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 will tell 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.

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.

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.

'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.

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.

SA university makes Zulu compulsory

A leading South African university says it will make Zulu language classes compulsory for all first-year students from next year in order to promote nation-building.

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.

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.

Gove stands by Mr Men history attack

Education Secretary Michael Gove stands by his criticism of a teacher who suggested students could create a Mr Men character based on Adolf Hitler.

Universities '£50m to drive growth'

Universities in England are to receive a £50m cash injection to help create high-tech industries and boost economic recovery.

Students complain of 'poor value'

Almost one in three first year students at UK universities say their courses are not good value, a study suggests.

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.

Children shun fictional 'fat Alfie'

Young children reject storybook characters who are overweight, research reveals.

'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.

Minister rejects AS-level plan fears

Concerns that changes to AS-levels in England will harm university admissions are unfounded, the schools minister David Laws has argued in a letter to Labour.

University criticised over artwork

Durham University is criticised for spending £1.4m on artwork, including works by Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol.

Hunt doubts Gove on history evidence

The education secretary is accused by Labour of proposing changes to the history curriculum using evidence from a TV channel survey.

'Extremists preach' to UK students

Preachers described as 'extremist' have been speaking at UK universities, according to a report into campus activism.

Childcare support gets £19m boost

Ministers hope to double the number of young children getting part-time childcare in poorer parts of Wales, with a £19m expansion.