School holidays 'cost' £2,000
11.18 Wed Jul 23
The average British family of four will spend £2,000 entertaining their children over the 6-week summer holiday.
Silver School in Indonesia
20.52 Tue Jul 22
Tourists have been flocking to an Indonesian school to make their own silver souvenirs.
Private school fees up by 40%
12.24 Sat Jul 12
Private school fees have increased by 45 per cent in the last five years.
Schools 'should teach equality'
09.15 Thu Jul 03
Schools are being urged to teach pupils about homosexuality in the fight against bullying.
Nintendo lessons
14.51 Wed Jul 02
Children in Japan are being encouraged to ditch their textbooks and get their Nintendos out instead.
Olympic Fever
23.26 Tue Jun 24
Students at one of China's elite sports school are spending hours every day honing their skills for sporting glory.
Concern over school 'sex clinics'
06.47 Tue Jun 24
Condoms, pregnancy tests and morning-after pills are available at hundreds of schools across England.
Maths specialists for primary schools
07.46 Tue Jun 17
Over 10,000 primary school teachers in England are to be trained to become maths specialists.
'School rape' investigated
15.28 Fri May 30
Detectives are investigating allegations that a 15-year-old girl was raped at a school, police have confirmed.
Hardy school kids risk all for school
13.40 Fri Apr 25
The children of rural Ortega in Colombia are a hardier bunch than most, taking one of the more dangerous daily trips to school.
Schools to close during strike
15.15 Mon Apr 21
Dozens of schools have confirmed they will close their doors on Thursday, when the country's biggest teachers' union goes out on strike.
Teachers oppose military visits
15.59 Tue Mar 25
Teachers have vowed to oppose military visits to schools which they claim are based on Ministry of Defence "propaganda".
Teachers to vote on scrapping homework
14.26 Tue Mar 11
Homework should be scrapped for primary school children because pressure to complete assignments makes them unhappy, teachers say.
Teenager killed in bus crash
14.31 Wed Feb 27
A teenage girl has died after a school bus was hit by a lorry in County Tyrone.
School place race 'behind baptism boost'
09.18 Sat Jan 12
Parents are believed to be behind a surge in last-minute baptisms in the hopes of landing a place in oversubscribed Catholic schools.
Santa school
16.22 Thu Nov 15 2007
It's a very rewarding job but a tough one too. Wannabe Santas are being put through their paces at a special Christmas training school.
Finland's lax gun laws under scrutiny
19.56 Thu Nov 08 2007
Finland's relaxed gun laws are set to face criticism after an 18-year-old gunman shot dead seven children and a head teacher at a school.
School shooting: gunman dies
23.22 Wed Nov 07 2007
A gunman who killed eight people in a school shooting in southern Finland and turned the gun on himself has died in hospital.
Students describe Ohio shooting
15.16 Thu Oct 11 2007
Terrified teenagers have described how a fellow student opened fire, before killing himself at an American high school.
Headteacher fined over dead child
14.34 Fri Sep 28 2007
A headteacher has been ordered to pay £20,000 in fines and legal costs after a three-year-old boy fell down steps at his school.
Balloon leaves Alice in wonderland
14.44 Thu Sep 27 2007
When Alice Maines released her helium balloon at a rainy school fete, little did she know it would be found 6,000 miles away.
Minute's applause held for murdered Rhys
15.55 Wed Sep 05 2007
Primary school friends of murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones have marked the first day of the new term with a minute's applause.
School uniform rip-off to end
20.55 Mon Aug 13 2007
Schools have been ordered to stop trying to raise money by forcing pupils to buy expensive uniforms.
Children learn to play nice
13.06 Fri Jul 06 2007
Children are set to receive lessons in how to manage their emotions in a bid to reduce classroom disruption and conflict.
Gay pupils 'receive death threats'
10.30 Tue Jun 26 2007
Around 150,000 gay pupils have been targeted by school bullies with some even receiving death threats, a survey has found.
White boys are 'low achievers'
07.25 Fri Jun 22 2007
Nearly half the students who leave education with no or limited qualifications are white British males, research has revealed.
Private schools urged 'to loan teachers'
19.23 Sat May 26 2007
Private schools should help the state sector through the lending of teachers and high-tech facilities, the Education Secretary has said.
Eight children killed in freak crash
11.48 Thu Apr 05 2007
A freak accident in Pakistan left eight pupils dead and dozens injured after a tractor smashed into the school building.
Bullying punishments suggested
14.34 Tue Mar 27 2007
A group of MPs claims the true scale of bullying is being played down by schools trying to protect their reputations.
Beckham goes back to school
23.40 Mon Mar 19 2007
David Beckham has launched a new drive to improve youngsters' fitness and achievements.