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Hidden children 'serious problem'
MPs and voluntary organisations express concern at the number of children in need who are 'under the radar'.
Pick-your-own A-level study texts
A-level candidates will soon be able to choose some of the books they want to study for their English course.
Clegg attacks 'surveillance' UK
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg calls for an end to the 'scandalous fingerprinting' of children in schools.
School rebuilding slips again
A £45bn scheme to modernise England's secondary schools has fallen further behind target.
School rejects admissions critics
A top Liverpool primary school rejects a watchdog's finding that its admissions policy is unfair and flawed.
City hit by council staff walkout
More than 80 schools are set to close for a day as thousands of Birmingham council workers stage a strike.
Public asked to check on children
People are asked to report on children they think are at risk in a new safety plan that also makes school trips easier.
Arab education 'falling behind'
The World Bank says education in the Arab world lags behind other regions and needs urgent reform.
Make child play safer, say Tories
Children should be allowed to play outdoors, with park rangers ensuring safety in playgrounds, the Tories say.
Schools 'want to offer Diplomas'
Two thirds of England's schools and three quarters of colleges want to offer the first 10 Diplomas subjects.
Government acts on hoax e-mail
The government is writing to every embassy to stop a false e-mail rumour about the teaching of the Holocaust.
Extra funding for Holocaust trips
A project taking English teenagers to Auschwitz is to receive £4.65m funding for an extra three years.
Extra funding for Holocaust trips
A project taking English teenagers to Auschwitz is to receive £4.65m funding for an extra three years.
Cathedrals plan choir academies
Cathedrals are in talks with the government to sponsor up to 40 city academy schools for young choristers.
Warning over citizenship classes
Former Education Secretary David Blunkett says too few teachers have been trained to give citizenship classes.
Might snobbery put off learners?
Mike Baker wonders if the reaction to the "McDonald's A-level" might deter workplace learners.
PM's boost for school sports
Prime minister Gordon Brown announces an initiative to encourage children to do more sport in school.
Abolish selection say academics
Grammar schools should be abolished to create an education system that is fairer to all, says a report.
Boy arrested over school stabbing
Police arrest a 13-year-old boy after the stabbing of a 14-year-old pupil in a classroom at a Leeds school.
Call for school patriotism debate
Academics claim that patriotism should be taught as a controversial issue in schools.