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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

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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