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Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands.The mandatory…

Pupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children.The government’s forthcoming white paper on…

White pupils from low-income families in England start secondary school with far lower levels of enthusiasm or effort than other ethnic groups, according to new research…

“Dear Rahamat, first of all congratulations! I remember the day I got my GCSE results. The potential for your life to change has just begun.”So begins…

Secondary school pupils from low-income families are “bounced out” of studying subjects such as geography and languages because of fears about extra costs, according to a…

“Basically, there’s summat wrong with me. I’m like … a psychopath. Genuinely!” A teenage girl with the face of an angel is confiding in Mr Wilson,…

Pupils in England who were thought to have been among the worst affected by Covid have bounced back in their GCSE results, with more achieving top…

Overall rise in grades; gap between boys and girls narrows in GCSE resultsThere has been an overall rise in grades among 16-year-olds taking GCSEs and the…

In April 2024, Hannah, a teacher in a Kent primary school where she is in charge of music, thought she had successfully set up weekly drum…

Watch: ‘I am still happy and I still want to be successful’Four years ago, with the UK beginning to emerge from its latest Covid-19 lockdown, teacher…