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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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GCSEs 2023: Call for ‘urgent’ rethink on resits

The underperformance of boys in school examinations 'should be a matter of national concern' ahead of this week's GCSEs, claims new report

Gibb: Disadvantage gap ‘not falling as fast as we want’

Schools minister Nick Gibb acknowledges higher proportion of disadvantaged pupils in North East schools in response to A-level results

Ministers admit they could ‘do more’ to increase tutoring

The DfE responds to MPs' claims that it could take a decade to recover the progress in closing the disadvantage gap that was lost during the pandemic

Kevin Courtney and Mary Bousted on what’s next for education

In their first exit interview, the outgoing joint general secretaries of the NEU teaching union tell 91¶¶Òõ about their greatest triumphs and why they think teachers could strike next year

Union bosses say teachers could strike over pay in 2024

Speaking to 91¶¶Òõ, the joint general secretaries of the NEU teaching union said the government will face pressure to offer more pay rises to teachers as the general election approaches

Weekly round-up: A-level results - all the reaction

This week's education news round-up includes analysis and reaction from Thursday's A-level results

Strike dates at Scottish schools announced

GMB Scotland says members in 10 councils – including school catering staff, janitors, cleaners and support workers – will walk out for two days next month

A-level results 2023: Saxton defends lower grading after MAT boss hits out

Ofqual chief defends England's return to pre-pandemic grading this year, after Jon Coles called the divergence in standards between nations 'completely indefensible'

A-level results 2023: Wider gap ‘down to lack of catch-up cash’

Today's A-level results show that the disadvantage gap and the regional variation in grades have widened, warn education leaders

A levels 2023: Results by subject

The latest A-level results for England broken down by subjects

A-level passes in Northern Ireland returning to pre-Covid levels

Data from the first full set of summer exams since a two-year hiatus during the pandemic shows a system heading back towards 2019

Wales A-level results: Top grades fall but remain above pre-Covid levels

Results data shows that Wales is continuing its A-level journey ‘back to pre-pandemic assessment arrangements’

A-level results 2023: Top grades up in private schools but drop in North East

The latest A-level results for England reveal the winners and losers of the government's return to pre-pandemic grading for this summer's exams

A-level results 2023: Grades set to be revealed

Schools, colleges and students prepare to receive this year’s A-level results, with fewer top grades expected

A levels: Explain lower results to employers, DfE told

It is ‘imperative’ that employers understand how A-level grading standards have changed in the years since the pandemic, say heads' leaders

Covid inquiry chair told to put pupils’ voices at its heart

Children's commissioner, charities and experts say the inquiry must focus on the lockdown experiences of young people

A levels: Sunak urged to apologise to students who miss out

The prime minister should apologise to A-level students who miss out on expected grades for 'refusing to invest in Covid catch-up programmes' when he was chancellor

EIS calls on first minister to tackle teacher job security

Scottish teachers’ professional and personal lives are ‘in turmoil’ due to ‘precarity of employment’, warns EIS boss

Former Ofsted chief to chair the EEF from 2024

Dame Christine Gilbert is named as successor to Sir Peter Lampl as Education Endowment Foundation chair

Warning over non-experts teaching subjects

Labour accuses the Conservatives of creating 'the perfect storm' for schools with both experienced teachers and new recruits leaving the profession

Maths to 18 expert: CPD for non-maths teachers needed

Assessment expert advising the government on its maths to 18 plan says upskilling non-maths teachers will be key to meeting the prime minister's goal

NHS confirms no delay to pupil flu vaccine plans

Delay to adult rollout will not impact pupils, who will be able to receive the vaccine from September at school or a community clinic, says NHS

New guidance on supporting pupils with ME and CFS

Schools should consider ways to 'modify and tailor adjustments' for pupils with ME and chronic fatigue syndrome, says the government in new plan

Weekly round-up: The exam factory and A-level grades

This week’s education news round-up includes the secrets of exam-paper processing; fears about next week's A-level results; and pressure on Ofsted to recognise schools that support pupils in poverty