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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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GCSES 2022: Exam plan needed by summer, say heads
Teachers need to know 'exactly how next year's exams will work' by the end of this term, says NAHT union
National Tutoring Programme ‘too restrictive’ say heads
Heads' union reports ‘frustrations’ with the catch-up scheme and say it’s not reaching schools in every part of the country
Masks-in-class rule will lift in mid-May if data allows
Policy will be reviewed in advance of step three of the roadmap out of lockdown, schools minister says
How the 2020 grades ‘fiasco’ torpedoed trust in GCSEs
Majority of school leaders and teachers disagreed that GCSEs and A levels were trusted qualifications in 2020
Why teachers’ worst fears over exams have come true
For all the talk of cancelling exams, students' results still hinge on high-stakes assessments, says Alasdair Allan
GCSE and A-level appeals ‘will take longer’ this year
Schools can advise students about whether they were close to a higher grade during the appeals process
Dear Mr Williamson, school funding is in crisis...
In an open letter to the education secretary, this head argues that schools' financial situation is untenable
Gibb: Schools that ban phones ‘have higher test scores’
Minister says evidence supports school mobile phone bans – but heads tell DfE to instead focus on ‘big policy issues’
Schools ‘won’t lose out over pupil premium change’
Minister says individual schools will not lose funding 'as a direct consequence' of pupil premium census date change
Catch-up plan expected ‘before the summer’, says Gibb
Sir Kevan Collins will 'say more' on his advice for 'medium- and longer-term' action in the summer term, says minister
1 in 3 heads using pupil premium to plug funding gaps
The Covid pandemic has led to more schools diverting funds aimed at the poorest pupils, finds charity
Half of teachers ‘suffering burnout’ during Covid
Burnout becoming ‘more and more true in our classrooms’, says charity as it calls for schools to be ‘properly resourced’
School uniform cost cutting bill to become law tomorrow
New legislation seeks to keep branded items to a minimum to reduce burden of uniform costs on parents
Baseline 2021: Roll-out extended as opposition mounts
Exclusive: Critics call timing of announcement ‘extraordinary’ as momentum grows for primary assessment review
Stop ‘tinkering’ and fix Covid crisis gap, say heads
Government 'obsessed' with MAT expansion, and education secretary's approach to behaviour is 'thin gruel', says ASCL
Teachers ‘treated as political enemy’ during pandemic
Government's attitude towards profession during Covid crisis has done 'gross disservice' to school staff, says shadow education secretary
GCSEs 2022: No ‘leap back to normality’ after pandemic
Covid crisis has triggered a 'perfectly legitimate' public debate on the future of GCSEs, says exam board chief
‘Requires improvement’ x 3 could mean academisation
Gavin Williamson wants to move schools into multi-academy trusts if they are rated less than 'good' in three inspections
Life in a PRU: The lockdown impact is becoming clear
Leaders at a pupil referral unit say they are seeing student behaviour that reflects the Covid disruption to education
National behaviour survey to show ‘what schools need’
Education secretary says new behaviour survey will cover low-level disruption and bullying in schools
Schools to get trial runs before joining academy trusts
Gavin Williamson expected to announce a ‘try before you buy’ approach to support MATs to grow
How many Education Scotland staff experience bullying?
More than one in 10 Education Scotland staff have reported being bullied or harassed over the past year
Teacher CPD plan ‘could stop thousands quitting’
England 'lags behind other countries' on time teachers spend on professional development, new research finds
Pause primary tests so pupils can catch up, DfE told
Only 4 per cent of primary leaders think Sats preparation should be part of Covid recovery plan, poll suggests