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Updated: 2 weeks 8 hours ago
Kidding around
Is drop-off childcare at music festivals a step too far?
Sats 'unreliable and stressful'
Sats for 11 year olds in England are too unreliable to be used to compare schools in league tables, teachers' unions say.
University 'denied to thousands'
Tens of thousands of people will miss out on a university place in the UK this year as record numbers apply, figures suggest.
Out-of-hours births 'are riskier'
Babies born outside normal working hours are at a greater risk of dying than others, a study of 1m births in Scotland suggests.
Top Gear's May receives doctorate
Top Gear's co-presenter, James May, is awarded an honorary degree by Lancaster University.
Students to pay more, says Cable
Future students should expect to pay more for a university education, possibly through a graduate tax, says Business Secretary Vince Cable.
Rise in students wanting careers in farming
Agricultural colleges are reporting a rise in students who want a career in farming.
Cable's vision for higher education
Vince Cable has set out his vision for higher education in England, suggesting that a graduate tax could be brought in.
Students to pay more, says Cable
Future students should expect to pay more for a university education, possibly through a graduate tax, says Business Secretary Vince Cable.
'Left behind'
Why are the poorest white pupils the lowest achievers in England?
Student graduates as doctor at 21
A 21-year-old woman becomes one of Britain's youngest doctors after graduating from the University of Manchester.
Shops into schools in five months
Empty shops could be converted into free schools in five months, says a building consultancy.
Parents 'struggle to find holiday childcare'
Many parents in Britain are struggling to find childcare for their children over the summer holidays, a survey by The Daycare Trust suggests.
'Devastated'
School's horror at axing of rebuilding programme
Classroom trial
Adventurer Charley Boorman on growing up with dyslexia
Wales school buildings cash criticism
A watchdog says there is a long way to go before many school buildings are "fit for purpose".
'Shortage' in holiday childcare
Many parents in Britain are struggling to find childcare for their children over the summer holidays, a survey suggests.
MP promised review of schools axe
Bridgwater MP Ian Liddell-Grainger says the education secretary has promised to review plans to axe plans for six new schools in the town.
Balls claims children 'let down'
The Shadow Education Secretary says Black Country children have been let down after rebuilding projects were scrapped.
£260m 'wasted' in axing schools
Councils and construction firms say they have lost millions of pounds after ministers scrapped school building plans.
