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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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OCR 42% exam fee rebate ‘big improvement’, say heads

Ofqual urged to review exam board rebate processes to understand 'reasons for large differences' in sums given back

Scottish Tories call for no more masks in schools

The party says face masks in school are ‘no longer a necessity’ – even in communal areas

DfE: ITT shake-up moving quickly to maintain ‘momentum’

Official points to 'interrelationship between speed and quality' when it comes to radically reshaping teacher training sector

New ‘school coordinator’ promised for every secondary

In Scotland, millions of pounds are being invested in the new role: so what is it?

How DfE can ban ‘unsuitable’ school leaders

New DfE guidance sets out how misconduct, criminal offences or failing to uphold British values could see school leaders barred

Covid: Record 1.1 million pupils absent from school

Heads say the Covid data shows stark challenges faced by schools at end of academic year

North of England hardest hit by Covid school absence

New data shows one in four pupils off for Covid-related reasons in the North East

GCSEs: Head’s fear over pressure a grade 10 could cause

Further grades at GCSE could damage pupils’ mental health, says leading private school headteacher

Schools should publish their exclusions data, say MPs

New report calls on schools to present data on pupil exclusions and the numbers who leave them each year

MPs: DfE’s lack of homeschooling data is ‘astonishing’

Commons Select Education Committee calls on government to create a new register of homeschooled children

GCSEs: Covid rules for exams to relax from autumn term

No need for 2m distance from staff in exams from September, new Department for Education guidance says

Exams 2022: How to stop an examiner crisis next year

Will there be a dearth of GCSE and A-level examiners next year after two years of no marking? It's a situation we can't allow to happen, says this senior examiner

ITT review will ‘help, not hinder’ teacher supply

EXCLUSIVE: The chair of the ITT review also claims it is a myth that either higher education or school-based providers are "in the crosshairs" of the new reforms

GCSEs: Mental health issues link to pupils missing out

Pupils experiencing poor mental health are three times more likely not to secure five GCSE grades at A* to C or 9 to 4, a study suggests.

Covid: Schools closing ‘could be behind drop in cases’

Expert suggests cases being detected among young people may be dropping now schools have shut for the summer

How Ofsted will inspect Reception classes next year

Ofsted sets out how its inspections will work in Reception classes once the new early years foundation stage framework launches

Reading programme fails to boost progress, study shows

An EEF evaluation found pupils using Accelerated Reader did not make additional progress compared with pupils in schools not using the programme

Primary school victory in DfE academy high court battle

High Court judge rules that education secretary Gavin Williamson's decision not to revoke an academy order on a primary school was irrational

Exclusive: Ofsted accused of ‘adversarial’ ITT ‘agenda’

Recent teacher training downgrades by the inspectorate reflects concerns the government has about the sector, ÌÇÐÄVlog understands

Exclusive: Wave of pupil sex abuse ‘violating’ teachers

ÌÇÐÄVlog' #TeachersToo survey shows one in four female secondary teachers has been sexually harassed or abused in past year

School Covid tests may be ‘as effective’ as isolating

New study finds daily Covid tests on contacts instead of asking them to self isolate could be as effective in controlling virus spread

‘Teacher pay freeze spells 8% fall in pay since 2007’

Analysis shows ’astounding’ drop in real terms pay of experienced teachers in 15 years when next year's pay freeze is factored in

FIFA contest for disabled students proves game-changing

There are plenty of anecdotal reports about how transformational gaming can be for those with additional needs. But one specialist college is aiming to prove just how effective the activity is at boosting outcomes via a ‘research competition’ aimed at young people with physical disabilities. Kate Parker reports

GCSEs 2021: Final grade checks needed by results day

Schools minister sets out plans for grading reviews and provisional process for next year's GCSE and A-level exams