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Academies 'may be risky strategy'The government spending watchdog warns the expansion of the academies programme could risk being poor value for money.
Call to merge Scottish education services
Education authorities are facing a call to merge so classrooms may be spared the worst of the cuts in public spending.
Door ajar on private universities
The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.
Gove to change vocational courses
Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a review of vocational education in England, which he says "lost its way" under Labour.
University research focus 'wrong'
Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.
Two-tier university warning given
Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.
Scots teachers 'spend more time in class'
Teachers in Scotland spend 60% of their time in the classroom which is higher than their counterparts anywhere in the western world, says a survey.
'Racism missed' at attack school
A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.
Cambridge tops university table
Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.
Digital subjects 'priority' call
Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.
GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes
Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams.
GCSE pupils score record results
Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise.
'One in four' students unplaced
The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced.
Did the new A* make the grade?
Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin?
The bright pupils shunning university
The bright, young things shunning university
No university place...? Go Dutch
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.
A* boosts record A-level results
One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results.
Ditch the flute and get swotting, students told
Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute.
Why has studying French lost its lan?
Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about?
Cable's plan to cut science funds
Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.
UK slipping down graduate league
The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
Tory defects over schools scheme
A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".