News
A-level results 2026: regional divide grows again
Today’s A-level results for England also reveal increases in the top grades awarded and in the overall pass rate
Recent
Most read
Recent
Most read
Concern over inspections of special schools, MPs told
Special schools not always getting specialist Ofsted inspectors, cross-party Education Committee is told
Heads to consider industrial action in response to pay deal
The NAHT school leaders' union has broken its silence on the government's pay offer, calling it 'inadequate'
NEU: We don’t want to disrupt exams
If members reject new government pay offer, two further days of strike action will be planned next term, says union
School buildings cash too little to fix ‘shameful neglect’, DfE told
DfE funding announcement comes after school buildings have been left 'on the point of collapse', warns heads' union
7 ways the DfE wants to strengthen MATs
Government launches plan aimed at growing 'high-quality' academy trusts and making the MAT system more transparent
Reject ‘insulting’ pay offer, NEU urges members
The DfE has offered teachers a £1,000 one-off payment for 2022-23 and a 4.5 per cent average pay rise next year
Teacher pay talks: DfE makes offer to unions
The latest talks between the government and education unions have ended with a pay offer for teachers
What will Humza Yousaf mean for education in Scotland?
With the announcement that Humza Yousaf will replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland's first minister, teachers and school leaders will be keen to find out whether he makes education as big a priority as his predecessor did
Schools should be ‘specifically excluded’ as strip-search location
The recommendation has been made in a report from the children's commissioner
School leaders in Wales vote to reject pay offer
NAHT Cymru ballot result comes a day after teacher-members of the NEU called off their strike action over pay by voting to accept latest offer from Welsh government
Ofsted crisis: What happens next?
School inspection grades were already being questioned before this week's outcry following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
Teacher pay: Call to raise £30k starting salary
Education and workforce experts warn rising costs have 'watered down' the competitiveness of £30k starting salary for teachers since announced in 2019
Swinney was ‘incredibly close’ to resigning over 2020 exams fiasco
Nicola Sturgeon ‘wouldn’t countenance’ my offers to quit government, says former education secretary John Swinney
GCSEs 2023: Invigilator shortage fears as student anxiety spikes
Three-quarters of exam officers concerned schools won't have enough competent, fully trained invigilators for summer exams
MPs say Stem bursaries will not fix teacher shortages
Westminster committee calls for competitive teacher pay among raft of measures to widen diversity and inclusion in Stem education
Spielman: Inspection pause not ‘in children’s best interests’
School leaders' union warns Ofsted has 'completely underestimated the strength of feeling' in schools following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry
Teacher pay: Strike action in Wales ends as teachers accept new offer
73 per cent of voting NEU Cymru members voted to accept the offer worth 11.8 per cent over two years – plus a 1.5 per cent non-consolidated rise this year
Sturgeon: ‘Yes, I am proud of this government’s record on education’
In her final First Minister’s Questions today, Nicola Sturgeon hit back at suggestions that she had failed on education
Walker: School mental health funding ‘not meeting need’
Former schools minister says 'burden' of supporting pupil health problems shouldn't be falling on teachers or leaders
Private and state schools ‘should share new teachers’
High-profile former private school head says a joint teacher recruitment scheme would provide a 'soft landing' into teaching for graduates who are 'scared'
Loss of ASN teachers ‘extremely challenging’ for schools
While the number of pupils with additional support needs has hit a record high, the number of specialist teachers has fallen, official statistics show
Recruitment crisis: DfE set to miss 2023-24 targets
The rise in teacher pay must 'exceed' 4.1 per cent for next year to address the recruitment crisis, warns the NFER, as forecast reveals further teacher trainee slump
Private school’s teachers could go on landmark strike over pensions
Unions are warning more Scottish independent schools could forcibly remove teachers from the scheme using ‘fire and rehire tactics’ if the current action is successful
Half of Scottish councils to tax teacher backpay at higher 2023-24 rate
Some Scottish teachers could end up hundreds of pounds worse off as a result of payroll arrangements in their area – we reveal which councils will pay backpay at this year's tax rates