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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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YouGov poll for Ofsted provide more evidence of the toll the pandemic is taking on teachers' working lives

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And 'significant gaps' remain in key subjects, despite 'uplift' in trainee teachers, government says

Only 6,400 teachers to get 2021 pay rise - of just £250

DfE confirms plan to 'pause' pay rises for vast majority of teachers, apart from small minority earning less than £24K

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Forget short-term catch-up strategies – the government needs to invest in the teaching profession, says Nick Brook

University scheme provides tutors for over 300 pupils

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IGCSEs 2021: Cambridge Assessment could scrap UK exams

Exam board 'looking at switching' from exams to teacher-assessed grades in countries where exams have been cancelled

Team UK will not take part in EuroSkills 2021 in Graz

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Skills: Third of adults ‘worry about a second career’

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Degree apprenticeships: No commitment on 50% target

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Dr Who’s Jodie Whittaker to host Oak academy assembly

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Tony Blair: Vaccinating teachers would take two days

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Jon Richards: The man speaking up for support staff

Jon Richards, head of education at Unison, talks about fighting for the safety of support staff in the Covid crisis

Teacher pay gap between college types widens

More teachers than ever are leaving the college sector within two years, new research on the FE workforce reveals

Mental health: 94% of colleges report suicide attempts

EXCLUSIVE: The Association of Colleges urges further education providers to engage with local suicide prevention plans

Student mental health: 14 ways to tackle the crisis 

EXCLUSIVE: With the number of college students needing mental health support rising, a new report suggests key changes

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Community learning: participation falls by almost 50%

The statistics come after the Commons education select committee called for a community learning centre in every town

Date for submitting grades is delayed in Scotland

Announcement comes before next week's update on when pupils could start returning to school buildings

PM: We hope to reopen schools from 8 March

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College students in Scotland fall by 26,000

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