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Which A-level subjects recorded the highest grades in 2026?
Maths and English literature both saw a bigger increase in top A-level grades this year than the marginal rise recorded across all subjects
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Exclusive: No plan to replace catch-up tsar, admits DfE
Heads and teachers fear the decision shows that education catch-up is in danger of being 'relegated' by the government
Ofsted must hold MAT chiefs to account, say MPs
MP and former teacher launches bill to give Ofsted the power to inspect multi-academy trust boards
What did the OECD say about Scottish education today?
OECD experts today faced questions about their recent review of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence
Williamson said to be at risk if reshuffle goes ahead
Reports suggest shake-up of Boris Johnson's top team could take place as soon as tomorrow
One in five schools forced to make ‘significant cuts’
Heads have had to cut funding for teaching assistants, special needs and school trips to stay out of the red, survey finds
GCSEs 2022: ‘Use 2019 grades or get baked-in inflation’
Headteachers’ union says it will be ‘difficult to justify’ keeping distribution of grades from past two years if exams return
Most secondary teachers want to keep masks in corridors
But face coverings in autumn term are less popular with younger staff and primary teachers, survey shows
Heads and teachers less confident on new Covid rules
Teaching staff across the board are less certain of their understanding of government guidelines than they were last year, survey shows
A levels 2021: ‘Few requests’ for legal help on appeals
Exclusive: 'Unsurprising' that a huge rise in appeals has not emerged given top grades awarded in 2021, say solicitors
Standardised tests defended despite OECD criticism
Urgent question lodged in Parliament after government's apparent dismissal of OECD concerns over standardised testing
SEND changes in Wales: What do you need to know?
Amid major changes to SEND guidance in Wales, an Alnco with experience of managing similar changes in England shares her insight
Ofqual: 2022 grading plans to be revealed next month
Decision announced on grading in October, while adaptations to exams will be published in next two weeks, says exams regulator
Teachers ‘lack resources to tackle dangerous extremism’
Schools need government support to help combat racism, misogyny and homophobia, say headteachers
Put CO2 monitors in rooms that smell bad, schools told
EXCLUSIVE: New guidance on C02 monitors says schools should target areas that 'smell unpleasant' – but not sports halls
DfE wants defibrillators in all schools
Education secretary says government is looking at changing regulations to prevent more families from suffering tragedy
Ofsted: Make time for clubs and sport, schools told
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman wants school extracurricular activities to return in 'full force' this term
Covid: School attendance fines ‘could be unlawful’
Schools to be asked to help protect medically vulnerable families as government faces legal challenge over attendance fines
Ministers ‘must not weaken’ laws protecting SEND pupils
Campaigners write to Boris Johnson warning that pupils and their families are not being properly consulted in SEND review
Glasgow education director Maureen McKenna to retire
One of the most powerful voices in Scottish education, McKenna has been Glasgow's education director since 2007
Covid: 2 in 5 pupils did not meet learning time target
Self-isolating pupils also experienced significant dip in remote learning support in 2020 autumn term, research warns
OECD review: Is Scotland ‘wedded to exams’?
Teachers can assess more skills than pen and paper exams do – but Scotland is ‘historically steeped’ in exams, warns report
Education bosses demand nearly £6bn for catch-up
School leaders say their proposals for funding are the 'minimum required to avoid serious long-term damage'
Narrow catch-up curriculum ‘risks deskilling teachers’
Senior leaders whose schools narrowed the curriculum were most likely to report workload concerns, research shows
Covid boost won’t restore school funding to 2009 levels
Disadvantaged schools face 'biggest challenges' after suffering larger cuts over past decade, research shows