The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:37:36 GMT

A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:52:26 GMT

Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:30:44 GMT

The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:25:57 GMT

The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:17:08 GMT

Children are to get legal rights to maintain relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:07:09 GMT

Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:05:24 GMT

The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers say.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:54:45 GMT

Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:45:07 GMT

Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:19:36 GMT

The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:06:17 GMT

Nearly 1,000 female workers, including dinner ladies, cleaners and carers, are to receive five years' back pay in a conclusion to an equality dispute with Bury Council.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:16:54 GMT

More than two-thirds of the apprenticeships created in England in the past five years have gone to the over 25s, a report from spending watchdog shows.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:42 GMT

As two councils apply to dismiss their school governors, the Liberal Democrats warn they may be blamed for falling standards.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:09:56 GMT

Northern Ireland's Department of Education is planning to scrap the statements which guarantee extra help to pupils with special education needs.
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:14:19 GMT

Education Secretary Michael Gove, facing questions from MPs and Twitter, says academy opponents are "Trots", promises a new measure for schools and chooses his favourite Bond villain.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:18 GMT

Ministers cut the GCSE-equivalent value of 3,100 vocational qualifications, such as hair services and horse care, ending their recognition in school league tables.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:38:40 GMT

Wales' schools inspection service raises concerns about literacy levels and says exam results are not improving as quickly as other parts of the UK.
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:46:39 GMT

University applications have fallen more sharply in England than in Scotland, as admissions service figures reveal the impact of higher tuition fees.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:54:23 GMT

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