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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: Ofqual undecided on ‘full-fat exams’ return
'Some easement' might be needed to take learning loss into account when exams return,' says Ofqual chief
Sarwar accepts criticism over private school policy
Labour leader asked how stance on independent schools squares with education of his own children
Exclusive: Quarter of Covid fund is recycled DfE cash
Using repurposed money to address Covid crisis is 'completely inadequate to the scale of the challenge', warns union
GCSEs 2021: How Ofqual will police schools’ grading
Exam boards could ask for more evidence of students' work where they have 'serious concerns' about a school's grading
Scottish election 2021: Labour manifesto for education
Labour aims to protect new teachers and boost academic recovery from the pandemic with tutoring plan
Revealed: Where £10m DfE school behaviour cash is going
Seven behaviour experts will cost DfE £1 million over the course of controversial three-year scheme
‘Train teachers to constructively challenge authority’
Scottish education is ‘coasting’ and it is time for ‘greatly increased’ school autonomy, says think tank
‘Investigate serious flaws in England’s Pisa data’
Exclusive: Letter from leading expert calls on statistics watchdog probe into claim UK Pisa data 'biases' were not investigated
Low achievers ‘excluded’ from England’s Pisa data
'Serious flaws' in England's data undermines claims influential global ranking is 'truly representative', warns expert
Concerns over ‘potential bias’ in Scottish Pisa results
Academic calls for more analysis of Scottish Pisa data after finding rise in lower achievers withdrawn from tests
News briefing: What the catch-up tsar wants for schools
From 'billions' in funding to handpicked tutors – all we learned from the recovery commissioner's talk at today's Schools North East event
‘Imperative’ to compensate for Erasmus loss
Erasmus played ‘massively important role’ in creating confident languages teachers, warn linguists
Scottish election 2021: Alba’s manifesto for education
Alba is promising a ‘bonfire of paperwork so teachers can teach’ and a broadening of the curriculum
I’m here to ‘stop bad things happening’, says Collins
Catch-up tsar says some people will accuse him of making 'a disaster' of things but that his 'bigger challenge' is securing resources
Schools could get more control over catch-up tutoring
Government catch-up tsar wants to give schools freedom to pick their own 'verified and qualified' tutors, unlike National Tutoring Programme system
GCSEs 2021: Schools have no ‘discretion’ over appeals
Students have an automatic right to appeal to exam boards, according to new Ofqual guidance
Catch-up tsar: Asking teachers to do more has a price
Catch-up funding must be 'in the billions', says recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins as he talks of 'extending' the 'educational experience'
A levels: Ucas backs move to post-qualification offers
But pushing start of university year back to January would be 'step too far', says Ucas director of strategy
Ofsted: Schools ‘behind’ on curriculum during pandemic
Watchdog found 'more work' needed on curriculum planning in certain subjects during spring term visits
A-level exams could be sat earlier, says biggest board
AQA exam board backing post-qualification university admissions in new model with 'small' changes to timings it says will benefit students
Pioneering teacher inspires new equality award
Nominations invited for teachers who have 'gone above and beyond' in fighting for equality and diversity
Parents withdraw pupils from school mental health help
Families opting out of government scheme due to 'stigma', pilot school warns
Shielding pupils to return to Scottish schools
School buildings in Scotland are at their busiest since before Christmas – and now shielding pupils are to return
Revealed: The 8 lead schools for teacher flexi working
DfE unveils eight schools and trusts to lead its drive to promote flexible working to keep teachers in the profession