Sixth-form teachers to go on strike
31 January 2012 03:40 PM
Sixth-form teachers are to stage a walkout in a row over cuts to funding and pay, a union announced today.
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Government shake-up for vocational qualifications
31 January 2012 11:00 AM
Just 70 vocational qualifications will count towards a school's GCSE performance in league tables in future - a cut from more than 3,000 under the current system.
Teenagers turn their backs on a university education
31 January 2012 12:00 AM
Courses to close and redundancies loom as applications plummet
Two teaching unions accept pension reforms
31 January 2012 12:00 AM
Members of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers have voted to back the Government's revised pensions deal. Some 91.6 per cent of ATL members voted in favour of the deal, thrashed out after a one-day strike in November with six other teaching unions.
University applications down 8.7 per cent
30 January 2012 04:30 PM
The number of UK students applying to start university this autumn - the first year of the tuition fee hike - has fallen by nearly 9 per cent.
Teaching union accepts controversial pension reforms
30 January 2012 01:00 PM
A teaching union has decided to accept the Government's controversial pension reforms, it was announced today.
Party over: Student life is serious business
30 January 2012 12:00 AM
As official figures reveal that fees of £9,000 have created a record slump in applications, Richard Garner discovers how economic reality is already transforming universities
Home Office and business department do battle over overseas students
29 January 2012 12:00 AM
Government ambitions to dramatically expand the number of private colleges risk being defeated by an overzealous Home Office crackdown on immigration.
Party days are over for students
28 January 2012 12:00 AM
The class of 2012 will no longer consist of "hard partying" students looking for a "laid-back" course.
School's failure over pervert teacher
27 January 2012 01:59 AM
A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls in his classroom because the school's bosses failed to act on his increasingly sexual behaviour, a serious case review has revealed.
School failed to act over pervert teacher
26 January 2012 10:14 AM
A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls in his classroom because the school's bosses failed to act on his increasingly sexual behaviour, an independent report revealed today.
New tables reveal how disadvantaged pupils fall behind
26 January 2012 09:30 AM
The stark gap between the performance of disadvantaged pupils and their classmates from better off backgrounds is exposed in school league tables for the first time today.
Gordon Brown calls for Global Fund for Education
25 January 2012 12:20 PM
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has called for the creation of a worldwide fund to combat a "hidden and silent emergency in education".
Birth rate puts pressure on primary schools
24 January 2012 02:39 PM
The numbers of children at primary school are expected to rise by a fifth over the coming decade, official figures suggest.
Spot checks in private sector
24 January 2012 12:00 AM
Private schools could face unannounced inspections under a shake-up of the system, Ofsted said yesterday.
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