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Schools' mental health headache
Schools say they do not get enough support from local services for pupils with mental health problems.
Teachers to ballot on pay strike
The National Union of Teachers is to ballot its members in England and Wales on a one-day strike over pay.
Teacher training scheme praised
Ofsted praises a scheme that puts teacher trainees into tough secondary schools for a year.
Admissions 'free-for-all' fears
A former education adviser to Tony Blair warns school admissions policy is creating confusion for parents.
Bennett backs private school ban
Playwright Alan Bennett has waded into the controversy over private schools by calling for them to be abolished.
Cash boost for maths and science
The government announces a multi-million pound package to improve maths and science teaching in schools.
Teachers could police lunch boxes
Teachers fear they could be forced to snoop in children's lunch boxes under plans to cut obesity rates.
Student bursaries 'go unclaimed'
Many low-income students are unaware that they are eligible for grants, says a university watchdog.
Three Little Pigs 'too offensive'
A fairy story about pigs is turned down for a government agency award because it might offend Muslims.
Extended schools 'must reach out'
Children's centres and extended schools should do more to help the most vulnerable, Ofsted says.
Diploma warning from universities
Almost four out of 10 courses in a group of universities are unlikely to accept Diploma students, a survey finds.
New progress test results delayed
The government delays publication of the results of the first single level tests taken by some 40,000 pupils.
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Cookery classes 'compulsory'
Cookery lessons are to be compulsory in England's secondary schools for the first time, ministers decide.
Ethnic attainment 'needs action'
Urgent action needs taking to tackle the lower attainment of ethnic minority university students, a report says.
Heads cool on cooking lesson plan
About one in seven schools does not have a kitchen to teach compulsory cookery, warn head teachers.
Extremism plea to academics
Universities are urged to help tackle extremism as ministers voice concern over the threat from campus radicals.
Funding for 60,000 more students
The government funds 60,000 more first time student places in England by 2011, but there are critics of its approach.
Failing schools are given warning
Schools which do not come up to standard could close if they do not improve, the Department of Education says.
Afghan strife keeps children home
Fear of violence keeps 300,000 children in southern Afghanistan from school, President Karzai says.