Here are this week’s top sector stories 📰
📉 Lords call for greater DfE action to support primary schools facing falling pupil numbers
🎓 Analysis reveals disadvantage gaps in GCSE and A-level subject take-up
🗺️ Research highlights large regional differences in pupils’
Education news: summer edition ☀️📰
📈 DfE data revealed rise in pupil absence across primary and secondary schools in England.
🎓 GCSE results shows that the proportion of pupils achieving a grade 7 or above was 23.1%.
⚖️ Inquiry called into the gender gap in GCSE results.
A huge congratulations to everyone who got their results today! 🎉
Here’s to celebrating how far you’ve come and everything that’s ahead. 👏
#ResultsDay2026
