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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