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+ Schools told to improve or close + Almost one in five English secondary schools is told to improve or close in a drive to raise ...

+ Funds 'not reaching poor pupils' + A large chunk of extra money aimed at poorer pupils does not reach their schools, a report ...

+ UK society 'demonising' children + Children are being "demonised" by a society that is locking too many of them up, four national watchdogs ...

+ Ceremony for Hindu school site + A ceremony is held to mark the beginning of the building of the first state-funded Hindu school in in ...

+ Diplomas 'could spell disaster' + An all-embracing system of diplomas could spell disaster for the education system, a report ...

+ Budget cuts could lead to strikes + Delegates at the conference of Scotland's largest teaching union vote to ballot on industrial ...

+ Adult skills scheme 'on target' + A £5bn scheme to boost the literacy and maths skills of millions of adults in England is on target, a watchdog ...

+ Scots pupils offered new awards + New baccalureate qualifications in science and languages are to be offered to fifth and sixth year ...

+ Oxbridge takes fewer state pupils + Oxford and Cambridge fail to increase the proportion of pupils they take from state ...

+ School bans Red Bull drink + A school in West Sussex bans high-energy drink Red Bull after staff reported an increase in bad ...

+ Undergraduate intake mix widens + The proportion of university students from poorer backgrounds is increasing, figures ...

+ Lib Dems warn of education cuts + Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is warning of a 'funding squeeze' heading for England's ...

+ Imperial may set own entry test + The head of Imperial College London says it is trying out an entrance exam. ...

+ University cheats 'not expelled' + University students who are caught submitting plagiarised work are very rarely expelled, shows a ...

+ UK university lectures on iTunes + Three European universities begin putting free lecture material on the education service of ...

+ Maths teachers 'not experts' + More than half of England's maths teachers do not have a degree in the subject, says government ...

+ Millions must be on vetting list + More than a quarter of adults in England will be included in the world's most extensive child protection ...

+ Private school charity rule fears + The Charity Commission head says he does not expect all independent schools to keep their charitable ...

+ League tables 'do not aid choice' + A key problem with England's school league tables is they are no guide to future results, researchers ...

+ Education policy 'is back-firing' + Leading academics argue that the government's education policy is harming its own ...

+ UK university opens in Australia + University College London is to open an Adelaide campus - the first UK university to open such a base in ...

+ Childcare 'out of reach for many' + Thousands of parents miss out on affordable childcare promised by the government in 2004, a report ...

+ Have school standards 'stalled'? + Mike Baker asks whether standards have stalled or politicians have been changing the ...

+ Return of education's 'Cold War' + Mike Baker considers the pressures facing the independent sector over the public benefit ...

+ Schools lose in White House race + Mike Baker considers why education has featured so little in the race for the US presidential ...

+ School's out as teachers march + Thousands of teachers take to the streets to march over demands for a better pay ...

+ Where learning strategy takes us + BBC News website education editor Gary Eason assesses which way the wind is ...

+ Can music aid in academic gains? + Can learning a musical instrument help your child's overall academic performance in ...

+ More details and how to take part + Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own ...