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All pupils 'need sex education'
Children need sex education throughout their time in school, leading charities and a teaching union say.
Sir is now 'learning consultant'
Teachers will become "learning consultants" and pupils will wear suits when a school becomes a city academy.
Oxbridge shuns academy project
Oxford and Cambridge universities are refusing to become sponsors of academy schools.
Union suspends classroom strike
Nipsa members vote to suspend strike action in the long-running dispute over classroom assistants' pay.
School work priority for children
A survey commissioned by the children's CBBC programme Newsround finds that children see school work as a priority.
Schools face up to global leagues
Mike Baker looks at how schools in England are being assessed against international competitors.
England's pupils feel less safe
Children in England feel less safe at school than in many other countries, according to an international survey.
More children into primary school
The number of children without access to education has fallen by a quarter, says Unesco.
Review urged on pre-school plans
Academics urge the government to review plans to impose formal learning on pre-school children.
Specialist schools 'no guarantee'
Ofsted's chief inspector says the government's flagship scheme has not improved teaching standards.
UK schools slip down in science
The UK is above average in an international league table on school science - but it loses its top-four place.
Staying on 'boosts economy'
The economy will see major benefits when the school-leaving-age rises to 18, the government says.
Football boss plans church school
A Christian schools foundation and a former football club chairman unveil plans for a privately-funded school.
School gives vegetarians priority
Vegetarian children are to be given priority for places at Britain's first Hindu state school.
England falls in reading league
The reading performance of children in England has fallen from third to 19th in the world in a major assessment.
Race bias ruling on Jewish school
A leading Jewish state school is told to change some of its admissions policy after a challenge.
Sudan 'could free teacher soon'
The UK teacher arrested for allowing a teddy to be named Muhammad could be released soon, Sudanese officials say.
Dutch quell school hours protest
Twenty-eight school students will face charges in Amsterdam, following violent street protests.
Funding plea for migrant pupils
Emergency funding is needed if Scottish schools are to cope with an influx of children from Europe, a union says.
Heads seek more migrant funding
Smaller schools are struggling to cope with the sudden arrival of immigrant children, says a heads' leader.