News Archive
Civil servant tax review ordered
1st February 2012
A review into claims of tax avoidance by top civil servants is ordered by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, after a BBC Newsnight investigation.
Dinner ladies win equal pay row
1st February 2012
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.
Most new apprentices are over 25
1st February 2012
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.
Special education change defended
1st February 2012
Northern Ireland's Department of Education is planning to scrap the statements which guarantee extra help to pupils with special education needs.
Governors 'blamed over schools'
1st February 2012
As two councils apply to dismiss their school governors, the Liberal Democrats warn they may be blamed for falling standards.
VIDEO: How to find extra primary school places
31st January 2012
A rise in the number of pupils and a shortage of primary school places has led some councils to consider turning empty shops and playing fields into classrooms.
Gove: Academy opponents 'Trots'
31st January 2012
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.
Literacy of young 'must improve'
31st January 2012
Wales' schools inspection service raises concerns about literacy levels and says exam results are not improving as quickly as other parts of the UK.
Botanic Garden's stuck books plea
31st January 2012
The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is appealing to the government of Pakistan to get 4,000 botany books destined for Afghanistan released after a year's hold-up.
Vocational exams cut from tables
31st January 2012
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.
AUDIO: 'Bonfire' of vocational qualifications
31st January 2012
The Today programme's Sanchia Berg reports from a further education college in Stockport as the government announces it's to reduce the number of vocational subjects from GCSEs.
Child protection scrutiny boosted
31st January 2012
From May all inspections of child protection services will be unannounced and last two weeks.
VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school
30th January 2012
High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause.
University applications down 9
30th January 2012
University applications have fallen sharply for the first year of higher tuition fees.
Teaching union backs pension deal
30th January 2012
The ATL teachers' union backs the government's revised deal on pensions in a ballot.
