Primary schools told to improve
Local authorities will be told to improve literacy and numeracy at more than 1,400 primary schools in England.

Students still hit by loan delays
As the first university term draws to an end, thousands of students are still waiting for loans and grants.

Foreign student visa review call
Rules allowing non-European students to stay in the UK after leaving college should be reviewed, MPs say.

Brown U-turn on childcare charges
Plans to scrap tax breaks for childcare have been scaled back after a revolt by Labour MPs.

Top scientists attack funds plan
Nobel laureates and other top UK scientists hit out at university research funding plans.

Students 'unaware' of bursaries
Many students and their families do not know about bursaries designed to help the less well-off, research suggests.

New SNP minister suffers defeat
The Scottish government is defeated on education policy, after MSPs vote in the new education secretary.

Parents' evenings fail to connect
Parents' evenings all too often end with parents having no clear idea of how their children are doing at school, claims a survey.

UK 'behind in qualification race'
The UK is being overtaken in the international race for a well-qualified workforce, a report from a lecturers' union says.

Hard-working students taught how to protest
A university is to teach students how to protest as part of its politics BA course.

Nativity chic
Shepherds swap tea-towels for pashminas

Table manners
How family style lunches are helping pupils at a school

Final score
Explaining the primary school league table results

Risking it all
Charity's concern at growing number of student gamblers

Ofsted oversized?
Mike Baker asks if the inspection body has grown too big

E-mail us
How to contact the BBC News website education team

Co-op network set for 200 schools
A network has been created to connect the growing number of co-operative school trusts in England.

Demonstration for sacked lecturer
University lecturers in Wrexham protest about the sacking of a colleague, who they claim exposed alleged bullying.

'Bullying' fears at new academy
Claims of bullying and knife incidents are made at a school academy in Medway six weeks after it opened.

Thousands of children 'isolated'
A report by children's charity Action for Children Scotland paints a bleak picture of life for thousands of youngsters.

English and maths results decline
The latest primary school league tables for England, based on children's Sats results, have been published.

School cash worth two extra GCSEs
Statisticians say billions of pounds of education spending has produced an average increase of two GCSEs per pupil at grade C.

'One in four people' in education
More than one in four of England's entire population is now in education or training - with questions raised about the cost.

Education challenge to new leader
An education expert says improving the service will be a major challenge for new Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones.

Demoted minister backs successor
Former Scottish education secretary Fiona Hyslop endorses her successor in the job, after she was demoted.

Science college bid to raise £12m
A Cambridge University college named after Sir Winston Churchill unveils a £12m appeal to pay for student accommodation and studies.

15,000 more places in primary schools
An extra 15,000 primary school places are announced to help areas suffering from a shortage, particularly in London.

'End of nuclear family' forecast
A parenting group says children are increasingly raised by grandparents and live in one-parent households.

Education boards to be halved
Northern Ireland is to keep education and library boards - but their numbers are to be halved.

Cameron apology over school claim
David Cameron apologises to MPs for getting facts wrong over schools with alleged links to Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir.

New teachers 'lack secure jobs'
A survey suggests many newly trained teachers are struggling to find secure positions in England's schools.

Faith schools 'good on cohesion'
Faith group-run secondary schools are better at building community relations, research suggests.

Drop in teachers 'unacceptable'
The total number of teachers in Scotland falls by 1,348 over the past year, according to Scottish government statistics.

Schools urged to save £750m
Schools will have to share resources and make smarter purchases to secure teaching jobs in a £750m efficiency drive.

Teach English history 'in French'
Teachers are urged to give history and geography lessons in a modern foreign language to boost take up at GCSE.

Balls attacks Tory school claims
Gordon Brown denies claims that funds were given to two schools with alleged links to Islamic extremists.

Intern fees 'salt in the wound'
Job-hunting students are being warned by universities against paying for services to help get them internships.

Lessons to curb domestic violence
Every school pupil in England is to be taught that domestic violence is unacceptable, as part of a new government strategy.

Ofsted warns 'mediocre' schools
The education watchdog in England says a "stubborn core" of inadequate teaching is holding back schools.

Recession affects school design
What is the real impact of school building design?

University admissions spark fury
Mike Baker on the row over widening university access

Road map for universities awaited
What has become of the framework for universities?

All change for primary schools?
Mike Baker considers the implications of the Cambridge review of primary education

Education role in election clear
Mike Baker considers what the party conferences revealed about the policy battleground for education.

So where will education axe fall?
Mike Baker ponders Prime Minister Gordon Brown's pledge not to cut public spending on England's schools.

What are the fees review choices?
What are the options for student funding?

Stressed 'freshers' wait for cash
Students say finance problems are unresolved

The rules covering nursery staff
Regulations are under scrutiny following the court case involving a nursery worker who took photos of abuse.

Where might £2bn less be spent?
Ed Balls has suggested that England's schools could manage on £2bn less without hitting the front line.

Debate on confidentiality sacking
Debate over dinner lady sacked after talking to parents

School Report 'improves literacy'
Research carried out by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) indicates that participation in the BBC News project for schools can have a significant impact on literacy.

What is BBC News School Report?
Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and broadcast their own news.