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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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Tributes for ex-education secretary Shirley Williams
Baroness Williams of Crosby, who championed comprehensives and was seen as a ‘trailblazer’ for education, dies aged 90
Exclusive: Thumbs down to longer day and shorter breaks
Catch-up: Parents see pupil wellbeing support as more important than extended school days and reduced holidays, Ipsos Mori poll finds
Banned: Teacher who touched colleague’s breast on trip
Fitness-to-teach panel told about the 'significant' impact of teacher's unwanted touching and kissing
Scrap primary school homework, say Scottish Greens
In the run-up to the Scottish Parliament election, the party says primary school homework 'is of limited benefit'
Banned: Teacher who browsed porn at school
Science teacher sent chatroom messages on work laptop describing role-play scenarios 'related to a school environment'
Allow exclusions if pupils attack, say teacher leaders
But excluded pupils should be 'reintegrated into mainstream education as soon as possible', NEU boss argues
Banned: Teacher sent student sexually explicit videos
Teacher who invited student for dinner at his home and asked she wear her school uniform has been banned permanently
Weekly highlights: Pupil premium row and times tables
A round-up of the key content published by 91¶¶Òõ this week, from union conferences to edtech and teaching with the senses
Teachers ‘need immediate cut to devastating workload’
Efforts by the DfE to remedy problem have 'clearly not had the desired effect', teachers' leader warns
‘Stark warning’ over future of academy teacher pensions
Academy trusts could follow independent schools in removing staff from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, the NEU union warns
NEU: ‘We were right to call for Covid school closures’
NEU leaders accuse Gavin Williamson of being 'blind to the gravity and danger of the situation' with Covid infections in January
‘No justice’ in pay freeze for Covid’s hero teachers
NEU leaders accuse education secretary Gavin Williamson of wanting teachers 'on the cheap'
Exclusive GCSEs 2021: Old questions ‘may not be unfair’
Board defends recycled questions for this year's A levels and GCSEs saying advanced sight will 'not necessarily create an unfair advantage'
Exclusive: Academies reveal pupils hit by ‘stealth’ cut
Upwards of 1,500 pupils at three trusts will lose out on pupil premium funding owing to DfE policy shift, data suggests
£280m for SEND school places and improvements
DfE says every council is guaranteed £500,000 in capital funding for SEND and alternative provision
Revealed: Areas with most pupils Covid self-isolating
New DfE figures show the regional disparity in numbers of pupils off school after contact with a potential Covid case
Teachers make stand against gagging orders in schools
Non-disclosure agreements are being used to 'hide' discrimination and bullying in schools, NEU conference told
Female teachers ‘cat-called, shouted at and touched’
‘Overwhelming levels’ of sexism and sexual harassment exist in secondary schools, the NEU conference is told
Scrap GCSEs and A levels to fight racism, say teachers
NEU members vote to call for an end to GCSEs and A levels in favour of assessment that includes 'global perspectives'
Teachers back push to pause exclusions post-pandemic
'No child is disposable,' NEU conference told after hearing of rising number of exclusions, particularly among black boys
GCSEs: A ‘lie’ to say exams are best and fairest
The preference for exams 'repeated over and over again' by Gavin Williamson should be 'challenged', says NEU president
Ofsted: Sex abuse culture may not be rooted in schools
Many incidents happen in 'blurred space' between school and outside world, Ofsted chief inspector says
SNP to unveil free primary breakfast and lunch plan
Nicola Sturgeon says there is also a plan to pilot free nutritious breakfasts in secondary schools
Teacher training applicants soar by 17% in 2020
There were 52,485 teacher training applicants last year, compared with 44,965 in 2019, new Ucas data shows