Latest education news
2nd of September 2010
Top universities should be 'free to charge higher course fees'
Britain's most prestigious universities should be allowed to charge higher fees for their courses, the leader of the country's university vice-chancellors says today.
1st of September 2010
Academies plan a 'failure', say teachers
Michael Gove's plans to let schools become academies was branded a "failure" by teachers' leaders today after figures showed just 32 have taken him up on the offer.
Only 32 schools will reopen as academies
Just 32 schools will reopen as academies this month after taking Education Secretary Michael Gove up on his offer to apply for the status, government figures will reveal today.
'Boys do badly if they are told that girls are cleverer,' says study
Schoolboys perform worse than girls in exams because they think girls are cleverer than them, a study has found.
28th of August 2010
Boys score rare victory at A-level
Boys at independent schools have scored better A-level results than girls at the top level.
27th of August 2010
Poor maths and literacy results
Tens of thousands of seven-year-olds are still struggling to master the basics in maths and literacy, figures from the Department for Education show.
26th of August 2010
Damage to language teaching 'irreparable'
The damage to language teaching in secondary schools may be irreparable, the leader of the country's secondary school headteachers said yesterday.
24th of August 2010
GCSE pass rate rises for 23rd year in a row
Teenagers across the country celebrated record GCSE grades today as national results showed that around one in 10 are now sitting English and maths exams early.
Girls continue to outperform boys at GCSE
Girls are continuing to leave boys behind at GCSE, today's national results reveal, with more pupils sitting exams early.
Boy, 7, gets top grade in maths GCSE
With an actuary and a computer software engineer for parents, seven-year-old Oscar Selby was destined to be mathematical.
Schools 'promote bogus training courses'
Schools are encouraging pupils to take courses in how to serve drinks and identify airport facilities rather than studying academic subjects, a report claims today.
Teenagers set to receive GCSE results
Teenagers across the UK will receive their GCSE grades today in what is expected to be another record year for results.
Schools 'promoting bogus qualifications'
Students from poorer backgrounds are being channelled towards vocational qualifications rather than GCSEs in a form of an "educational apartheid", it was claimed today.
23rd of August 2010
150 A-level students awarded too-low grades
More than 150 A-level students were awarded lower grades than they achieved, an exams body admitted today.
13,500 university places snapped up through clearing
More than 13,500 vacant university places have already been snapped up as the clearing scramble continued today.
Bright pupils 'held back by league tables'
The best GCSE candidates are not being given the chance to excel due to government exam league tables, a head teachers' leader warns today.
22nd of August 2010
Exam system in 'disarray'
As teenagers across the country anticipate their GCSE results this week, concerns were raised today that the exam system is in "disarray" and in need overhauling.
21st of August 2010
Universities deny 'banned' A-levels list
Top universities today denied having an unofficial list of "banned" A-levels, including less traditional subjects such as drama and business studies.