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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