BBC News - Education & Family

• Tory defects over schools scheme
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:56:22 GMT)

A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative". ... Read

• Men in short supply in primaries
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:52:36 GMT)

One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show. ... Read

• Music tuition falling, poll says
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:39:09 GMT)

Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests. ... Read

• School lottery 'failed in aim'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:49:43 GMT)

England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. ... Read

• Prodigy makes Cambridge history
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:13:59 GMT)

A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries. ... Read

• School meals 'help fussy eaters'
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:47 GMT)

School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. ... Read

• Ellen MacArthur's global ambition
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:15:20 GMT)

Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. ... Read

• Shoesmith given leave to appeal
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:15:40 GMT)

Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter. ... Read

• One in nine schools 'half empty'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:41:20 GMT)

Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. ... Read

• First wave of new-style academies
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:56:46 GMT)

Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term. ... Read

• GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:30 GMT)

Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams. ... Read

• GCSE pupils score record results
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:53:45 GMT)

Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise. ... Read

• 'One in four' students unplaced
(Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:26:36 GMT)

The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced. ... Read

• Did the new A* make the grade?
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:24:49 GMT)

Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin? ... Read

• The bright pupils shunning university
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:16:02 GMT)

The bright, young things shunning university ... Read

• No university place...? Go Dutch
(Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:26:09 GMT)

With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom. ... Read

• A* boosts record A-level results
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:24:15 GMT)

One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results. ... Read

• Ditch the flute and get swotting, students told
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:28 GMT)

Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute. ... Read

• Why has studying French lost its élan?
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:59:22 GMT)

Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about? ... Read

• Imperial College expands overseas
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:27:44 GMT)

Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university. ... Read

• Higher student loan rates begin
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:42:00 GMT)

Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect. ... Read

• School gender views 'start early'
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:20:11 GMT)

Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, research suggests. ... Read

• After-school clubs 'too costly'
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:58:03 GMT)

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests. ... Read

• Private schools score at A-level
(Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:28:54 GMT)

Half the A-levels taken by pupils at independent schools in the UK were graded A or A* this year, figures from the sector suggest. ... Read

• Watchdog vets alternative exams
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:25:11 GMT)

England's exams watchdog Ofqual is to compare A-levels and GCSEs with alternative qualifications, including vocational equivalents. ... Read

• Budget 'hits the poorest hardest'
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:46:13 GMT)

The coalition government's Budget announced in June has hit the poorest families hardest, says an economic think tank. ... Read

• Charity loses gay adoption appeal
(Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:34:33 GMT)

The Charity Commission rejects an appeal by a Roman Catholic charity to allow it to discriminate against gay people seeking to adopt. ... Read

• Warning over 'untracked' children
(Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:27:40 GMT)

Some children are not being educated because local authorities are often unable to track youngsters who are not being taught, inspectors warn. ... Read

• Hundreds of playgrounds scrapped
(Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:07:18 GMT)

Hundreds of playground developments in England are being mothballed as the Department for Education cuts funding for them. ... Read

• Adult drinking sparks child calls
(Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:07:02 GMT)

More than 100 children a week are turning to the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, the NSPCC says. ... Read

• Row over bus breastfeeding claims
(Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:05 GMT)

A young mother says she was ordered off a Manchester bus because she was breastfeeding her baby. ... Read

• 'I was nearly six foot at 11 years old'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:48:57 GMT)

President Barack Obama's daughter, Malia, is now 12 years old and 5ft 9in (1.75m). But what's it like to be a young girl who's taller than the rest? ... Read

• 'Sailing taught me sustainability'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:20:28 GMT)

Dame Ellen MacArthur tells how sailing around the world taught her how finite the planet is. ... Read

• Parents on after-school activities
(Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:52:23 GMT)

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a Save the Children poll suggests. ... Read

• Tour of new-style academy school
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:45:00 GMT)

The first of 32 academies in England established under new legislation from the coalition government opened on Wednesday. ... Read

• Group-think
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:57:23 GMT)

Why do UK leaders all study for the same qualification? ... Read

• Blast from the past
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:02:56 GMT)

BBC Micros help train young student programmers ... Read

• Young achievers
(Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:22:33 GMT)

Why are more pupils taking GCSEs early? ... Read

• GCSE trends explained
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:41:26 GMT)

Single sciences and Polish are up, but French and ICT are down ... Read

• Teen drift
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:13:23 GMT)

A scheme aimed at stopping teenagers from becoming NEETS, could soon be abolished. ... Read

• 'Our nightmare'
(Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:01:25 GMT)

A couple wrongly accused of hurting their child tell their story ... Read

• Psychology soaring...
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:25:12 GMT)

Subject trends and rising grades as A-levels change ... Read