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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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GCSEs 2022: which is the fairest grading option?
A decision about how exam grading will be ‘pegged’ is yet to be made. Geoff Barton looks at the options
Law to make academies give careers advice backed by MPs
Conservative MP brings bill to ensure that careers advice is offered to all students throughout secondary school
More than 38,000 pupils off school because of Covid
The latest official figures for Scotland also show almost one in five S4 pupils not in school on Tuesday
Two teachers in England on $1m global prize shortlist
Champion of student-led projects from Kent and Liverpool-based teacher of the visually impaired both up for major award
Wellbeing data ‘needed to shift focus away from exams’
'Robust' data is required if schools in Scotland are to be judged on more than just exam results, says auditor general
Ofsted admits it failed to flag up off-rolling
Schools have issued press releases stating that off-rolling was not found because Ofsted did not use that term – despite finding the practice
Supply teachers lose out from catch-up ‘on the cheap’
Government’s flagship tutoring scheme risks ‘further entrenching downward pressure on rates of pay’, NASUWT warns
Covid: Schools’ legal position on non-attendance
A lawyer outlines the legal situation for schools if a parent refuses to send their child in citing Covid safety concerns
Union threatens industrial action over teacher pay
Failure to make ‘substantially improved' pay offer before 30 September will lead to ‘declaration of dispute’, warns union
Orkney teacher is first winner of equality award
Teacher rewarded after years of ‘shedding light on the destructive impact of discrimination’
Exclusive: No plan to replace catch-up tsar, admits DfE
Heads and teachers fear the decision shows that education catch-up is in danger of being 'relegated' by the government
Ofsted must hold MAT chiefs to account, say MPs
MP and former teacher launches bill to give Ofsted the power to inspect multi-academy trust boards
What did the OECD say about Scottish education today?
OECD experts today faced questions about their recent review of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence
Williamson said to be at risk if reshuffle goes ahead
Reports suggest shake-up of Boris Johnson's top team could take place as soon as tomorrow
One in five schools forced to make ‘significant cuts’
Heads have had to cut funding for teaching assistants, special needs and school trips to stay out of the red, survey finds
GCSEs 2022: ‘Use 2019 grades or get baked-in inflation’
Headteachers’ union says it will be ‘difficult to justify’ keeping distribution of grades from past two years if exams return
Most secondary teachers want to keep masks in corridors
But face coverings in autumn term are less popular with younger staff and primary teachers, survey shows
Heads and teachers less confident on new Covid rules
Teaching staff across the board are less certain of their understanding of government guidelines than they were last year, survey shows
A levels 2021: ‘Few requests’ for legal help on appeals
Exclusive: 'Unsurprising' that a huge rise in appeals has not emerged given top grades awarded in 2021, say solicitors
Standardised tests defended despite OECD criticism
Urgent question lodged in Parliament after government's apparent dismissal of OECD concerns over standardised testing
SEND changes in Wales: What do you need to know?
Amid major changes to SEND guidance in Wales, an Alnco with experience of managing similar changes in England shares her insight
Ofqual: 2022 grading plans to be revealed next month
Decision announced on grading in October, while adaptations to exams will be published in next two weeks, says exams regulator
Teachers ‘lack resources to tackle dangerous extremism’
Schools need government support to help combat racism, misogyny and homophobia, say headteachers
Put CO2 monitors in rooms that smell bad, schools told
EXCLUSIVE: New guidance on C02 monitors says schools should target areas that 'smell unpleasant' – but not sports halls