Their words echo my own frustrations: one examiner described being “more demotivated to mark to the best of my ability ...

Currently in charge of Pontefract Academies Trust, Julian Appleyard was due to take over the running of the David Ross Education Trust (DRET) in 2026. Stuart Burns, DRET’s outgoing chief executive, is ...

Standing at 23 per cent, the share of grade 7s and above is 5.5 per cent higher than in 2019 (21.8 per cent). The proportion of 9s has again edged up by 0.1 of a percentage point to 5.2 per cent. This ...

Despite having the lowest proportion of top grades, double science award has seen one of the largest boosts in top grades since pre-pandemic levels – rising from 7.5 per cent in 2019 to 9.1 per cent ...

In most years, Progress 8 helps to balance the story. By capturing the value schools add between Year 7 and Year 11, it gives a fairer view of the impact comprehensive schools achieve with their ...

The results, like last week’s A-levels, also continue to show entrenched regional disparities. According to Ofqual data, the proportion of GCSEs at grade 4 and above issued this year ranged from 62.9 ...

Disadvantaged pupils perform better at schools with where they account for higher proportions of the cohort, researchers have said. An Institute for Government study, released today, also found areas ...

The government has announced it will invest £70 million into expanding cadet forces, pledging to increase capacity by 30 per ...

A former education secretary and ex-children’s commissioner are among members of a taskforce on how to reform the “broken” ...

Bridget Phillipson today said schools “can help ease the pressure on families right now by reducing the number of branded ...

But the cause-and-effect relationship between results and mental health is not a one-way street. New analysis from PBE ...

The proportion of A* and A grades has risen slightly to 28.2 per cent, up from 27.6 per cent last year, a rise of 2.2 per ...