CBI chief warns over careers advice

Careers advice is on "life support" in many schools in England with teenagers having little knowledge of the workplace, the director general of the CBI, John Cridland, claims.

Universities 'ignore background'

Many UK universities do not consider candidates' backgrounds when offering places, research suggests.

Dyslexic author wins book prize

Sally Gardner, a dyslexic author once branded "unteachable" at school, wins the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her book Maggot Moon.

Poor pupil cash 'plugging budgets'

A report claims schools are facing increasing pressure to spend money aimed at very poor pupils, known as the pupil premium, to plug holes in their budgets.

A-level confusion 'unacceptable'

Confusion over an A-level maths paper set by exam board Edexcel is completely unacceptable, says the chair of the education select committee, Graham Stuart.

£42k pay rise sparks uni occupation

A group of Warwick students occupy university buildings in protest at the £42,000 pay rise for its vice-chancellor.

Schools reading contest: e-books win

Nearly half the titles read by children in a national reading competition were consumed online, according to the charity Booktrust.

Minister hails 'web porn' progress

Ministers say agreements reached with internet firms will lead to a "fundamental change" in how images of child abuse are dealt with online.

Belfast pupils inspired by schoolmate's poignant speech

Methodist College students report on the reaction to a speech about the future of Northern Ireland made by their schoolmate Hannah in front of an audience including President Obama and the First Lady.

'Cut a third' of education services

The 22 education services running schools in Wales should be cut by a third, a review recommends.

Shot girl wants education priority

Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai is to lead calls for education to become a top priority.

No extra free schools, says Labour

Labour would keep open existing free schools but would not open any more, says Stephen Twigg. He also says all state schools in England should have the independence given to academies.

Top unis 'now less socially diverse'

A report on social mobility claims the UK's leading universities have become less socially representative in the past decade, not more.

Science plan lands 'star' researcher

A £50m project to attract world-class scientists to Wales makes its first appointment - a leading stem cell researcher looking at diseases of the nervous system.

Signing 'should be foreign language'

A charity calls for British Sign Language to count as a modern foreign language at GCSE.

Free school pioneers offer advice

Dozens of groups aiming to open free schools next year are meeting to get tips from pioneers of the movement, the West London Free School.

Head teachers recognised in honours

Five head teachers have been knighted or made dames in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.

Hard-working fathers cut their hours

Hard-working fathers are cutting their long working hours, while mothers are working more, researchers say.

Fukushima's lessons from nuclear disaster

How do you re-build an education system destroyed by a disaster? Andreas Schleicher describes the efforts in Fukushima.

India's ancient university returns to life

University in northern India accepts first new students for 800 years

Is a paperless library still a library?

The world's first bookless public library

How Estonia became E-stonia

Estonian pupils are taught computer skills from an early age as the internet is seen as symbolic of political independence.

The world's most sleep-starved students

How lack of sleep is damaging pupils' learning around the world

Suu Kyi asks UK to help universities

Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is calling on Britain to help rebuild Burma's universities, which she says have been ruined by military rule

Jimmy Wales: 'Dull lectures doomed'

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales predicts the death of student boredom

Human extinction warning from Oxford

What are the greatest global threats to the future of humanity? An international team from Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute is investigating the biggest dangers.

God vow dropped from Guides' promise

Girls will no longer have to pledge their devotion to God when they join the Guides and Brownies in the UK, the organisation announces.

Elizabethan child actors 'kidnapped'

A study from the University of Oxford reveals widespread cruelty and exploitation in the treatment of child actors in Elizabethan theatres.

Summer-borns 'need flexi-term start'

Parents should be able to exercise their right to a later school start for their summer-born children.

Second grammar wants to open annexe

A second grammar school is consulting on opening an annexe in Sevenoaks after a campaign by parents to expand selective provision in Kent.