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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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So, Ofsted, you want us to bring Year 11s back in?

The Ofsted chief has called on schools not to send GCSE students home – though it's not clear why, says Stephen Petty

Pupil premium ‘cut’ shows lack of ‘empathy’, says head

WATCH: One primary head tells 91¶¶Òõ that 'special extras' such as school trips will be jeopardised by DfE 'stealth cut'

Edtech innovations are happening in ‘remote’ spaces

Some parts of the media may not be aware of the cutting-edge work being done on some of our Scottish islands – maybe they should be a bit more open-minded, writes Henry Hepburn

How will this year’s appeals process work in Scotland?

Teachers fear the 2021 appeals process will see them working this summer – we look at the details

Nicola Sturgeon: I have full confidence in the SQA

First minister grilled in the Scottish Parliament over concerns about 2021 SQA appeals process

Extended school day ‘still under review’ for catch-up

The government is still reviewing recommendations to extend the school day, according to Home Office minister

Sir Kevan Collins’ decision to quit ‘is a real blow’

Heads say catch-up tsar resignation is 'not a surprise' as the government recovery package 'falls a long way short'

Exclusive: Sir Kevan Collins resigns over catch-up plan

Catch-up tsar quits as £1.4bn catch-up plan falls far short of the £15bn he says is needed to close Covid learning gap

SQA appeals 2021: Grades could go down as well as up

Long-overdue details on 2021 SQA appeals have been revealed by education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville

School exam data used to spot ‘unexpected’ grades

Schools' historical exam data will be used to challenge ‘anomalous’ results this year in 'most' Scottish council areas

Ofqual adds lost learning data expert to advisory board

Assessment data expert Daisy Christodoulou has been highlighting the impact of Covid school closures on attainment

The £1.4bn Covid catch-up plan: all you need to know

The latest news on the government's education recovery plan – tutoring, teacher training, but no extended school day yet

Williamson: Extended school day ‘still on the agenda’

Education secretary also hints at plan to clamp down on schools that don't open for a full day, as first revealed by 91¶¶Òõ

Catch-up tutoring to be led by private outsourcing firm

DfE confirms that Dutch multinational Randstad will be the supplier of the National Tutoring Programme from September, with support from Teach First

Schools get £579m to employ their own catch-up tutors

New direct-to-schools fund will get more cash than National Tutoring Programme, but schools will be expected to contribute

Labour’s £14.7bn catch-up plan to boost pupil premium

Pupil premium funds for disadvantaged children should be doubled in Years 1, 7 and 11, Labour says

No ban for head who changed pupils’ SPaG test answers

Misconduct panel found a strong public interest in retaining ex-head in teaching, despite his 'dishonest' actions

Extended school day: Heads’ caution on extra 100 hours

Heads say the 'devil is in the detail' on extended school day and plans will 'fall at the first hurdle' without funding

New bid to secure SQA and Education Scotland reform

Lib Dems aim to ‘secure the will of Parliament’ to remodel the national qualifications and curriculum development bodies

Extended school day: Battle to save the plan heats up

Leaked report of recovery plan for 100 hours' extra schooling seen as 'last-ditch' attempt to force the Treasury's hand

Exclusive: Extended school day plan hit by lack of cash

Ministers’ hopes of securing billions from the Treasury to pay for more school hours as a key catch-up strategy are fading, 91¶¶Òõ has been told

Trio of Scottish colleges win at the 91¶¶Òõ FE Awards 2021

Three UHI colleges win the award for outstanding use of technology in delivering remote teaching and learning at this year's FE awards

GCSEs 2021: Call for teachers to get £500 payments

Teachers seek payments from government for the extra work they are doing on GCSE and A-level assessment

Assessment is unfair in 2021, say most teachers

'Insanity' of the SQA assessment system replacing exams has led to heads weeping with frustration, teaching union finds