Academies expel far more pupils
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Academies expelled pupils at twice the rate of other secondary schools last year, figures reveal.
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A watchdog warns many vulnerable children may not be receiving suitable or cost-effective education.
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Campaigners for village schools say hundreds face closure because of government pressure.
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The government's pilot of new school tests designed to lighten the load on stressed-out pupils has been called into question, after seven schools withdrew
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Half of Army recruits have the literacy or numeracy skills of children leaving primary school.
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There has been a leap in truancy figures for secondary pupils in England, despite a big campaign to clamp down on the problem.
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Further education colleges are warned they need to prevent Islamic extremists recruiting among students.
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Pupils who have been excluded from school in England will no longer be able to hang around the streets.
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Grammar schools were more successful than independent schools in England in getting pupils into university.
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French schools have expelled three more students for flouting the controversial ban on Islamic headscarves. The latest expulsions brought to five the total number of girls so far expelled under the new âsecularity
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Three more Muslim girls have been expelled from schools in France for defying the new ban on headscarves. They join two girls expelled on Tuesday - one of whom told a French newspaper it had destroyed her life.
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Five more flagship city academies are opening - and most secondary pupils will be returning to specialist schools.
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A survey suggests more than a third of primary schools have problems recruiting head teachers.
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Pupil numbers for six Edinburgh schools due to close, exceed minimum occupancy levels, it emerges.
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More than 250,000 qualified teachers no longer work in schools, according to research by the Tories.
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The government puts more money towards having 50% of young people being students, amid renewed criticism.
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Media & professional: Inspectors announce rise in number of schools judged to be failing.