Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.

A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.

GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades suggests the exams regulator for England, Ofqual.

An independent schools leader says A-levels could become university entrance exams if academics are given too much control.

Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.

Higher university tuition fees have not boosted teaching time at England's universities, research suggests.

Some 88% of social workers think cuts are putting vulnerable children's lives at risk, a survey five years after the death of baby Peter Connolly suggests.

A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.

A third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, according to research from the Amateur Swimming Association.

A five-year plan to tackle poor reading and writing standards in schools is published by the Welsh government.

The South African government's failure to provide textbooks to all state school pupils violates the constitution, the high court rules.

Teachers' pay in England and Wales could be linked to performance and set at different local levels, under proposals set out by the government.

Schooling in England should not start until the age of six because having formal lessons too early can put bright children off learning, research claims.

A report commissioned by the NSPCC suggests that children are coming under pressure from friends to post explicit pictures.

There is no clear link between performance pay for teachers and raising standards in schools, says an international survey.

Parents in England are to be given more financial control over support for their children with special educational needs.

The government terminates a contract with welfare-to-work company A4e after deciding that continuing would be "too great a risk".

Schools in England will be banned from taking pupils' fingerprints and using face-recognition technology unless they get permission from parents.

Schools which find the best ways to spend the pupil premium could win £10,000, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.

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Schools in England will be sent copies of the King James Bible from this week to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication.

Prince Edward declines a pupil's appeal for a royal reprieve from homework.

Parents react to the news that they are to be given more financial control over support for children with special educational needs.

A report from a committee of MPs says they fear the system for checking on school spending is not robust enough.

Council leaders in England condemn new adoption scorecards being introduced in England in an effort to speed up the adoption process.

The author of a report on higher education has questioned whether UK universities can remain world leaders without more funding.

The government needs to tackle a "failing food system" by linking its policies on health, environment and education, MPs say.

Ofsted chief hits out at teachers who complain about stress levels and make excuses for poor performance.

Children as young as 11 are to be targeted in a major new drive costing more than £850,000 to encourage them to stop smoking.

Plans for more flexible parental leave, speedier adoptions and a radical shake-up of support for children with special educational needs are announced in the Queen's Speech.

The government is to consult on whether music DVDs should have age ratings, to protect children from over-sexualised images.

Unions and parents accuse councils of undermining standards in nurseries by employing fewer teachers and more nursery nurses.

Nearly five years after the death of Baby Peter Connelly, a survey of social workers suggests many are worried about unmanageable amounts of work.

Big businesses should sponsor compulsory school meals, and packed lunches should be banned, says the former cage fighter and Celebrity Big Brother winner Alex Reid.

Free schools, an accelerated move to academies and a planned return to a more rigorous, traditional type of exam are part of government changes for the English education system.

A committee of MPs says it fears the system for checking school spending in England is not robust enough. Committee chair Margaret Hodge and James O'Shaughnessy, head of strategy at Wellington College, debate.

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