The number of grades issued at grades A and A* has increased slightly, from 28.2 per cent in 2025 to 28.7 per cent this year. This represents a rise of almost 1.8 per cent. This figure stood at 25.2 ...

The proportion of A* grades achieved by A-level students in England has risen by 3.2 per cent in a year, with regional and gender gaps widening. In 2026, 9.7 per cent of grades awarded to 18-year-olds ...

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If we want to improve outcomes for white working class pupils, reading fluency is one of the best places to start.

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The workforce in England’s classrooms does not reflect the ethnic diversity of the children who learn in them. With ...

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Mayors will be handed control of sixth form funding in a radical break from England’s Whitehall-run post-16 education system.

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