Education News

Predominantly Muslim Malaysia on Wednesday banned the sale of a children's sex education book written by a British author, saying its contents "could threaten moral values".

The parents of a schoolboy killed when he triggered an IRA bomb in Londonderry in 1973 believe Martin McGuinness knows who was involved.

The Deputy Prime Minister has called the problem of teenagers who are not in work, school or training - so-called Neets - a "ticking time bomb".

The Duchess of Cambridge has been praised for her "understanding of the arts" as she arrived at a school where painting and drawing are used to help children with behavioural problems.

Nick Clegg has unveiled a £126 mn fund to focus on the "ticking time bomb" of young people who are not in employment, education or training, or 'NEETs'.

The family of a teacher who was killed in a school coach crash in northern France have been reunited after they were treated for injuries in hospital.

The son of a teacher who was killed in a coach crash in northern France has spoken of his happiness at being reunited with his mother and sister, who survived the accident.

Malaysia has ordered bookstores to stop selling a children's sex education book by a British author over concerns it could "corrupt people's minds" in the conservative Muslim-majority country.

Nick Clegg has pledged to deal with the "ticking time bomb" of teenagers who are not in work, school or training.

The driver of a coach carrying schoolchildren home from a ski trip which crashed in northern France killing a teacher has "no recollection" of the circumstances of the accident, prosecutors have revealed.

The driver of a British coach that crashed in northern France as it was taking schoolchildren home from a skiing trip was indicted Monday for manslaughter, a prosecutor said.

The driver of a school coach that crashed in northern France - leaving an "inspirational" teacher dead and 11 Britons still in hospital - has appeared in court.

The driver of a coach carrying schoolchildren home from a ski trip which crashed in northern France killing a teacher is being investigated over an allegation of involuntary homicide, French prosecutors said.

Business Secretary Vince Cable has come under fire from Tories over his "deeply unsatisfactory" decision to overrule a Commons select committee by appointing Professor Les Ebdon as his university access tsar.

The family of a British teacher killed in a coach crash in northern France have said they are "devastated" - as it emerged his wife was among those injured in the accident.

A coach taking 47 British holidaymakers home from a school skiing trip rolled into a ditch in northern France on Sunday, killing a teacher and injuring 23 people, officials said.

Education Secretary Michael Gove is reportedly planning to fine parents who take their children out of school to go on holiday.

A coach carrying schoolchildren has crashed in Northern France, leaving one person dead and others seriously injured, the Foreign Office (FCO) said.

Education Secretary Michael Gove is to crack down on parents who take children out of school to go on holiday.

Education Secretary Michael Gove is to crack down on parents who take children out of school to go on holiday.

LONDON (Reuters) - For most design students just getting in to see a show at London Fashion Week is an achievement, but one group from the British school with a reputation for turning out star designers has already seen their own creations head down the catwalk. London's Central Saint Martin's -- whose list of graduates …

Two teenagers have failed in a High Court bid to overturn the government's hike in university tuition fees.

A schoolboy has become one of the youngest people in the country to get a criminal record after he admitted causing damage related to a £115,000 arson attack when he was just 10.