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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 much cash will schools get in the catch-up package?

With the government releasing details of the Covid catch-up funding package, 91 looks at what it will mean for schools

School catch-up package ‘nowhere near big enough’

Extra government cash for poorer pupils is not even half of what is needed, warns NEU teaching union

School leavers choose FE or HE in record numbers

The Covid-related unemployment crisis has resulted in more young people entering college or university in Scotland

Need to know: Richard Lucas fitness-to-teach case

Teaching watchdog under fire after it did not strike off teacher who condemned politician for having 'fatherless child'

Exclusive: GCSEs 2021 plan for July results in doubt

Sources say A-level and GCSE results now likely to be released to students early August, a month later than proposed

North-south divide in National Tutoring take-up

Northern areas less likely to sign up for the government's catch-up tutoring scheme, a DfE official has revealed

Special schools and AP settings: Government guidance

A run-through of some of the new information in full reopening guidance for alternative provision and special school settings

Covid road map: return dates for Scottish pupils

Nicola Sturgeon today revealed more details about when Scottish schools could emerge from lockdown

School return plan ‘a gamble against scientific advice’

Union says classroom ventilation and personal protective equipment for staff need to be addressed as part of 8 March full reopenings

North and Midlands ‘hardest hit by Covid learning loss’

Disadvantaged Year 6 pupils are seven months behind in maths, finds research

Baseline: Number of schools keen to trial test halves

3,878 schools signed up as “early adopters” for Reception baseline assessment, compared with the 9,657 that took part in previous year’s pilot

Opening schools ‘may increase spread of Covid by 50%’

Leading scientists supported ‘phased reopening’ of schools, minutes reveal – in contrast to full reopening plan announced today

Swinney: Mass 8 March return not possible in Scotland

England plans full 8 March return but this could not be 'clinically authorised' in Scotland, says John Swinney

Exclusive: Just 8% of teachers see GCSEs plan as fair

Only tiny minority of teachers think DfE/Ofqual GCSE and A-level plans will lead to fair grades for all, 91 poll finds

Catch-up rhetoric putting ‘huge pressure’ on children

Focus should be on socialisation and play if time in school is extended, says the British Psychological Society

Back-to-school: PM to say all can return from 8 March

Boris Johnson to announce that all pupils in all years can go back to the classroom in two weeks time

Exclusive: School staff lack faith in rapid Covid tests

Only 16% think lateral flow tests will keep their school safe and just 27% believe the investment is worthwhile, poll shows

Student teacher placement advice: what you need to know

Student teachers' school placement time in Scotland has been cut as a result of Covid

Teachers fear ‘reckless’ full 8 March school openings

Heads and teachers warn the PM against a 'counterproductive' full return to schools next month

Revealed: How lockdown has hit learning

Children from better-off families in England spent more time learning at home than their disadvantaged peers, according to a new IFS study

Exclusive: 91% of teachers oppose Ofsted comeback plan

Nine in 10 against Ofsted resuming full school inspections in summer term and a third say it should ‘never’ return

Hire supply teachers to cut class sizes, says union

An 'army' of out-of-work supply teachers should be deployed to support a Covid-safe return to school, says NASUWT

IB: 70% of schools using controversial 2021 exams

International Baccalaureate outlines how many schools will use exams or teacher assessment under 'dual route' approach

Give free meals to all primary pupils now, say Greens

Scottish government previously promised free school meals for all primary pupils – but only from 2022