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Most teachers to pay less into their pension under new plans

DfE launches consultation on cutting employee contribution rates for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme across most salary bands

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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

Which SQA subjects are gaining popularity - and which are falling away?

SQA data from results day 2025 shows how the uptake of subjects offered in Scotland's schools has fluctuated in recent years

‘National disgrace’ so many pupils are ‘written off’, says Phillipson

The government's schools White Paper will address the 'generational challenge' of the attainment gap between white, working-class children and their peers, says the education secretary

School attendance improves but ‘still a long way to go’

Official figures show a year-on-year rise in pupil attendance, but severe absence remains on an 'alarmingly upward trajectory', warns the Centre for Social Justice

‘Inappropriate’ to judge schools against two frameworks, Ofsted told

Watchdog confirms it will use the new inspection framework in monitoring visits to assess schools that it has told to improve under the current framework

Which SQA courses are most likely to deliver A grades?

SQA results day data for 2025 reveals big subject-by-subject disparities in the proportion of students who get an A grade at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher

SEND trust plans to merge with Reach South

Transforming Futures Multi Academy Trust has opted to join Reach South Academy Trust next year, subject to approval

SQA grade boundaries: pass marks by subject and qualification

What percentage mark did students need to pass National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher with a grade C in each subject? 91¶¶Òõ explores this year's grade boundaries

SQA exams: requests for special arrangements hit nearly 120,000

The most common requests were for extra time and separate accommodation to sit exams – but headteachers warn a crisis is looming, with schools running out of space

SQA exam results for 2025 show ‘Covid recovery’

Pass rates are up slightly at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher – with the overall attainment gap also narrowing

Regional board highlights: May 2025

Your essential guide to the key regional advisory board decisions in May 2025 across the country

University clearing 2025: key dates and information

What are the dates for university clearing 2025? Get all the information you need to make the most of the clearing process this year

Is it getting too hot for summer exams?

With extreme weather officially the new norm, 91¶¶Òõ explores calls to move GCSEs and A levels to a cooler time of year

More new teachers quitting in Scotland

Since 2018 more than 1,500 teachers have stopped working in Scottish schools within five years of entering the classroom

SQA to pay out over £2m in holiday pay to appointees

Over 19,500 SQA appointees – including exam markers and invigilators – will receive an additional payment for holiday pay after a tribunal ruled they have ‘worker' status

New NASUWT boss: ‘I’m shocked at what teachers put up with’

Speaking to 91¶¶Òõ after his election win, former Fire Brigades Union leader Matt Wrack reveals the issues he will make a priority, from teacher workload to poor behaviour and Ofsted's planned inspection changes