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Letting go
How yoga is helping to calm schoolchildren
'One in seven' students attacked
One in seven female students has been the victim of a serious sexual or physical assault, a survey suggests.
Universities feel funding squeeze
Three quarters of England's universities are facing real-term budget cuts - for the first time since Labour came to power.
Extra £23m pledge for social work
£23m is to be put into frontline social work and serious case reviews will be made clearer, says the children's secretary.
Straight As at A-level 'doubled'
The proportion of pupils getting three A grades at A-level has almost doubled since the 1990s, says exam board.
Schools urge action on legal drug
Head teachers say a ban on the legal drug mephedrone should be considered following the deaths of two teenagers.
Oxford chief calls for fees rise
The "preposterous" limit on tuition fees should be scrapped, says Oxford University chancellor Lord Patten.
'Stop guilt' over private schools
Parents should not be made to feel guilty for paying for education, say private school leaders.
Expats lose pension freeze case
More than half a million UK pensioners living overseas will continue to have their pensions frozen after a court decision.
Lonely children calling helpline
The number of children calling the national helpline Childline because they are feeling lonely has risen, a study has found.
Low-quality nursery food warning
Nursery food is poor and could be subjected to new nutritional guidelines, a government-commissioned report says.
Care order fees to be abolished
Fees for bringing care and supervision cases to court are to be abolished, the Justice Secretary announces.
Taboo subject
Hidden problem of children sexually abusing children
News Day highlights
BBC's School Report featured a raft of highlights from 25,000 students who produced some amazing reports and features.
Balls supports 'pupil premiums'
Labour's Ed Balls stokes up the battle over school funding - putting forward his own plans for "pupil premiums" for poorer pupils.
Balls criticises Bulger comments
Children's Secretary Ed Balls criticises children's commissioner for "ill advised" comments about James Bulger's killers.
Universities heads' 'wages soar'
The pay of university heads has soared with some now earning more than the prime minister, a report says.
Call for children's fitness tests
Fitness tests should be introduced for children in secondary schools to help make people more active, the chief medical officer for England says.
Schools 'force' young mothers out
Pregnant teenagers are being forced out of education due to a "lack of support", a children's charity claims.
Black fathers urged over children
Black fathers need to become more involved with their children to help tackle their social problems, an MP will say.
