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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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How a primary school helped feed a community

Inspired by Marcus Rashford, a school in Scotland took action to make sure that no child went hungry

SEND review looking to reduce parent need for EHC plans

Top Department for Education official says government wants more parents to have child's needs met without needing to go for an EHCP

GCSEs 2021: Teacher-assessed grades unfair, say parents

But two-thirds of parents think teachers should get a pay rise next year, a Mumsnet poll shows

School uniform grants to help thousands of children

The likely impact of increased school uniform grants for families in Scotland has been revealed by new figures

Call to ‘immediately’ halt controversial ITT review

Government accused of attempting to 'railroad through' massive overhaul of the teacher training market

‘Anxiety and confusion’ over new Covid contacts plan

NHS ÌÇÐÄVlogt and Trace will contact pupils with Covid directly to identify contacts – but teachers say plan is ‘ridiculous’

Heads urge parents to keep sending pupils in next week

School leaders 'concerned' about families withdrawing children in last days of term to avoid the risk of self-isolation

GCSEs 2021: Ofqual won’t say if algorithm being used

Call for the regulator to be 'more transparent' about how it will identify schools for 'quality assurance' over grades

Has Gavin just insulted teachers and students?

The education secretary attacks ‘second-rate qualifications’ but the replacement will most likely lead to levelling down, says Geoff Barton

GCSEs 2021: AQA 26% exam fee rebate ‘unacceptable’

Exam board reveals amount it will give back but heads say it doesn't reflect how much work schools have done on grades

Cognitive science classroom impact evidence ‘limited’

EEF report says evidence for DfE endorsed cognitive science principles in "everyday classroom conditions is limited"

Scotland’s schools mustn’t let their guard down now

With cases surging and no vaccinations for school-aged children, a cautious approach remains prudent, writes Emma Seith

Call for TA mental health support as anxiety soars

DfE’s new staff mental health charter leaves out support staff and many won’t flag wellbeing issues for fear of being laid off, says union

Appeal for ideas to boost ‘fragile’ Gaelic language

Education secretary calls for views on how to help the Gaelic language grow in Scotland

Government proposes new skills fund for adult education

DfE launches consultation on how further education funding and accountability should work in the future

GCSEs 2022: Ofqual maths lost learning plan ‘flawed’

Formulae sheets in next year's GCSE exams won't make up for Covid disruption to learning, say maths teachers

Free skills courses to be expanded, government says

DfE reveals more measures 'to boost nation’s skills, level up opportunities and get more people into better-paid jobs'

SQA removes references to climate change ‘positives’

Climate change was deemed to have 'positives' in geography course notes for the National 5 qualification

DfE chief: ‘We could have done better’ on catch-up plan

Permanent secretary says government should have ensured there was a 'shared' set of expectations on Covid education recovery

Teacher pay delay could help school budgets, says DfE

Teacher starting salaries were meant to rise to £30K this September but delay is giving schools ‘headroom’ in their budgets, MPs told

Teachers need job security to drive Covid recovery

Teachers have worked flat out and should not be struggling to find secure jobs, says Willie Rennie

£500 extra for CPD ‘could stop thousands quitting’

Thousands of teachers could be retained if each got 35 hours of formal high-quality CPD per year, says think tank

Covid learning loss ‘compounded’ by catch-up delay

Former catch-up tsar warns one-year delay to further catch-up plans due to spending review will come at a 'heavy price'

Avoid ‘out of date’ history teaching, warns Ofsted

The watchdog suggests key historical concepts must be taught using repeated, specific examples, in new subject review