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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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DfE teacher training plans: What teachers need to know
We outline the key aspects of the DfE plans to shake-up ITT in England after it published its consultation response this morning
Round-up: Omicron, school nativities and early years
ÌÇÐÄVlog presents a round-up of the biggest education news stories and features from the past week
SQA backs a new joint curriculum and assessment body
SQA says 'a better balance' between teacher assessment and exams is needed – but warns teachers will need more non-class contact time
Crime ‘hotspot’ schools to get county line gang support
School leaders to spearhead scheme to prevent pupils from becoming involved in crime and becoming permanently excluded
Exclusive: SIMS legal bid considered by 100s of schools
Dominant schools management information system provider is under fire over new contract
More catch-up cash ‘needed for 3-month reading gap’
Primary pupils still three months behind on reading at end of 2021 summer term despite recovery efforts, says report
School inspections will not go ahead as planned
Scotland's chief inspector is 'acutely aware of the pressures schools remain under' and the impact of the Covid pandemic
Covid: ‘Very sharp’ rise in teacher and pupil absence
Latest figures show half term reprieve was 'short lived', say heads, as concerns grow about the impact of new Omicron variant
Masks back in communal areas to combat Omicron variant
All schools told to reintroduce masks for staff and pupils in Year Seven and above amid concerns over new Covid variant
Heads’ fears over Covid disruption amid low jab uptake
Heads warn the DfE must increase support for schools to combat Covid disruption amid low student vaccine uptake in some areas
Zahawi praises teachers for using diverse texts
'I applaud teachers for responding with enthusiasm' to calls for diversity from pupils, says education secretary
Teacher training applications drop to pre-Covid levels
Economist Jack Worth warns that education could be facing a 'very difficult year' if this trend continues
13 ways to transform Scottish education
On the final day of a consultation on Scottish education, the first submission to emerge includes a wide-ranging wish list
GCSEs: Pupil cash rewards ‘could halve attainment gap’
Paying students could boost GCSE scores for those with lower predicted grades, research finds
Schools told to run on-site Covid tests in January
Government asks secondary schools to run testing at the beginning of 2022 to curb the spread of Covid after Christmas
Sort out school ventilation ‘failure’, Somerville told
'Wholesale review' of ventilation guidance needed to address 'deficiencies', says union in letter to education secretary
6 education ‘traditions’ whose time may be up
Some traditions unite but others are divisive, so educators must decide what habits to leave in the past, says teacher Nuzhat Uthmani
Schools to get ‘advisers’ to tackle persistent absence
School leaders say tackling persistent absence has been made harder due to budget cuts and it won't be solved by 'one-off visits'
Stage ‘important’ live nativity shows, schools told
Schools minister urges schools to go ahead with festive shows as those in Covid hotspots cancel in-person festive plans
Majority of teachers struggle to find time for NPQs
DfE National Professional Qualifications study found teachers who took part would likely have achieved higher salaries anyway
Most teachers ‘wouldn’t earn more in different job’
But paying teachers 10 per cent more could improve student grades and wellbeing, research finds
GCSEs 2021: Drop in resits following teacher grades
New Ofqual figures reveal a fall in entries for the GCSE autumn retake series this year
GCSEs: Heads and exam boards reject ‘risky’ MFL reforms
DfE told to 'rethink' 'fundamentally flawed' government proposals to reform modern language GCSEs
Why heads should not face pressure over Christmas shows
Asking school leaders to demand vaccine passports for entry to Christmas shows would put them in 'invidious position', MSPs hear