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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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IB unveils new exam rules to tackle time zone cheating

It has designed measures to stop time zone differences from being exploited to share exam content and will be introduced for the November exams

Ofqual chief: GCSE students’ anxiety ‘not exam-specific issue’

Chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham also says we must 'absolutely focus' on tackling regional attainment gaps revealed in today's GCSE results

GCSE results 2024: how did each subject perform?

Grade levels have remained broadly similar to 2023, with slight increases in some subject areas

GCSE results 2024: English and maths pass rate down

This morning's GCSE results also show a widening of the gap between top grades being achieved in state and private schools

Education directors criticise plans to inspect councils

Council chiefs say the decision was made with no discussion, and bodes ill for the future of the new independent inspectorate in Scotland

‘Urgently improve support’ for pupils in kinship care

Almost half of kinship carers reported that the adverse experiences of the child in their care have negatively impacted on that child's ability to cope in education

Heads’ concern over GCSE exam impact on student mental health

School leaders say survey acts as 'stark reminder' that the last government's exam reforms 'have had unintended and detrimental consequences on our young people'

Cognita expands Middle East schools footprint

New addition joins eight schools in the Middle East as part of the global group of 100 schools in 16 countries

Wilshaw: ‘Abandon’ the idea of inspecting individual schools

Ofsted cannot inspect every school in the system reliably, says former chief inspector

EPI: Schools need guidance for pupils with multiple suspensions

Impact of suspensions called into question as students removed from the classroom are more than twice as likely to fail to achieve a level 3 qualification, research finds

Improve support for school transition, says charity

Students in secondary school 'never quite regain the happiness levels of their primary school days', warns Children's Society wellbeing report

New primary science curriculum proposed by experts

Recommendations for the new curriculum include a list of real-life experiences children should have by age 11 to help their science understanding

GCSEs: Government ‘should rethink soul-destroying resits’

The policy of compulsory resits for GCSE students not getting a standard pass in English and maths has been challenged by a new report

Child poverty strategy should not make ‘further asks’ of schools

As the government's child poverty taskforce meets for the first time, leaders tell 91¶¶Òõ what they think the strategy should address when it comes to schools

Success rate rises for primary school admissions appeals

More families appealed their child's school place for this academic year, new government figures show

How resilience in the face of disruption defined this year’s A-level cohort

School and trust leaders pay tribute to students this A-level results day for overcoming disruption through lockdowns, mental health challenges and teacher shortages

Ofqual chief raises concern over region’s A-level performance

Responding to today's A-level results, Sir Ian Bauckham says the exam system can 'reveal disparities' that need to be addressed

No national ban on phones in Scottish schools

New Scottish government guidance says ‘mobile phones can both enhance and detract from learning’ and leaves it to schools and councils to decide ‘restrictions and limitations’

A-level results 2024: how did each subject perform?

Top grades broadly increased in most subjects, though results are very slightly down from last year in English literature and English language

New Scottish behaviour plan advises ‘high warmth and high standards’

‘Culture shift’ in behaviour management has made teachers feel 'disempowered', says plan, which backs 'relationships-based approaches’ and barely mentions exclusions

A-level results 2024: top grades up in England

Today's A-level results also show a widening in regional gaps and in the gap between state and private schools for students achieving top grades

Exam results: Why the gender gap is shrinking

Boys' GCSE grades are improving and girls' attainment is faltering – but why? Experts point to mental health struggles, absence, misogyny and exclusions

Students pick ‘narrower range’ of A-level subjects

The arts and humanities are suffering, and students are more likely to choose A levels from the same subject group, a report finds

Sharp drop in Higher history exam pass rate

This year, just two-thirds of students attained an A-C pass for Higher history – with the SQA blaming ‘a drop in performance' in the exam