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Most teachers to pay less into their pension under new plans
DfE launches consultation on cutting employee contribution rates for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme across most salary bands
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Revealed: How the new Sendco qualification will work
A new NPQ, part of the government's SEND plans, will be available from autumn 2024 and is primarily for Sendcos, school leaders or aspiring Sendcos
Northern Ireland school leaders to escalate industrial action again
Teachers and heads in Northern Ireland are 'angry' about 'stagnant' pay after deals were reached in other parts of the UK
GCSE results 2023: Keegan defends resits
Sector leaders call for alternatives to compulsory GCSE English and maths resits
GCSE grade ‘protection’ no longer needed, says Ofqual boss
Low student attendance since the pandemic is a 'tragedy', Jo Saxton tells 91¶¶Òõ, but insists measures to protect grade levels will not be necessary from next year
Weekly round-up: GCSE reaction and analysis
91¶¶Òõ' education news round-up includes reaction to this week's GCSE results and analysis of the major trends
GCSE results 2023: Attainment gap widens after grading reset
The latest GCSE results for England reveal that the attainment gap between London and the rest of England is wider than before the pandemic as exam grading returns to 'normal'
GCSEs: Results expose ‘London-centric’ catch-up bias
Sector leaders also warn that this year's results show the Covid pandemic and cost-of-living crisis continue to have a major effect on disadvantaged pupils' attainment
GCSE results 2023: Results by subject
Schools in England received this year's GCSE results today. Find out how your subject performed
GCSEs in Wales: One in 5 entries gets top grade
Wales' GCSE results for 2023 show that 21.7 per cent of entries were graded A/7 or above – a fall on last year's figures
GCSEs: Northern Ireland attainment rates fall again
Northern Ireland's GCSE results for 2023 follow similar trends to its A-level results, with a return towards pre-pandemic grading
AI no good for high-stakes assessment, says exam board
The use of artificial intelligence in education needs close supervision from teachers, says AQA
Gilruth visits first primary to ‘fully embed’ LGBT-inclusive education
The Scottish government says its commitment to inclusive education is already leading to fewer instances of anti-LGBT behaviour, language and bullying
Slimmed down SLF back next month
The Scottish Learning Festival’s focus this year is on after-school keynote addresses, with the traditional programme of shorter seminars to be spread throughout the year
GCSE results 2023: Schools await grades but fewer top marks expected
This year’s GCSE grades are set to be lower than previous years as Ofqual completes its two-year programme to reverse grade inflation
Retaining teachers ‘key to keeping aspirations high’
Teenagers from poorer backgrounds are twice as likely to feel pessimistic about their futures, Teach First research warns
GCSEs 2023: Heads call for more ‘humane’ exam system
Leaders have called for a 'new style' of English and maths qualification that students could take 'at the point of readiness'
DfE names areas where SEND reforms will be tested
Long-awaited SEND reforms will be tested in 32 areas of the country, which have been named today
Union calls on government to ‘restore calm’ in Scottish schools
Call made after NASUWT learns of incidents of teachers being attacked, including one being knocked unconscious with a scooter
PE lesson decline blamed on DfE policy changes
Heads' leader says exam reforms and accountability changes likely to have led to fall in time spent on PE lessons
School chess to get cash boost
Primary schools in disadvantaged areas can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for chess sets and tutorials
Keegan defends A-level remarks
Education secretary says she has never asked anyone for their A-level results in her 30 years in business
New MAT body plan for national curriculum
The Confederation of School Trusts has put forward plans for a new process for making changes to the national curriculum
Students in care ‘twice as likely’ to fail GCSE maths or English
New analysis of the GCSE results of children in care has revealed a 'worrying attainment gap', warns charity
3 Eton-led state sixth forms among new free schools
Three new sixth forms run by Eton and Star Academies in the North and the Midlands, and a new BRIT school in Bradford, get DfE approval