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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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Zahawi: Masks in class could return to curb Covid
Education secretary does not rule out a return of mask-wearing in school classrooms amid rise in Covid-related ​absence
Nobel winner: I owe my success to Scottish schools
Scientist behind groundbreaking work in producing medicines faster says he was 'incredibly lucky' to attend school in Scotland
Ministers must ‘catch up’ with recovery effort - heads
Heads 'made sacrifices' while 'lamentable' government lacked direction, union boss to say
Somerville under fire over literacy and numeracy data
Data being used for ‘crude' primary league tables that 'demoralise' schools – but education secretary says sampling is not enough
‘Limitations’ to Scottish Parliament education control
Concerns raised that legal ruling reveals 'arbitrary' nature of whether Scottish or UK parliament prevails in education matters
Touch typing ‘should be taught to all pupils’
Education secretary told by fellow MSP that touch typing is one of the most useful skills pupils can learn
Johnson: £3K payments for maths and science teachers
Prime minister says new £3,000 'premium' will send the 'best maths and science teachers' to disadvantaged schools
Zahawi wants Ofsted to help raise school attendance
Education secretary asks DfE to do a 'deep dive into absenteeism' as new figures show more than one in 10 pupils was off last week
Nursery schools need extra £96m to survive, DfE is told
Heads and teachers' leaders in joint call for government to provide long-term solution for maintained nursery schools
IB criticised over UK gender pay gap
International Baccalaureate says it will work to fix a gender gap in pay and bonuses
Revealed: The advisers shaping DfE plans for schools
Who are the new advisers working with education ministers on policies affecting teaching?
Removing cap on teacher hours ‘would hit recruitment’
Education research chief cautions against adding to teachers' 'unmanageable workload' by lifting limit on working hours
5 ways I apply the pedagogy of Paul Hollywood
The mastery of the Bake Off star has mesmerised teacher Alan Gillespie – here's why
New centres open to help disadvantaged into university
The centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow will provide after-school academic support, mentoring and aspiration-raising workshops
Online revision classes offered before 2022 exams
Evening and Easter holiday revision sessions aimed at students most affected by Covid
Heads demand action from Zahawi on ‘grim’ Covid figures
Heads' union appeals to education secretary after new figures show more than 200,000 pupils were off because of Covid
Why it’s clear that school inspection will die hard
School inspection is on its way back – but Paul Cochrane says the Covid inspection hiatus has made it seem less helpful than ever
Government launches Covid education recovery plan
But teaching union hits out at lack of new ideas and calls for the Scottish government to ‘be bolder’
More than 200,000 pupils off because of Covid
Confirmed and suspected cases of Covid in schools have soared compared with two weeks ago, new figures show
DfE Covid rules ‘actively help spread virus’, say heads
School leaders concerned that children can attend school if sibling has Covid 'even if they share a bedroom'
Zahawi: White Paper on ‘illiteracy’ in new year
New education secretary Nadhim Zahawi also praises teachers' dedication in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference
Why school inspections don’t make sense right now
How can inspectors understand what is happening in schools when they have not been inside them for over 18 months, asks this head
PM must stop schools ‘firing and rehiring’, union warns
Union leader to tell Conservative Party conference the practice is causing 'anxiety and misery' for teachers and their families
Wait for NTP training is ‘disgraceful’ say heads
Union leader criticises NTP training for some teachers starting in November – 20 months after pandemic crisis hit schools