Provisional entries data for this summer has been released by Ofqual – with sharp drops in computing and French among the standout trends.

Government publishes the research behind its plans to curb one-day absences, alongside a new parental communications guide for schools to help keep messaging ‘useful’.

More than 10,000 fewer students are sitting GCSE computing compared to two years ago, while French has also seen a sharp decline.

Unions representing school support staff have threatened the government with industrial action over a “lack of meaningful progress” on improving pay.

Pupils are up to 55 per cent more likely to miss school on their birthdays, according to new government absence analysis.

Thousands of low-income families raising disabled children are at risk of being cut off from vital online support, according to analysis which found 93% are either digitally excluded or vulnerable to exclusion.