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Updated: 15 weeks 1 day ago
Education boards to be halved
Northern Ireland is to keep education and library boards - but their numbers are to be halved.
Hard-working students taught how to protest
A university is to teach students how to protest as part of its politics BA course.
Cameron apology over school claim
David Cameron apologises to MPs for getting facts wrong over schools with alleged links to Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
'End of nuclear family' forecast
A parenting group says children are increasingly raised by grandparents and live in one-parent households.
15,000 more primary school places
An extra 15,000 primary school places are announced to help areas suffering from a shortage, particularly in London.
Drop in teachers 'unacceptable'
The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics.
New teachers 'lack secure jobs'
A survey suggests many newly trained teachers are struggling to find secure positions in England's schools.
Faith schools 'good on cohesion'
Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations, research suggests.
Schools urged to save £750m costs
Schools will have to share resources and make smarter purchases to secure teaching jobs in a £750m efficiency drive.
Teach English history 'in French'
Teachers are urged to give history and geography lessons in a modern foreign language to boost take up at GCSE.
Balls attacks Tory school claims
Gordon Brown denies claims that funds were given to two schools with alleged links to Islamic extremists.
Intern fees 'salt in the wound'
Job-hunting students are being warned by universities against paying for services to help get them internships.
Lessons to curb domestic violence
Every school pupil in England is to be taught that domestic violence is unacceptable, as part of a new government strategy.
Ofsted warns 'mediocre' schools
The education watchdog in England says a "stubborn core" of inadequate teaching is holding back schools.
Climbie school opened in Africa
The parents of murdered schoolgirl Victoria Climbie open a primary school dedicated to her in West Africa.
