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  • Grants company loses its contract
    Liberata, the company behind severe delays in students' education maintenance allowances, has lost its contract to Capita.More >>>

  • English schools 'must do better'
    Ofsted's annual report says too many poor children are further disadvantaged by "inadequate services" including schools.More >>>

  • MSPs back free school meals plan
    Plans to give free school meals to Scots pupils in the first three years of primary school are likely to pass a crucial test.More >>>

  • Many pupils fail to master maths
    More than 30,000 pupils finish primary school in England with the maths ability of a seven-year-old, a report says.More >>>

  • Ban for rugby team over bus vomit
    A university rugby team is suspended from fixtures after a player vomited on a bus.More >>>

  • Colleges might get jobs reward
    Colleges in England might be funded on the long-term jobs they help people into rather than qualifications achieved.More >>>

  • Tories plan exam standards checks
    The Conservative Party is promising to peg exams in England to an international benchmark to ensure standards.More >>>

  • Colleges call for Diploma changes
    Further education colleges say that Diplomas will need to be changed if the qualification is to reach a large number of students.More >>>

  • Child protection plans revealed
    Every area of England is to be covered by a Children's Trust Board, the government announces.More >>>

  • Pupils targeted in superbug fight
    Schools are being urged to teach pupils about infection control as experts step up the fight against superbugs.More >>>

  • Tesco voucher help in EMA delays
    Delays with the education maintenance allowance force a college to help students with supermarket vouchers.More >>>

  • Could do better
    How one school is shaking off its 'coasting' labelMore >>>

  • Cash point
    What will the credit crunch mean for private schools?More >>>

  • Latin lessons
    What do UK schools share with Venezuela? More >>>

  • Fame hunger
    Are children obsessed with becoming famous?More >>>

  • Italian anger
    Students protest but is education system failing Italy?More >>>

  • E-mail us
    How to contact the BBC News website education teamMore >>>

  • 'Handful' of bullying expulsions
    There were no permanent exclusions for bullying in two thirds of local authorities last year, say the Conservatives.More >>>

  • 'Superficial' inspections warning
    Ofsted's short, sharp inspection regime presents only a "superficial snapshot" of schools, a report says.More >>>

  • UK society 'condemning' children
    More than half the UK population believe young people act no better than animals, a survey by children's charity Barnardo's suggests.More >>>

  • Young Britons 'shy from science'
    A survey commissioned by the European Commission has shown that young Britons are among the least likely in Europe to consider studying science subjectsMore >>>

  • Primary schools in major rebuild
    Hundreds of primary schools in England will be rebuilt, as ministers release £1.75bn for approved building work.More >>>

  • Forged document students expelled
    Fifty students from China and Taiwan are thrown out of Newcastle University after using forged qualification documents.More >>>

  • Acid attack on Afghan schoolgirls
    Attackers spray acid in the faces of at least 15 girls outside a school in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.More >>>

  • Coasting schools told to improve
    Hundreds of secondary schools deemed to be "coasting" are to be urged to stretch their pupils to achieve more.More >>>

  • Universities set for major change
    Universities face major changes, say a series of papers published as part of a review of the higher education sector.More >>>

  • Student places freeze 'anxiety'
    Universities and the government disagree over whether funding gaps will mean a freeze on extra places.More >>>

  • Covert school film 'honourable'
    A teacher who secretly filmed apparent attempts to deceive Ofsted for a TV documentary defends her actions.More >>>

  • Why ministers scrapped the tests
    Mike Baker considers why the government decided to scrap tests for 14-year-olds.More >>>

  • Do we ask too much of teachers?
    Mike Baker considers the latest batches of official guidelines to be sent to England's schools.More >>>

  • Universities want to open doors
    Mike Baker considers how universities want to give moreMore >>>

  • Impact of sex education
    Do better sex lessons deliver results?More >>>

  • Starting out in comedy at 82
    After war and the law, an 82 year old takes a course in stand-up comedy at the University of Manchester.More >>>

  • Controversial school reports
    School progress reports, used in the city of New York, are still in their infancy.More >>>

  • Lack of PhD funds 'damages UK'
    The struggle to finance doctoral studies may be harmful to UK academia, it is argued. More >>>

  • What is BBC News School Report?
    Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.More >>>

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