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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: 12-15 vaccine take-up just 3% in some areas
Exclusive: 'Urgent support' needed, school leaders warn, as Vlog analysis reveals areas with lowest uptake
Vaccination progress ‘needed before mask rule change’
Student vaccinations must be ‘virtually complete’ before rule on masks in schools changes, says biggest teaching union
Need to know: SQA exams 2022
When do the 2022 exams start? When do they end? And which Higher subject has the longest exam? We answer these questions and more
How Covid led to idea for ‘rich online bank’ of theatre
The free online portal will allow all pupils to experience a National Theatre of Scotland show, writes Paul Fitzpatrick
U-turn: DfE revives teacher trainee bursaries
Government reinstates the grants for some subjects stripped of their allowances last year as Covid boom peters out
Walker: Teacher development and recruitment are key
In an exclusive Vlog article, the new minister for school standards says new initiatives will boost teachers' careers
GCSEs: DfE wants to ‘learn lessons’ from 2020 grading
Research project aims to reveal the 'fairness' of different methods for measuring students’ attainment
Don’t over-rely on Covid vaccine, heads warn ministers
Government must not put all its 'eggs in one basket' when it comes to Covid safety, say school leaders
Scottish heads welcome plan to remove masks in class
Draft guidance removes requirement for masks in secondary and paves the way for return of in-person parents' evenings
Zahawi pushes student Covid jabs as virus cases soar
Education secretary writes open letter to parents on the importance of Covid vaccinations and testing for school students
Free school head to be new social mobility chief
Michaela head Katharine Birbalsingh says she will use the position to develop a society that “provides an equal chance for all”.
A levels: Stem gender gap larger in wealthier schools
A-level computing has the most skewed ratio between female and male entries, new analysis of DfE data shows
‘Not enough black headteachers’ says Zahawi
Head calls on education secretary to 'remove barriers' to increasing diversity in school leadership
Covid: ‘Ridiculous’ to hold Sats in 2022, say heads
School leaders warn that running Sats tests next year would be 'pointless' amid the pandemic disruption
SEND review is a ‘high priority’, Zahawi tells heads
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi tells NAHT conference he recognises the 'urgency' of making 'system improvements'
Act now to control Covid ‘surge’ in schools, DfE told
Unions jointly call on the government to introduce Covid safety measures in schools amid rising case numbers
Move to scrap teacher hours cap an ‘insult’, warn heads
NAHT conference backs emergency motion opposing reported plan to remove the cap on teachers' directed hours
Zahawi: I’ll put wellbeing at heart of schools policy
Education secretary also vows to tackle pupils' persistent absenteeism head-on, in speech to school leaders' conference
Number of secondary students with Covid hits 1 in 15
The increase in Covid infections among students in Years 7 to 11 linked to schools' return, says ONS
How our five-year-olds turned into news presenters
When a class of Primary 1s created their own newsroom, they were showing the power of play, explains Ashleigh Robertson
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Listen to us to avoid more U-turns, heads tell Zahawi
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman calls on government to match its rhetoric on 'levelling up' with action
Private school fees vs state funding gap doubles
Widened divide revealed by new Institute for Fiscal Studies report 'sticks in the throat', say heads' leaders
Exclusive: Zahawi warned over NHS school Covid tracing
Heads ask education secretary to 'ensure' Covid contact tracing system is operating in schools afer surge in cases