News and updates.

Education and competition briefing — 22 Oct 2026

• NCCA Seeks Feedback on Draft Leaving Certificate Mathematics Courses
• England Accepts All 27 Recommendations from School Antisemitism Review
• Teachers Average Eight Hours a Week Supporting Student Well-Being

Education and competition briefing — 21 Oct 2026

• CSO honours national student statistics competition winners
• England updates secondary-school accountability guidance
• Centennial High School sweeps New Mexico culinary competition

Education and competition briefing — 18 Oct 2026

• Pay negotiations covering teachers set to begin on 19 October
• New research examines how schools build pupils’ sense of belonging
• Liverpool opens competition to name school road-safety characters

Education and competition briefing — 17 Oct 2026

• INTO suspends 21 October strike but retains other industrial action
• Ofsted updates analysis of school context and achievement grades
• Essex announces storytelling competition for children aged 5–11

Education and competition briefing — 16 Oct 2026

• Gardaí assess threatening emails sent to schools
• GCSE disadvantage gap narrows but remains above pre-pandemic level
• Government opens evidence call on school exclusion reform

Education and competition briefing — 15 Oct 2026

• Taoiseach offers mediation after strike closes schools
• Speaking skills proposed for stronger role in England’s curriculum
• Gallup survey finds most educators using AI report time benefits

Education and competition briefing — 14 Oct 2026

• OECD report calls for stronger support to tackle school absence
• Wales proposes £60 million additional funding for learning needs
• New California testimony highlights uneven recovery in mathematics

Education and competition briefing — 9 Oct 2026

• Safe Routes to School expands to 83 additional schools
• New survey finds strong support for practical learning from age 14
• More than 1,500 primary pupils explore food and farming at Farmwise

UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge 2026 Introduces New Answer Format for Final Three Questions

The UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge 2026 will introduce a significant trial change to its question format when the competition takes place on 7 October 2026.

WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Concludes as Young People Compete Across 64 Skills

The 48th WorldSkills Competition concludes in Shanghai today after four days of competition from 23–26 September 2026.