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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