The King’s School, in Fair Oak, Hampshire, says VAT on school fees is unlawful discrimination.

Seven students put under ‘precautionary measures’ after allegations relating to campus demonstration in July

The London School of Economics has been criticised by a UN rapporteur and accused of Islamophobia after raising an allegation that students behind a pro-Palestine demonstration in July had prompted fears of a repeat of the 7/7 terrorist attacks.

A total of seven students, four of them...

The family of the late Jill Murphy share the comments from unimpressed teachers that inspired her classic children’s series

“Lazy”, was all that one of her teachers wrote. “Not working to capacity”, reported another. “More effort required”, “could do better” and “very poor indeed” were the typical comments of the rest.

If Miss Hardbroom had written a school report about Mildred Hubble, it might...

Wealth distribution reeks of unfairness and poses as big a threat to the country’s wellbeing as climate change

Britain is a wealthy country, but the gap between our richest and poorest 10% is now, the US excepted, the highest in the developed world. Accelerating since the financial crisis, wealth inequality casts a shadow over all our lives, affecting health, housing, education, productivity,...

A dad said taking shared parental leave came with “stigma attached to it”.

Authorities are being urged to discuss falling pupil numbers as a regional issue.

Two hundred lawyers have come together to challenge a wave of discriminatory exclusions

When he started secondary school in Hackney, east London, at the age of 11, Sam* had high attainment levels and loved learning. At the end of the introductory week, he was given an award for being a “star”. Less than two weeks later, a courier delivered a letter to his home saying that he had been...

Exam board in England, Wales and Northern Ireland pilots tests that aim to show we ‘use maths all the time every day’

Secondary school children could be made to take maths tests that look at their ability to work out phone bills and rent to prepare them for life, an exam board has said.

The plans to help teenagers understand real-life situations would not make numeracy tests easier, said Colin...

Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy

Members of a campaign group ­opposing plans to apply VAT to ­private school fees have targeted the ­education ­secretary Bridget Phillipson with ­personal abuse, accusing her of aping the ­tactics of Nazi Germany and labelling her a “vile hag”.

A bitter row has emerged over the...

Parents say their children may have to walk up to three miles in difficult conditions.

Logjam in pension pot valuations is ‘causing huge distress’ and costing money for divorcing couples

Current and retired teachers who are getting divorced have said their lives are on hold because of a bureaucratic logjam involving their pensions.

One teacher, Katherine Laird, said she believed she was among “huge numbers” of people who were unable to finalise a divorce while she waited for...