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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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Climate change education should be ‘fully embedded’
Ministers should introduce a comprehensive plan to 'decarbonise the entire school estate by 2030', say unions
GCSEs 2022 ‘worry’ as Year 11s worst hit by Covid
Exclusive: Ofqual urged to revise exam plan as new data shows Year 11s have had highest absence rates so far this term
Roundup: Ofsted, Covid and teacher burnout
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Are these the 9 most popular apps in primary schools?
A primary teacher has shared his findings after looking into which apps are used most in classrooms
Schools told to report on catch-up tutoring efforts
Exclusive: Heads say the 'clunky' demand is 'micromanagement' from an 'out-of-touch' government
Scotland spends more on schools than other UK nations
Spending is over £800 higher per pupil in Scotland than rest of UK – but pandemic recovery funding is lower than in comparable countries
Revealed: ‘Remarkable’ 10-year school funding ‘squeeze’
Spending increase has not kept pace with growth in pupil numbers, says the Institute of Fiscal Studies
Deliver on new teacher £30K pay promise, MPs tell DfE
Public Accounts Committee says DfE must assess impact of funding changes on poorest schools
Nearly 500K new laptops to poorer pupils as Covid rises
Additional devices will help keep pupils out of school 'connected to their classmates and teachers', DfE says
Schools told not to teach ‘white privilege’ as fact
DfE planning to develop new guidance to help schools 'meet their duties' while teaching about complex political issues
Teachers demand update on £400 for assessment work
Scottish secondary teachers were promised an extra £400 when the exams were cancelled last year, but some have yet to receive it
Councils order masks in schools to stem Covid absence
Suffolk County Council has become the latest council to order masks for pupils and staff after 'surge' in positive cases among students
Fall in teachers quitting for 2nd year due to pandemic
Uncertainty sparked by pandemic has led more teachers to feel they will be in the job in three years' time, research shows
Call for parents to help choose Covid catch-up tutors
Government officials and school leaders agree that parental involvement in NTP would 'boost uptake', new research finds
‘No evidence’ of post-Covid primary headteacher exodus
Primary heads' commitment to managing 'unprecedented' Covid situation is a 'tribute' to their resilience, expert says
Tackling behaviour would speed up catch up, MPs told
New social mobility chief Katharine Birbalsingh also says improving digital access may not improve education for disadvantaged children
Use of facial recognition in schools: what we know
A Scottish council has come under fire for introducing facial recognition technology so pupils can pay for school meals
How our school will bring COP26 to students worldwide
COP26 is being embraced by many schools in Scotland, who will use the crucial climate conference to inspire an array of projects
DfE commissioner to take over ‘failing’ SEND services
Government intervenes in SEND services in Birmingham after successive damning inspection reports
Teachers’ leader slams Ofsted for ‘reign of terror’
Amanda Spielman has been accused of believing 'teachers should be like robots' by Dame Alison Peacock
DfE must ‘urgently’ publish SEND review, say heads
School leaders criticise government for 'hugely frustrating' delays to landmark special needs review
New teachers’ chances of permanent job ‘plummeting’
Many post-probation teachers fail to secure a permanent job, according to new figures that have prompted call for action
Students will be able to get Covid jabs outside school
But children will have to book jabs in advance, meaning they won't be allowed to attend walk-in centres, NHS says
Covid: Where is pupil and teacher absence heading?
Absence rates due to Covid are rising but at a slower rate – and five other findings on school attendance