BBC Education
First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
Gove defends free school numbers
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
Tory defects over schools scheme
A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
Men in short supply in primaries
One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show.
Music tuition falling, poll says
Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
School lottery 'failed in aim'
England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say.
Prodigy makes Cambridge history
A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries.
School meals 'help fussy eaters'
School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests.
GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes
Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams.
GCSE pupils score record results
Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise.
'One in four' students unplaced
The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced.
Did the new A* make the grade?
Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin?
The bright pupils shunning university
The bright, young things shunning university
No university place...? Go Dutch
With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom.
A* boosts record A-level results
One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results.
Ditch the flute and get swotting, students told
Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute.
Why has studying French lost its élan?
Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about?
Ellen MacArthur's global ambition
Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability.
Shoesmith given leave to appeal
Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.
One in nine schools 'half empty'
Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled.
Imperial College expands overseas
Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university.
Higher student loan rates begin
Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect.
School gender views 'start early'
Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, research suggests.
Budget 'hits the poorest hardest'
The coalition government's Budget announced in June has hit the poorest families hardest, says an economic think tank.
Charity loses gay adoption appeal
The Charity Commission rejects an appeal by a Roman Catholic charity to allow it to discriminate against gay people seeking to adopt.
Warning over 'untracked' children
Some children are not being educated because local authorities are often unable to track youngsters who are not being taught, inspectors warn.
Hundreds of playgrounds scrapped
Hundreds of playground developments in England are being mothballed as the Department for Education cuts funding for them.
Adult drinking sparks child calls
More than 100 children a week are turning to the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, the NSPCC says.
Row over bus breastfeeding claims
A young mother says she was ordered off a Manchester bus because she was breastfeeding her baby.
Only 16 new free schools sign up
Education Secretary Gove says there will be initially only 16 "free schools" in England set up despite 700 expressions of interest.
Schoolboy describes finding pipe bomb
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
'I was nearly six foot at 11 years old'
President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest?
'Sailing taught me sustainability'
Dame Ellen MacArthur tells how sailing around the world taught her how finite the planet is.
Group-think
Why do UK leaders all study for the same qualification?
Blast from the past
BBC Micros help train young student programmers
Young achievers
Why are more pupils taking GCSEs early?
GCSE trends explained
Single sciences and Polish are up, but French and ICT are down
Teen drift
A scheme aimed at stopping teenagers from becoming NEETS, could soon be abolished.
'Our nightmare'
A couple wrongly accused of hurting their child tell their story
Psychology soaring...
Subject trends and rising grades as A-levels change
