News
VIDEO: Twigg on Labour's mistakes in office
5th February 2012
Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg says Labour made a mistake in not putting enough emphasis on the 50% of young people who do not plan to go to university.
Pupils learn how to 'fail well'
5th February 2012
A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.
Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'
5th February 2012
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
Mums launch student swap scheme
4th February 2012
The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours
Wales facing literacy challenge
3rd February 2012
The BBC's Nicola Smith looks at how literacy levels can be raised
Union plea to delay exams change
3rd February 2012
Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.
'IPhoneography' course launched
3rd February 2012
A college plans a new course devoted entirely to taking photographs on the iPhone
Universities warned over access
3rd February 2012
The man ear-marked for the job of ensuring universities provide fair access says they will be fined for failing to meet their targets for recruiting students from poorer backgrounds.
AUDIO: Why are Wales's schools falling behind
3rd February 2012
Welsh schools do not appear to be achieving results as good as those in England - on several measures the gap is widening.
Children's access rights pledge
3rd February 2012
Children are to get legal rights to maintain proper relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.
Academy school results 'inflated'
3rd February 2012
The results of England's academy schools are being falsely inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.
University places go to colleges
2nd February 2012
Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.
Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'
2nd February 2012
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.
Asbestos in schools a 'scandal'
2nd February 2012
The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.
Shouting out 'helps pupils learn'
2nd February 2012
Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.
