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Yesterday

22nd Sep 2026

Teachers ‘frustrated’ by barriers to 14-16 vocational studies
Teachers and students value technical studies but reputational barriers are preventing wider adoption, finds interim OCR research led by former education secretary Charles Clarke
Road closed barrier

Wednesday

16th Sep 2026

KS3 Alliance launches national call for evidence on ‘overlooked’ phase
Schools and trusts are asked to help define the purpose of early secondary years amid concerns that students can lose engagement after Year 7
Girl on stepping stones

Wednesday

9th Sep 2026

Retraining physics teachers ‘more cost-effective’ than bursaries
Helping teachers become physics specialists could be around eight times less expensive than increasing trainee bursaries, analysis finds
Retraining physics teachers a 'far cheaper' fix than bursaries

Thursday

3rd Sep 2026

Leaders demand clarity as Powell proposes new tech qualifications
After the education secretary’s suggestion that brand new GCSE-level qualifications may be created for flagship technical routes policy, school leaders warn of need for extra funding and training
Brand-new qualifications for technical routes

Wednesday

2nd Sep 2026

Heavy reliance on non-specialist teachers makes RE an ‘outlier’
Higher proportion of RE lessons taught by non-specialist teachers at KS3 than in other humanities, finds report by the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education
RE non-specialists
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Wednesday

19th Aug 2026

Low school belonging linked to lower GCSE attainment
Girls, disadvantaged students and children with SEND report lower levels of school belonging, DfE study finds
Low school belonging linked to lower GCSE attainment

Tuesday

11th Aug 2026

Exam results 2026: Cambridge International A levels released
More than 360,000 students in 128 countries received their Cambridge International AS- and A-level results today, with the number of entries up 5 per cent on last year
International results 2026

Friday

7th Aug 2026

University clearing 2026: key dates and information
What are the dates for university clearing 2026? Get all the information you need to make the most of the clearing process this year
Two matching seats

Tuesday

4th Aug 2026

Qualifications Scotland results 2026: pass rates up across the board
Today’s Scottish exam results data also shows a slight narrowing in disadvantage-related attainment gaps, and ‘record numbers’ taking vocational qualifications
Scotland flag with students montage

Monday

27th Jul 2026

New technical pathways in secondary schools by 2028, PM announces
Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans
PM announces technical education pathways for 14-year-olds

Wednesday

15th Jul 2026

Oak lessons to warn strangulation during sex is a crime
Resources developed by Oak National Academy aim to help schools teach the revised RSHE curriculum, which comes into force in September
New RSHE lessons teach that strangulation during sex is a crime

Monday

22nd Jun 2026

Could a broader mix of languages halt the decline of MFL?
GCSE entries data shows a big rise in ‘other modern languages’ – prompting calls for government to support schools to meet growing demand for qualifications in students’ home languages
'Others' buck downward trend in GCSE languages entries
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