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The key trends in 2023 GCSE and A-level entries
Boost in popularity for maths, computing and classical subjects, but language and creative subjects in trouble
Will we ever know the impact of nursery hours increase on children?
The main aim of the £1 billion a year investment is to improve outcomes for children but auditors say that will be hard to measure given...
Call for mandatory autism training for teachers
Only 14 per cent of secondary school teachers have had more than half a day’s autism training, survey finds
UK’s poorest children likelier to have less understanding of personal finances, study finds
A new study of 3,745 families from across the UK demonstrates a "sizeable" gap in the financial knowledge of children depending on which socio-economic group they...
What did graduates do after higher education in 2022?
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has today published data on what graduates of 2021 were doing 15 months after graduating.
London schools face crisis as pupil numbers plummet
50,000 quit London’s education system last year as schools face closure over loss of funding
School pupils says lessons are not hard enough
Nearly half of primary pupils quizzed by education inspectors said lessons were not hard enough at a struggling Midlothian school.
It’s time to shift the AI conversation from student cheating to training educators
Generative AI won’t replace teachers, but they need to learn how to leverage it to thrive. The impact of AI and ChatGPT in education is a hot topic, but...
OCR to review difficulty of GCSE computer science paper
Follows backlash over exam leaving pupils 'completely disheartened' and warning it will put more youngsters off the subject
‘Overwhelming appetite for change’ in Scottish education, report finds
The results of Scotland’s ‘national discussion’ about the future of education were published and debated at Holyrood this afternoon
Poorer schools get smaller share of funding, IFS warns
Decades worth of ‘progressive’ spending policies aimed at schools in disadvantaged areas are gradually being eroded, new report finds
RSE: DfE names experts advising on ‘age-appropriate’ lessons
Panel appointed following concerns that children are ‘being taught concepts they are too young to understand’