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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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Teacher training applications at a ‘50 year high’
Numbers applying to go into teaching at a major teacher training provider in the south of England are now at their highest ever level
Teachers taking second jobs to ‘put food on the table’
Concerns over teachers on 'zero-hour contracts' raised in an open letter to the education secretary
Ofsted: 9 barriers facing languages teaching
Low expectations and a lack of CPD are among the issues affecting the take-up of modern languages, says Ofsted
Keep Year 11s in school? They need to run free
Ofsted thinks GCSE students should remain in school – but Tabitha McIntosh says they desperately need a long summer
Covid: Call to ‘quickly’ vaccinate secondary students
As schools reopen today, former government adviser also urges ministers to rethink policy on removing masks
At-risk children may have been unlawfully held - report
Children’s commissioner Bruce Adamson found that young people were detained for up to 572 days
Free meals expansion for primary pupils is confirmed
All pupils in primary schools to be eligible for free school meals by August 2022
Second lockdown ‘set learning loss back to the autumn’
Poorer pupils lost between one- and two-thirds of last decade's progress in closing disadvantage gap, report finds
New Covid catch-up cash in autumn ‘could be too late’
Education recovery funding could come too late if announced in the autumn, warns the Institute for Fiscal Studies
Covid data shows schools in ‘precarious situation’
New data released by Public Health England reveals infections are highest in those aged 10 to 19 years old
So, Ofsted, you want us to bring Year 11s back in?
The Ofsted chief has called on schools not to send GCSE students home – though it's not clear why, says Stephen Petty
Pupil premium ‘cut’ shows lack of ‘empathy’, says head
WATCH: One primary head tells ÌÇÐÄVlog that 'special extras' such as school trips will be jeopardised by DfE 'stealth cut'
Edtech innovations are happening in ‘remote’ spaces
Some parts of the media may not be aware of the cutting-edge work being done on some of our Scottish islands – maybe they should be a bit more open-minded, writes Henry Hepburn
How will this year’s appeals process work in Scotland?
Teachers fear the 2021 appeals process will see them working this summer – we look at the details
Nicola Sturgeon: I have full confidence in the SQA
First minister grilled in the Scottish Parliament over concerns about 2021 SQA appeals process
Extended school day ‘still under review’ for catch-up
The government is still reviewing recommendations to extend the school day, according to Home Office minister
Sir Kevan Collins’ decision to quit ‘is a real blow’
Heads say catch-up tsar resignation is 'not a surprise' as the government recovery package 'falls a long way short'
Exclusive: Sir Kevan Collins resigns over catch-up plan
Catch-up tsar quits as £1.4bn catch-up plan falls far short of the £15bn he says is needed to close Covid learning gap
SQA appeals 2021: Grades could go down as well as up
Long-overdue details on 2021 SQA appeals have been revealed by education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville
School exam data used to spot ‘unexpected’ grades
Schools' historical exam data will be used to challenge ‘anomalous’ results this year in 'most' Scottish council areas
Ofqual adds lost learning data expert to advisory board
Assessment data expert Daisy Christodoulou has been highlighting the impact of Covid school closures on attainment
The £1.4bn Covid catch-up plan: all you need to know
The latest news on the government's education recovery plan – tutoring, teacher training, but no extended school day yet
Williamson: Extended school day ‘still on the agenda’
Education secretary also hints at plan to clamp down on schools that don't open for a full day, as first revealed by ÌÇÐÄVlog
Catch-up tutoring to be led by private outsourcing firm
DfE confirms that Dutch multinational Randstad will be the supplier of the National Tutoring Programme from September, with support from Teach First