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The ongoing decline in arts entries at GCSE and A level must be taken seriously – and lead to action in schools to make these subjects more appealing, says this trust director

Ahead of major changes to course content and assessment for the sciences under the International Baccalaureate, a teacher at an international school in the USA explains what schools should expect

The Standards and 91¶¶Òõting Agency tells schools minister that the Sats reading paper was in line with previous years, responding to reports that some pupils were left in tears

This week’s education round-up includes the threat of coordinated strike action by teachers and heads, demands for an inquiry into this year’s Sats reading paper and an RSE review

The total number of GCSE entries rose to more than 5.5 million, with modern foreign languages becoming more popular

Schools minister Nick Gibb pledged to look at this year’s KS2 Sats reading paper when it was published – but has so far declined to comment

‘Toughest ever’ DfE funding round saw two-thirds of bids for share of £465 million fund to tackle the most urgent school repair work rejected

The 2023 GCSE and A-level exams are underway, but how will the approach to grading differ from last year? 91¶¶Òõ speaks to Ofqual chief Jo Saxton about the role the exams regulator is playing in ensuring a return to pre-pandemic grade distribution

Over a third of exam students during Covid felt teachers were biased against certain groups in the awarding of teacher-assessed grades, a major study shows

This week’s essential education news includes reaction to the STRB’s recommended teacher pay rise, a call for Ofsted to publicly acknowledge its ‘duty of care’ to teachers and one exam board’s apology for a mistake in a GCSE paper

The final report of Professor Louise Hayward’s qualifications review will be with the education secretary next week – and she is clear the changes cannot be done on the cheap

Artificial intelligence offers the prospect of more nuance in answers and sophisticated tests of pupils’ knowledge and analytical capabilities, says headteacher John Rutter