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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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91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards 2021: the shortlist

We reveal the finalists for 2021's (virtual) 91¶¶Òõ Schools Awards

When is an SQA exam not an SQA exam?

With papers being leaked on TikTok, the SQA 'exams' situation is even more perilous than last year's – and that's saying something

GCSEs 2021: Subject matter cut down for autumn exams

Changes to ancient history, history and English literature GCSEs planned for summer 2021 exams will go ahead in autumn

WIlliamson quizzed over 2021-22 NTP contract

Shadow education secretary says the education secretary is focusing on the 'wrong priorities' following the impact of the pandemic

Child abuse inquiry hears impact of beatings in school

Former boarding school student tells how beatings ‘still disturb me’ decades later

Collection of English and maths attainment data halted

But only in secondaries as primary school data will still be gathered to monitor Covid impact on the attainment gap

Ofqual: University shake-up could harm A-level marking

Exam regulator warns that a move to post-qualifications university admissions could put pressure on A-level marking

Why we need positive discrimination in our schools

Conventional uses of pupil premium funding help affluent pupils just as much as the disadvantaged, says Mark Unwin

Why league tables don’t reflect schools’ amazing work

A school feels 'under attack' when put at the bottom of a narrow-focused league table, says headteacher Shelley McLaren

What will your school do with Year 11s after TAGs?

Schools will be in the unusual position of knowing which of their students have failed to get the grades they wanted

Top scientist: ‘It’s dangerous not to wear masks now’

Given the risk of new Covid variants, it's not the time to take masks out of classrooms, says Professor Trish Greenhalgh

Not enough support for SEND pupils, warns Ofsted

Watchdog finds that some schools are delivering a curriculum that does not meet SEND pupils' needs

Ofsted: TAs need subject training to help SEND pupils

Watchdog says teaching assistants need 'robust subject-specific' knowledge to better support SEND pupils in mainstream

Covid inquiry must probe DfE response, say teachers

Union warns that 'lessons must be learned' from the government's record on education during the pandemic

Covid-proof next year’s 11-plus tests, grammars advised

Grammars must use catch-up funding to support applicants from poorer households, says DfE

Teachers ‘being set up to take the fall’ over exams

Opposition MSPs also hit out at 'farcical suggestion' that pupils will be punished for sharing exam details

‘Exam details on TikTok are symptom of flawed system’

Some students are facing four exams where they should have had one – and nobody is happy, says this pupil

India and China fuel British international school surge

Data from ISC Research shows that, despite the pandemic, international schools have maintained growth over the past 12 months

Warning over ‘unacceptable’ TikTok GCSE paper trading

Publishing exam papers on social media – including where there is 'evidence of teacher involvement' – would be grounds for investigation, says Ofqual

Ofsted ‘too close to DfE’ to run school sex abuse probe

National Education Union's joint general secretary, Mary Bousted, claims watchdog appointed so that government can 'control' review

Exclusive: DfE pulls £15m Covid catch-up aids contract

Procurement for teacher resources ended hours before bidding was due to close

Banned: Teacher found with indecent images of children

A former private school teacher who accessed a 'paedophile handbook' has been banned from the profession indefinitely

Ofsted reveals concerns over primary school geography

Inspectorate warns that almost half of the schools it focused on last year were not meeting the national curriculum

Don’t criticise schools ‘left in a vacuum’, Ofqual told

School leaders claim they are being 'ticked off' for following Ofqual guidance on GCSE and A-level grading