Work contacts 'cut dropout rate'
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
Top girls learn value of failure
A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.
Universities warned over access
The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.
Academy school results 'inflated'
The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.
Children's access rights pledge
Children are to get legal rights to maintain relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.
Union plea to delay exams change
Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.
Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'
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.
University places go to colleges
Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.
Shouting out 'helps pupils learn'
Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.
Asbestos in schools a 'scandal'
The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.
Dinner ladies win equal pay row
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
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.
Governors 'blamed over schools'
As two councils apply to dismiss their school governors, the Liberal Democrats warn they may be blamed for falling standards.
Special education change defended
Northern Ireland's Department of Education is planning to scrap the statements which guarantee extra help to pupils with special education needs.
Gove: Academy opponents 'Trots'
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.
Vocational exams cut from tables
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.
Literacy of young 'must improve'
Wales' schools inspection service raises concerns about literacy levels and says exam results are not improving as quickly as other parts of the UK.
University applications down 9%
University applications have fallen more sharply in England than in Scotland, as admissions service figures reveal the impact of higher tuition fees.
'Biggest classroom in the world'
Looking at the biggest classroom in the world
New York schools enter the iZone
New York's pioneering plan to re-invent the school
How China is winning the school race
How China has overtaken everyone in the school race
Digital textbooks open a new chapter
Switch on your textbooks - they're going digital
Fairness challenge from first global education 'laureate'
First global education laureate's fairness challenge
Knowledge economy: Global best school buildings
What difference can building design make to the quality of education?
Disabled children excluded from education
One in three of the children around the world who do not have access to primary education have a disability, suggests research from the Sightsavers charity.
Battle of the knowledge superpowers
Knowledge is power - economic power - and there's a scramble for that power taking place around the globe.
'IPhoneography' course launched
A college plans a new course devoted entirely to taking photographs on the iPhone
Botanic Garden's stuck books plea
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.
Teaching union backs pension deal
The ATL teachers' union backs the government's revised deal on pensions in a ballot.
Tuition fees commission set up
An independent commission has been set up to examine the impact of increased tuition fees in England.
Lagging pupils 'don't catch up'
Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school "behind" for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows.
Two grammars top league tables
Two grammar schools are at the top of this year's secondary school league tables.
Failure in sex abuse teacher case
A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a "lamentable failure" by school management, a review finds.
Jubilee cooking contest 'illegal'
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.
Child protection scrutiny boosted
From May all inspections of child protection services will be unannounced and last two weeks.
Babies' brains 'show autism risk'
It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.
Lammy: Axe current smacking law
David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, tells website Mumsnet parents should be allowed to smack their children without the fear of facing jail.
Foster system 'hampered by fear'
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.
Lords reject child support plans
The coalition suffers its biggest defeat in the Lords since being elected over plans to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency.
Rising prices 'pressure elderly'
Elderly people are finding it harder to make ends meet as prices rise, says a report from Age UK.
AUDIO: Why are Wales's schools falling behind?
Welsh schools do not appear to be achieving results as good as those in England - on several measures the gap is widening.
AUDIO: 'Bonfire' of vocational qualifications
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.
VIDEO: How to find extra primary school places
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.
VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school
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.
Mums launch student swap scheme
The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours
Wales facing literacy challenge
The BBC's Nicola Smith looks at how literacy levels can be raised
Boys' ballet free school planned
Free school plans for budding Billy Elliots
The 'toughest job' in the country
Turning round England's worst performing school
Without Wikipedia, where can you get your facts?
Where can you get facts during a Wiki-blackout?
How are poor teachers dealt with?
How heads deal with struggling teachers
ICT teachers welcome new lessons
ICT teachers look forward to curriculum shake-up