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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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How does it feel to be a shielding teacher right now?
I feel lonely and jealous – and like I've dropped my colleagues in the middle of a mess, says Heidi Drake
New move for school starting age to be raised to 7
'Historic change' would pave way for 'truly play-based education', under plans to be considered by Scottish Parliament
Catch-up our ‘biggest national challenge’, says Johnson
Prime minister says 'remediating' the damage done to education by Covid-19 is greatest challenge for UK
Revealed: The reality of social distancing for teachers
Teachers post real pictures of their classrooms after parts of the media portray distanced desks and Perspex screens
Masks ‘not mandatory due to student anxiety’
Minister gives reason for advisory stance on masks in classrooms, which critics warn will result in 'anarchy'
Williamson looking at longer day and shorter holidays
Education secretary says 'transformative' catch-up plan may mean an extended school day or a five-term year
What do pupils think about Covid catch-up priorities?
Ask teenagers about catch-up and you may get very different ideas to those that have been grabbing attention, says Olivia Drennan
Every teacher ‘should have a guaranteed job’
Education recovery after Covid will require 'more in-class support', say the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Exclusive: School openings ‘not safe’ in third of areas
58 local authorities still have Covid infection rates judged 'unsafe' for all pupils to return by a prominent group of scientists
Teachers struggle with parents’ consent on Covid tests
School leader survey finds most heads feel government's classroom masks policy lacks clarity
IGCSEs: Past performance to be used to calculate grades
'Benchmark' schools' teacher-assessed grades to be used to calculate the threshold standards for exam grading this year
Teachers hit out at ‘dialogue’ with Swinney event date
Event scheduled to take place at 4.15pm on first day of the week when all pupils are due back in school buildings
Ofqual expects 2020 grades pressure means staff will go
Exams regulator says continued pressure over the next year may mean more departures
Pregnant teachers’ Covid fears over return to classroom
Teachers in their third trimester are anxious over being asked to work face-to-face in schools amid unclear guidance
‘We need an autism and learning disability champion’
Scotland could become first country in the world to appoint a commissioner for autism and learning disability
Headteachers blindsided by ‘shock’ school return plans
Secondary heads say government’s own education recovery group was given ‘no hint’ that 15 March return would include S1-3
Half of teachers ‘lack tech needed to close Covid gap’
And 51 per cent say they need a 'greater understanding of technology' to achieve 'better learning outcomes', poll shows
Boarding pupils from overseas can quarantine in school
DfE bows to headteacher pressure to allow pupils returning from 'red list' countries to quarantine in school rather than hotel
Teachers have ‘excess’ Covid risk during lockdown
Difference between infection rates of education workers and the rest of the population has increased, new data suggests
Teachers ‘need support to handle pupil lockdown trauma’
Teachers must be properly equipped to recognise where children have had traumatic experiences in lockdown, NSPCC says
Call for post-Covid rethink on school funding formula
'More support needed' for disadvantaged pupils to recover from Covid impact, say education researchers
Revealed: Academy chain’s £12m Covid bill
New accounts show the massive costs facing Oasis multi-academy trust on Covid security and remote learning
Budget 2021: ‘Missed opportunity’ to help schools
No extra funding for schools in today’s Budget despite government’s insistence that education is ‘a national priority’
SQA and Education Scotland defend their performance
Leaders of both bodies share their ‘disappointment’ about calls for ‘substantial reform’ and defend record during Covid