Sats row continues as results released
19.32 Tue Aug 05 2008
The proportion of 11-year-olds in England reaching the standard expected of them in maths and English has risen by 1 per cent this year.
Head condemns 'abysmal' Sats marking
22.35 Thu Jul 17 2008
Marking of national curriculum tests has been condemned as "abysmal" and "erratic" by a primary school head.
Teachers to get new search powers
10.41 Mon Jul 14 2008
Teachers are to be given the power to search pupils for drugs and alcohol in a fresh crackdown on unruly behaviour in schools.
China orders school safety checks
13.13 Wed Jun 11 2008
Safety checks are to be carried out at schools across China after last month's devastating earthquake.
'Culture' plans branded naive
20.18 Wed Feb 13 2008
Plans for the inclusion of more cultural activities in schools have been greeted with scepticism.
Call for removal of 'bad' teachers
14.04 Sat Nov 10 2007
A Government advisor has called for all schools to remove substandard teachers who are damaging the prospects of their pupils.
Brown: 'Tackle childhood obesity quickly'
10.07 Mon Oct 15 2007
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the "huge" childhood obesity issue needs to be tackled quickly and "in a "number of different ways".
State pupils 'not getting fair chance'
12.29 Thu Sep 20 2007
State school pupils with top A-level grades are not getting a "fair chance" when applying to elite universities, according to a report.
Floods: thousands miss school
12.06 Wed Sep 05 2007
The new school term has not begun for thousands of pupils whose schools were hit by the summer floods.
Parents face fines over excluded kids
12.54 Tue Sep 04 2007
Parents face fines of up to £1,000 if their children are found roaming the streets when they have been excluded from school.
Tory plan for primary school resits
19.59 Sun Sep 02 2007
Children could be forced to resit their final year at primary school if they are not up to scratch, under radical new Tory plans.
Pupils struggle with three Rs
12.54 Tue Aug 14 2007
The proportion of 14-year-olds in England reaching the expected standard in Key Stage 3 tests, or Sats, has fallen.
'Send more kids to private schools'
12.25 Mon Jun 25 2007
The "dire" state of our education system should be tackled by sending more children to private schools, a report has said.
Brown pledges 'world class' schools
06.53 Thu Jun 21 2007
Gordon Brown, who takes over as Prime Minister in six days, has pledged to create a "world class" education system.
Calls for exam shake-up
15.30 Sun Jun 10 2007
A teaching union has backed calls for a massive overhaul of testing in schools for under-16s.
Teachers given weapons search powers
08.58 Fri Jun 01 2007
Pupils can now be searched for weapons by their teachers - even if they don't want to be checked.
Tories abandon support for grammar schools
14.53 Wed May 16 2007
The Tories are abandoning their support for grammar schools after branding them unfair to poorer families.
Myleene helps name the planets
15.50 Mon May 14 2007
Myleene Klass has unveiled a nationwide initiative to boost the take-up of physics in schools.
Review launched to combat bullying
17.36 Thu May 03 2007
Following the death of an 11-year-old boy who hung himself after months of bullying, a review to combat bullying has been announced.
Headteachers given right to ban Muslim veil
13.30 Tue Mar 20 2007
Schools will be given the right to ban the Muslim veil or other religious dress if it is deemed to interfere with children's learning.
Secondary school places issued
09.23 Thu Mar 01 2007
Hundreds of thousands of parents are finding out if they have got their children into the secondary school they want.