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Tuition fees commission set up
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An independent commission has been set up to examine the impact of increased tuition fees in England. |
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Lagging pupils 'don't catch up'
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Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school "behind" for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows. |
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Two grammars top league tables
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Two grammar schools are at the top of this year's secondary school league tables. |
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Failure in sex abuse teacher case
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A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a "lamentable failure" by school management, a review finds. |
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Babies' brains 'show autism risk'
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It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers. |
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Jubilee cooking contest 'illegal'
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The anti-monarchy group Republic warns schools they may break the law if they take part in a cooking competition to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. |
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Brown urges global education fund
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown calls for a global fund as a last chance to meet targets for universal primary education. |
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Free school approved by minister
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A free school in Suffolk will open for 300 pupils in September after plans are signed off by the government. |
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Teachers strike on academy plans
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Staff at a Birmingham primary school go on strike over plans to turn it into an academy. |
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Higher English to have Scots text
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Answering a question on a Scottish piece of writing is to become compulsory in Higher English under plans from the Scottish government. |
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Doubt over university reform plan
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Plans to encourage a new wave of private university providers could be delayed amid uncertainty over university reform legislation. |
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Pupils given lessons over 'anger'
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Primary school pupils at a Leeds school are being given anger management classes to curb bad behaviour, an Ofsted report reveals. |
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Private college's 'name blocked'
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The New College of the Humanities - a private college being set up in London - is facing an official objection to its bid to register its name. |
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Lammy: Axe current smacking law
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David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, tells website Mumsnet parents should be allowed to smack their children without the fear of facing jail. |
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Foster system 'hampered by fear'
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A culture of fear has led to some councils protecting themselves more than the children in their care, according to the government's child protection adviser. |
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