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Gap in Higher pass rate between private and state schools went down to single figures in 2020 but increased slightly in 2021

New figures show a fall in year-on-year absence after changes to Covid self-isolation rules in schools

Children's commissioner says all pupils should be offered voluntary catch-up sessions during school week

School leaders question Liberal Democrat idea to give £5 billion worth of Covid catch-up vouchers directly to parents

Former schools minister says it would a 'tragedy' to abandon government reforms on curriculum or teacher training

Growing mental health crisis among children must be addressed if education gap is to be closed, charity warns

Jo Saxton, the new Ofqual chief regulator, says students will be at the 'heart of every decision we make'

Virus has 'really accelerated' in pupils in Leicestershire, where autumn term started earlier than average, experts say

Boris Johnson has made sweeping changes at the Department for Education this week. So who are the new people in charge?

But the daily school attendance rate in Scotland remains some way off pre-Covid annual norms

Move means A level study can include Bernardine Evaristo's Booker prize winning novel Girl, Woman, Other at A level from September

After almost two years of chaos, confusion and distrust, the DfE has an opportunity to start afresh, says Geoff Barton

Teaching union says the move to bring back school inspections is 'out of touch' with the reality facing schools

A major update to the EEF toolkit offers far more detailed insights into the research options for school improvements

Any new education secretary faces a big job but Nadhim Zahawi has perhaps a bigger to-do list than most. Sam Freedman breaks down the challenges he faces and what it might mean for those in education

Heads' leader says new education secretary's most important job is to get more funding for pupils' recovery from Covid

Some 29 per cent of Scottish schools had a coronavirus case in the first two weeks of term, official figures show

New education secretary pays tribute to work of schools' staff during Covid pandemic

New education secretary says he is taking over at a time of 'unprecedented strain'

Northern Ireland minister and Worcester 'One Nation' Conservative MP takes over from Nick Gibb at the DfE

ÌÇÐÄVlog details the former vaccine minister's journey to becoming the new education secretary

Education Scotland will 'adopt a phased approach' to resuming school inspections after the hiatus caused by Covid

The removal of schools minister Nick Gibb suggests education reforms could lie ahead, writes James Bowen

Scottish teachers' time in class is set to remain above average, even with cut of 1.5 hours a week promised by the government