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Teachers given pay rise of 2.45%
Teachers in England and Wales will get pay rises above the government's 2% inflation target.
Parents 'buy essays' for students
Students' parents are now picking up the bill for custom-written essays for university courses.
Teacher leaders miss MPs' inquiry
The leaders of two teachers' unions have pulled out of giving evidence to a Commons committee inquiry into testing.
MPs debate raising of leaving age
The Education and Skills Bill - which proposes a school leaving age of 18 - is having its Commons second reading.
Career advice 'must be impartial'
MPs are to debate plans which will require schools to give unbiased advice about course options.
Lib Dems want parent-run schools
The state should "back off" and allow charities or parents to run schools, the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg will say.
Could teachers walk out over pay?
Could anger over a potentially low pay settlement prompt a year of industrial action in schools?
Long-hair pupil row court hearing
A County Antrim school asks a judge to back its decision to suspend a pupil who refused to cut his hair.
Teachers' fuel Oxbridge fears
State school pupils could be put off Oxbridge because of teachers' misconceptions, an educational charity says.
Rise in foreign students in UK
Rising numbers of foreign students enrolled at UK universities last year while British entries were static.
Fifth of schools below 'GCSE par'
Almost a fifth of England's state secondary schools do not meet the government's GCSE target but things are improving.
Threatened grammar to survive
A grammar school which had been under threat of closure seems increasingly likely to remain open.
Summer-born to start school later
Children born in August should be able to defer starting school by six months or a year, says Ed Balls.
Second degree cut survives vote
The government survives a vote trying to block its plans to cut funding from graduates taking a second degree.
Pupils learn which cutlery to use
Classes in basic etiquette are being taught at an independent school to prepare them for adult life.
School reports going electronic
Parents in England are to be promised online "real-time reporting" on their children's progress at school.
TV threat to children's reading
Children should spend more time reading and less time playing on computers, the Children's Secretary says.
Bogus college check catches 124
Almost half the colleges checked on an official list of providers for overseas students are struck off.
Tories protest at student funding
There are calls from the Conservatives to stop the removal of student funding for second degree courses.