UK shared exam system faces break up

The shared A-level and GCSE system for England, Wales and Northern Ireland should no longer be continued, says Education Secretary Michael Gove.

School cuts 'no harm to standards'

A think tank report argues that 18% of public spending on schools could be cut without damaging standards.

FE college teaching 'must improve'

An advisory group for Labour calls for a tougher line on teaching standards in further education colleges.

Student 'suicidal thoughts' warning

There is an unidentified problem with stress, depression and suicidal thoughts on university campuses, warns a survey from the National Union of Students.

O'Dowd makes A-level re-sit changes

Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland following a local consultation.

Parents of truants to face fines

Parents of children who are regular school truants are to be fined up to £120 from September, says the Welsh government.

Pupils 'need early porn warnings'

Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say.

Walk-to-school numbers 'falling'

Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say.

Targets 'risk pupil well-being'

Pupils' well-being and education should not be sacrificed to meet new targets, the leader of a head teachers' union tells its annual conference.

Minister heckled by head teachers

Education Secretary Michael Gove receives one of the angriest receptions of his three years in office as he appears before head teachers in Birmingham.

'Fanatical' Gove attacked by union

The education secretary is like a "fanatical personal trainer" who urges schools to jump higher and run faster, a head teachers' leader is to say.

Academy group expense 'extravagance'

A leading academy chain has been criticised for widespread financial irregularities in an official report.

Phones 'used like digital dummies'

Computers and smartphones have become a "digital dummy" used by parents to pacify their children, says a head teachers' leader.

Graduate social workers fast-tracked

Graduates on a new fast-track scheme for trainee social workers will co-handle caseloads after just five weeks of intensive initial training.

Childcare costs will be tackled - PM

David Cameron indicates he is ready to compromise over changes to childcare, after concerns were raised by Lib Dem coalition partners.

Schools 'struggle to find heads'

Analysis suggests schools are facing an uphill battle to recruit head teachers, with one in four having to re-advertise jobs.

Hundreds of jobs for new teachers

Unemployed new teachers in Northern Ireland will be able to apply for hundreds of extra jobs in the next few weeks.

The world's most sleep-starved students

How lack of sleep is damaging pupils' learning around the world

Suu Kyi asks UK to help universities

Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is calling on Britain to help rebuild Burma's universities, which she says have been ruined by military rule

Jimmy Wales: 'Dull lectures doomed'

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales predicts the death of student boredom

Human extinction warning from Oxford

What are the greatest global threats to the future of humanity? An international team from Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute is investigating the biggest dangers.

Clue to why women live longer

Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests.

'Gardeners not dull' says Titchmarsh

Gardeners need to show that their profession is not for "thick, dull or unadventurous" people, TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh has urged.

Fall in young learning after 17

Fewer young people are still learning after 17, survey suggests

Brain stimulation maths boost link

Applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain can boost maths skills up to six months later, say Oxford University researchers.

Young 'prefer to read on screen'

Young people are now much more likely to prefer to read on computer and phone screens rather than to use printed materials, according to a literacy study.

Science call for new primary teachers

Scottish primary school teachers should have the equivalent of a science Higher before they enter the profession, experts say.

'Quarter of a million' young carers

Nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales are caring for a relative, new statistics just released show.

Social workers' fears over changes

Social workers are warning changes being brought in to speed up adoption and the family courts might be bad for the welfare of some children.

Family court experts under scrutiny

Poor quality expert evidence is to be "driven out" of family courts, the Ministry of Justice says, as it launches a consultation on standards in England and Wales.