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School lottery 'failed in aim'
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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. |
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Men in short supply in primaries
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One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show. |
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Prodigy makes Cambridge history
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A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries. |
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School meals 'help fussy eaters'
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School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. |
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Ellen MacArthur's global ambition
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Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. |
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Shoesmith given leave to appeal
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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. |
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One in nine schools 'half empty'
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Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. |
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First wave of new-style academies
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Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term. |
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Imperial College expands overseas
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Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university. |
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Higher student loan rates begin
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Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect. |
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GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes
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Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams. |
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GCSE pupils score record results
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Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise. |
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'One in four' students unplaced
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The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced. |
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Did the new A* make the grade?
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Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin? |
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The bright pupils shunning university
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The bright, young things shunning university |
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