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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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Exams to be removed from some practical subjects in next school year

Scottish programme for government states that the exams will no longer feature in 2025-26, as part of national qualifications reform

Heads warn against Ofsted creating new framework ‘behind closed doors’

NAHT's assistant general secretary also cautions against attempting to bolt Labour's report card plan on to existing inspection system

Ofsted names expert advisers

The seven external reference groups include MAT CEOs, academics and Ofsted staff

Globeducate expands in UK with two more schools

The two schools in London acquired by the international schools group offer bilingual teaching and combine the French and English curricula

Dartmoor MAT chief moves to Cornwall trust

Dan Morrow will join Cornwall Education Learning Trust in January

SQA: PE update will open up subject to disabled students

As of this school year, Scottish students will be able to be assessed in Paralympic sports such as boccia and goalball in order to gain national qualifications in PE

SQA exams start date delayed after heads raise concerns

Some students would have started exams the day after returning from the Easter break under the Scottish Qualifications Authority's original plans

English GCSE needs urgent overhaul, exam board warns

Former education secretary tells ÌÇÐÄVlog he is 'shocked' by teachers' strong 'rejection' of the current GCSE English, as he launches report written for OCR

School admissions policies ‘fuel attainment gap’

Urgent national action is needed to ensure that school intakes of disadvantaged pupils reflect their local communities, warns charity

Gilruth gives ‘clear support’ for whole-school phone bans

Education secretary moves to clarify government position after publication last month of guidance for schools on mobile phones and behaviour

EIS recommends teachers accept pay offer

Union ballot opens tomorrow on teacher pay offer of 4.27 per cent, which would apply to all salaries covered by the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers

Inquiry seeks Scottish teachers’ and pupils’ views of Covid years

Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry's focus includes teaching during lockdown and how the pandemic affected pupils' behaviour

6 big questions on Ofsted inspection changes

This week's announcements on changes to the school inspection system leave major questions unanswered. Here's what we know – and don't know

Give BME teachers right to request a sponsor, says GTCS

Sponsors would 'help further the careers' of teachers from minority backgrounds who are under-represented in Scottish schools – especially in promoted roles

Maths curriculum ‘leaves too many behind’

Many students who achieve a 'reasonable' GCSE grade still struggle with basic maths, experts warn and make seven recommendations

School mental health teams’ impact outweighs costs, say experts

London School of Economics researchers say there is 'urgency' in rolling out school mental health support teams across the country

Ofsted target drove down quality of inspections

Dame Christine Gilbert’s independent review of Ofsted's actions following the death of Ruth Perry suggests the inspectorate prioritised volume over quality

Ofsted’s Big Listen response: all you need to know

Schools can expect a new inspection framework and more scrutiny over how inclusive they are, as part of an Ofsted 'evolution' announced today

New Scottish teacher pay offer tabled

Teacher representatives had set a deadline of noon today for a 'credible' offer and will now consider response in meetings this week

Phillipson: Teachers may be ‘nervous’ to return to class after riots

Education secretary highlights need for schools to feel 'safe' after 'shocking and criminal acts of racism and Islamophobia' this summer

DfE scraps Ofsted single-word school inspection grades

Single-word headline judgements to be removed with 'immediate effect' as part of a government shake-up of school accountability and improvement

Academy transparency fears as regional advisory meetings halted

Important strategic decisions facing multi-academy trusts must be addressed with 'due speed', says Confederation of School Trusts

Scottish schools waiting nearly two decades for inspection

Entire childhoods have come and gone in the time since a small number of Scotland's schools last went through a full inspection

DfE reveals curriculum and assessment review panel members

The panel supporting Professor Becky Francis' government curriculum and assessment review has been unveiled