Education u-turn comes under fire
The Scottish government is not abandoning promises on education, a minister says.

Science schools 'should select'
Specialist science schools should be allowed to select pupils by ability, a report agues.

Universities warn of cuts damage
Universities say cuts announced by the Chancellor will be "challenging" and there is a need for damage limitation.

Nursery funding change postponed
Changes to the way nurseries are funded are being delayed because of "serious difficulties" with its implementation.

More pupils get free school meals
The chancellor has promised free school meals to another half a million primary school children in his pre-Budget report.

Science faces 'bleak' £600m cuts
Campaigners say the UK Treasury's plans to find £600m of savings in higher education science budgets make for "bleak reading" .

Next year's student loans delayed
The start of the applications process for next year's student loans for England is being postponed.

Home educators mass petition MPs
More than 70 MPs have handed in petitions against the compulsory registration of home-educating families in England.

A dog falls foul of school inspectors
A West Highland Terrier was in danger of being banned from a private school after a visit from schools inspectors.

Exam-free school
Pupils go to university without formal qualifications

No ball games
Why did children disappear from our streets?

Parent power
Toby Young has plans to open a new school

Nativity chic
Shepherds swap tea-towels for pashminas

Production lines
Mike Baker says schools are not factories

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

Nine children's services 'poor'
Children's services at nine local authorities are performing poorly, Ofsted says, but 10 are given an "excellent" rating.

University bars Islamist speaker
A London university cancels the appearance of a controversial Islamic group that opposes integration into British society.

Children's boss sacked after death
The director of a children's services department which admitted failings in the protection of a murdered toddler is sacked.

Schools 'trying to steal pupils'
Some state schools in England are trying to steal the best pupils in breaches of the admissions code, a report suggests.

'Fiasco' of student loan failures
Student leaders say that "heads must roll" after a report into loan delays has found "conspicuous failures".

Salmond's class size claim probed
Two former presiding officers are to investigate claims that First Minister Alex Salmond misled parliament over class sizes.

Refugee pays UK student bursaries
An Iraqi refugee who sought asylum in Britain is to fund one of the biggest scholarship schemes for UK university students.

Graduate premium 'just £100,000'
Graduates can expect to earn £100,000 more over their working life, says the chair of the review into university fees in England.

Measures target child web safety
Primary schoolchildren in England will soon be taught about staying safe online, as part of a new government strategy.

Parents 'must cut truancy'
Parents are reminded of their duties in getting children to school as figures show thousands are playing truant every day.

Male teachers at 'five-year low'
Falling numbers of male teachers in primary and nursery schools means a lack of positive role models, say experts.

Poor 'lack friends not just cash'
Fragile families in the UK face a lack of friends and community as much as a lack of material support, says a think tank.

Class size pledge pressure grows
The first minister is under pressure to explain when he knew a pledge to cut class sizes would not be met.

Head found inspection 'torturous'
An inquiry into the death of a head teacher is told she felt undermined by a "torturous" inspection process.

Calls for national civic service
A minister backs a call for a national service-style civilian scheme to help the UK out of recession.

Primary school crackdown set out
Local authorities are being told to improve standards at more than 1,400 primary schools in England.

New education body costs £7m
The new Education and Skills Authority (ESA) has cost £7m of taxpayers' money despite not yet officially existing.

Science GCSEs to get harder
Students taking science GCSEs will have to show a higher level of maths, regulators have said.

Tories to lure science teachers
The Conservatives say they would get more top science graduates into teaching by paying off their student loans.

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
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.

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

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

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 fee 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.