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A quarter of schools offer no KS4 vocational qualifications
Teachers broadly support Andy Burnham’s plan for new technical pathways, new polling shows, but the survey raises questions about schools’ capacity to increase their focus on vocational education
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GCSE exams hit by February cyberattack
Exam papers from two boards were affected, but Ofqual says students can have ‘full confidence’ in their results this year
How did each GCSE subject perform in 2025?
While maths and English saw a small drop in those achieving a grade 4, many other subjects had slightly better results than last year
Interim Education Scotland CEO leaving to take up new post
News of Gillian Hamilton’s departure follows two failed attempts to recruit a permanent chief executive for Education Scotland
GCSE results 2025: Small drop again in English and maths pass rates
This year’s GCSE results show stable pass rates and top grade proportions for a cohort that transitioned to secondary during the pandemic
Most requests for specialist places in S1 are rejected
Support for ASN pupils in mainstream schools is becoming ‘unmanageable’ as families are struggling to find specialist provision, warn secondary school leaders
Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ outcomes
Educational inequality has become 'more pronounced' since Covid, warns report highlighting the low attainment of disadvantaged white pupils
Girls and boys ‘should learn about periods together’
School pupils are not being given enough information about menstruation, warns University College London study
IGCSEs: Students in 139 countries collect results
Cambridge International has released results to more than 240,000 students, with a clear rise in technology and business-related subjects
New inclusion taskforce members revealed
Baroness Nicky Morgan and CST chief executive Leora Cruddas among line-up of taskforce chaired by Geoff Barton
Half of pupils told off for supermarket uniforms, say parents
More than a third of parents are using 'buy now, pay later' schemes to afford school uniforms, a charity survey shows
Nord Anglia expands its presence in Thailand
International schools group buys Regent’s International School Bangkok to take its portfolio in the country to three schools
Students want more support for back-to-school anxiety
Few students feel comfortable speaking to a teacher, school counsellor or mental health professional about anxiety of returning to school, survey finds
Boys ‘chronically underperforming’ at GCSE
Girls will once again be ahead when GCSE results are released on Thursday, predicts expert, who says boys' attainment should be a 'national concern'
‘No progress’ as clock runs down on contact time pledge
The EIS teaching union's consultative ballot on industrial action over workload will close before the end of August
£46K spent on failed recruitment for top Scottish education jobs
The Scottish government has twice been unable to fill the posts of chief inspector of education and chief executive of Education Scotland – 91¶¶Òõ Scotland uncovers the costs of this recruitment failure
Sturgeon: ‘I did not succeed in all I set out to do on education’
‘That is on me,’ says former first minister in her memoirs – while also taking aim at the ‘many’ political opponents who wanted her ‘to fail’
How did each A-level subject perform this year?
Maths and English literature A levels both had a slight fall in top grades awarded in 2025 compared with last year – in contrast to the overall trend
A-level results 2025: regional divide grows
Both the proportion of top grades awarded and the pass rate have seen a slight growth in England in 2025
Scottish school leaders’ workload ‘unsustainable’
Budget cuts, staff shortages, lack of support for ASN students – as well as ‘harassment from parents’ – are leaving heads at risk of burnout, finds School Leaders Scotland
Poorer students far more likely to drop A levels than get top grade
The disadvantage-related attainment gap in achieving the top grade at A level has been revealed by Teach First research
Nord Anglia snaps up another South American school
International schools group expands its presence to 36 countries with deal for Rochester School in Colombia
School absence ‘most damaging’ in transition period
Pupil absence because of illness is just as detrimental to academic achievement as unauthorised absence, according to new research
Tim Coulson appointed DfE’s new director general
Dr Coulson is leaving his role as CEO of Unity Schools Partnership to be the new head of the department’s regions group, replacing John Edwards
Exam results 2025: Cambridge International A levels released
More than 350,000 students in 129 countries received their International AS- and A-level results today, with an 11 per cent rise in entries compared with last year