Education News

Health chiefs are appealing to children still unprotected against measles to sign up to an in-school vaccination drive before it ends. More »

The man accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police he "most certainly did not" sexual assault her, a court has heard. More »

The former slaughterman accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police that he "could have burnt the body", a court has been told. More »

Michael Gove has faced the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the More »

Michael Gove faced a hostile reception from headteachers hours after they passed a landmark vote of no confidence in the Government's school reforms. More »

Jamie Oliver has compared unhealthy packed lunches with child abuse and said the Government should do more to improve school meals. More »

Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced the appointment of the first Chief Social Worker for children and families in England, as well as a new fast-track More »

By Tom Bill LONDON (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of commercial property loans in Britain are higher in value than the underlying real estate, a study showed on More »

A jury has viewed a car belonging to murder suspect Mark Bridger and the bike that was being ridden by schoolgirl April Jones on the night she went missing. More »

Tributes have been paid to a retired university lecturer who died when he was trampled by cows. More »

The mother of murdered schoolgirl Tia Sharp wants to visit Stuart Hazell in prison so she can ask why he killed her daughter, she has said. More »

University tuition fees have risen nine-fold in the past six years, but students are only getting 20 minutes extra a week with lecturers as a result, according to More »

A forensic scientist said there was "no physical evidence" to back up Mark Bridger's claims that he ran over schoolgirl April Jones, a court heard. More »

Stuart Hazell has been jailed for a minimum of 38 years after he was given a life sentence for murdering schoolgirl Tia Sharp. More »

A team of "selfless" school pupils relinquished their chances of finishing the Ten Tors Challenge to rescue a girl from a swollen river and guide dozens of other More »

Oxford University is to honour former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who died last month, with a £100 million scholarship trust for "future leaders", the Daily More »

The man accused of murdering schoolgirl Tia Sharp changed his plea Monday to guilty in a dramatic U-turn five days into the trial. More »

A forensic scientist said evidence found in the home of Mark Bridger indicated that schoolgirl April Jones may have been lying on his living room floor "shedding More »

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has defended testing pregnant women for smoking. More »

Nick Clegg's opposition to childcare reforms is part of an effort to fight off internal efforts to oust him as Liberal Democrat leader, Education Secretary Michael More »

A renowned double bass teacher is being questioned on suspicion of indecently assaulting a former pupil, sources have confirmed. More »

The "naked rambler" has been fined after he was found guilty of nine public order offences for walking nude in public places including outside a primary school. More »

The family of murdered schoolboy Jimmy Mizen are commemorating the fifth anniversary of his death, just a day after they marked what would have been his 21st More »