It comes as data shows children who missed some of the first week of school were more likely to be persistently absent.

As school returns, we look at a scheme that pairs teenagers with toddlers from a local nursery in a bid to help increase school attendance.

Niamh was due to start primary school two weeks ago but is still waiting to find out if there is a suitable place.

Several fire crews had to be called after the fire broke out on the final day of the school year

Dave Baker, founder of the Olympus Academy Trust, held many senior roles in the education sector.

British government approves arrival of around 40 students with funded scholarships, pending Israeli approval.

Girls are still more likely to pass GCSEs, but why is the gender gap now the lowest on record?

With pupils resitting Maths and English GCSEs at an all-time high, and fewer than a fifth of those passing, is the system broken?

The GCSE pass rate has fallen again this year. Here’s what you need to know.

Some parents offer money and gifts ahead of exams results – but does the promise of a reward work?

Campaigners said the clothing grant should be available to all parents who claim Universal Credit.

Mahnoor Cheema, from Slough, said she had done less studying than the average student.

Three young people tell the BBC what support they would have liked during their recent results days.

The GCSE pass rate is expected to be broadly similar to 2024, after years of flux during the Covid pandemic.

A parent of children at Our Lady’s Abingdon says its leaders have “dropped off the face of the earth”

Your full guide to this year’s GCSE exams in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Hundreds of assaults on staff have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

The university says it made 26 people redundant and decided to close 19 vacant posts.

Students at a secondary school in London wrote letters to themselves at the height of Covid – and opened them again just before their GCSEs.

A record number of 18-year-olds have been accepted by their “firm” university choice. Here’s what’s going on.

The percentage of boys’ grades that were A* or A was 28.4%, narrowly beating the 28.2% achieved by girls.