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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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Curriculum review launches call for evidence
Professor Becky Francis warns that the current system is failing a third of pupils and says the review will focus on disadvantaged students
Schools with lower Ofsted ratings hit harder by falling rolls
The problem of falling pupil rolls is not being felt equally across the primary school sector, according to new NFER analysis
Guidance on school breakfasts ‘grossly out of date’, says minister
Minister Stephen Morgan's comments come after Labour set out plans to pilot breakfast clubs in primary schools
Directed hours rule ‘archaic’, says MAT leader
Becks Boomer-Clark, CEO of Lift Schools, said the teaching profession must ‘have a much more mature, sophisticated and flexible understanding of time’
Schools ‘losing’ KS3 students because of teaching quality
Lord Knight has warned that the 'quality of experience is not engaging enough' for some pupils at key stage 3
What subject experts want from Labour’s curriculum review
With the DfE's curriculum and exam review set to call for evidence, ÌÇÐÄVlog looks at the changes subject experts want to see
Days left to complete ‘crucial’ languages survey for Scottish schools
Responses will give overview of modern languages teaching in Scotland amid deep concerns over their place in school timetables
New education body for parents and carers seeks recruits
The Scottish Assembly of Parents and Carers starts its search for members today, months after funding was cut from another national parent body
Drop in science practicals ‘detriment to us all’, experts warn
Scientists Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Professor Brian Cox partner with the Royal Society to help teachers run practical experiments
Call to investigate impact of existing mental health support on pupils
NEU says schools 'do not have the resources or staff to continue carrying the weight of a broken system'
Phillipson defends panel chosen for curriculum review
Speaking at the Labour Party Conference, the education secretary says making the panel bigger would risk it becoming 'over-wieldy'
Call for Swinney to intervene over council education cuts
EIS writes to first minister amid dismay over 'hugely damaging' plans in Glasgow and Falkirk to cut teaching jobs and learning hours
We need more teachers with SEND, says schools minister
Speaking at the Labour Party conference, Catherine McKinnell said the government is looking at how to make teaching more inclusive
Higher history marking review must be ‘thorough and transparent’
The way the Higher history exam was marked this year is to be scrutinised after the pass rate dropped by over 10 percentage points
Schools invited to pilot Labour’s breakfast club plan
The DfE has said that the scheme will 'test and learn what works' ahead of a national rollout
Labour urged to ‘bring forward measures’ to tackle teacher supply
The recruitment of postgraduate secondary teacher trainees is 37 per cent below target, analysis of DfE figures shows
VAT on school fees will lead to teacher job cuts, warns SCIS
The body for Scottish independent schools also says that displaced students in exam years are struggling to find places in the state sector
Labour’s education policy: what schools can expect
Ahead of this year's Labour Party conference, we look at what we know so far on the new government’s key education policies, including Ofsted report cards and recruiting 6,500 more teachers
NEU launches snap poll on teacher pay
The teaching union is recommending its members accept the government's teacher pay rise for 2024-25
Mayors’ bid for school oversight role
Former government adviser says regional responsibility for schools should be transferred from DfE regions to metro mayors
The battle for regional school control
Trusts, councils and metro mayors are all pushing for a driving role in school improvement after the new government signalled a shake-up
MAT leaders: SEND and inclusion should not be ‘delegated down’
The Queen Street Group's annual report highlights SEND, falling rolls and Ofsted's ability to assess MATs as key concerns
Hayward response finally revealed by education secretary
Plan to scrap S4 exams rejected – but 'internal and continuous assessment will contribute to a greater percentage of a final grade', says Jenny Gilruth
Cambridge International students’ university and subject choices revealed
Cambridge survey shows the countries emerging alongside the UK, USA, Canada and Australia as popular destinations for university study