman's annual report warns that nearly all children have fallen behind during Covid pandemic
Sturgeon: ‘No discussions’ on closing schools
The potential impact on schools of the Omicron Covid variant was addressed in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon
Hancock calls for primary pupils dyslexia check
Former health secretary Matt Hancock calls for new dyslexia check and reveals he was not diagnosed until university
Charities in ‘serious talks’ over NTP contract bid
Randstad 'hasn't got the capacity or the competence' to deliver NTP, tuition partner tells MPs
Ofsted: ‘Weaker’ schools struggling on curriculum
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman warns pupils have experienced a 'Hokey Cokey' education during the pandemic
Only 57 results changed as a result of SQA appeals
SQA publishes appeals data after another year with no national exams in Scotland in 2020-21
Labour names shadow schools minister
Stephen Morgan describes new role as a 'huge privilege' following Labour reshuffle
Social mobility tsar feels ‘sorry’ for private schools
Katharine Birbalsingh says privately educated pupils 'rely on tutors'
Covid catch-up tuition 92% ‘adrift of’ year-end target
EXCLUSIVE: Small take-up of the government's 'complex' National Tutoring Programme is 'very worrying', say heads
Omicron: What schools need to know
We outline the major changes in the government's latest guidance for schools
How student teachers help me become a better teacher
Working with student teachers is some of the best professional development you can get, says Alan Gillespie
Covid revealed ‘desperate need’ for exams reform
Parents' organisation questions the need to persist with high-stakes exams that are 'damaging and demoralising'
One in three councils targeted by DfE over SEND
MPs told DfE is working 'really closely' with 49 councils across England to improve SEND services
Engage schools or teacher training shake-up “will fail”
Exclusive: DfE must get schools engaged in reforms or they will 'fail', says ITT review adviser
SEND review will be ‘huge overhaul’ of system, MPs told
A minister today outlined what to expect from the long-awaited SEND review – here are the five key points