Former universities minister warns that the lack of vocational alternatives is entrenching inequality

England’s education system is failing young people who don’t go to university because there are too few quality routes for vocational education, says David Lammy, a Labour MP.

“If you are academic, [England] is still one of the best countries in which to be born, particularly if you’re...

Tackling mental health problems needs ‘urgent attention’, says the prime minister.

PM to pledge new materials and guidance for schools as part of prevention initiative

Theresa May is to announce that all teachers in England and Wales will be trained to spot the early signs of mental health issues in children as part of a package of measures aimed at prioritising prevention.

With her premiership entering its final weeks, May is keen to salvage a domestic legacy from her three...

Headteachers are being forced to beg for donations. It makes a mockery of ministers’ talk of fair funding

The contraction of school budgets over the past three years is one of many grave errors of judgment by this government, and has compounded the mistakes of the previous one. That departing prime minister Theresa May now appears to recognise this, and is reportedly seeking a three-year,

Why didn’t my careers adviser suggest that I take up the study of Nessie, the chupacabra or the Mokele-mbembe?

I well remember my school careers adviser shaking his head and saying that I was fit only for the armed forces or the police, which rather demeans these noble professions. Shame he didn’t show more imagination and suggest that I become a cryptozoologist, a calling I only came across...

Students who sat the Edexcel A-level maths paper claim ‘widespread’ leak occurred hours before exam.

Cambridge graduates Chelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi have written a guide to help students – and it’s the second title published by Stormzy’s #Merky Books

CChelsea Kwakye and Ore Ogunbiyi are the co-authors of Taking Up Space: The Black Girl’s Manifesto for Change, the second title from #Merky Books, a partnership between Penguin and grime star Stormzy, who has also announced he is funding two...

Part of an Edexcel maths paper was shared on social media ahead of the exam on Friday.

Exam board Edexcel launches investigation after Twitter post offers full paper for £70

An investigation has been launched after an A-level maths paper was circulated online before the exam.

Images of the test paper by the exam board Edexcel appeared on social media on Thursday afternoon.

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Shift in stance comes as more countries raise concerns about inequality – Christine Lagarde

The International Monetary Fund is urging countries to protect spending on health, education and vulnerable groups amid growing concern among its members about excessive levels of inequality, its managing director has said.

Announcing the change of approach in an interview with the Guardian, Christine...

Labour MP Roger Godsiff is reprimanded after voicing support for parents opposed to LGBT teaching.

Numerous outstanding schools are downgraded by Ofsted after concerns are raised.

An after-school program invites students to build small sailboats from scratch, then test them out on the water.

The Trump/DeVos vision of American education? Unshackle the rich and let them turn a profit at the expense of working-class students

Perhaps nothing illustrates the perverse nature of Donald Trump’s administration better than his approach to the regulatory state. In Trump’s America, those most zealously dedicated to unraveling federal oversight are in charge of the government, racing to...

As the Tories edge towards anointing Boris Johnson as prime minister, Corbyn should commit to checking this elitist system

Not since Harold Wilson’s government set up a commission to deal with the “public school problem” has the Palace of Westminster hosted an event that could bring about the dismantling of Britain’s educational apartheid. But MPs this week held a debate on a programme...

A lack of flexibility is contributing to secondary teachers leaving the profession, a report warns.

The music ‘school of rock’ is giving young carers a break from their daily routines.

Pupils have been concerned about protests against LGBT lessons in Birmingham, school staff and governors say.

New York, where a recent measles outbreak spread in Orthodox Jewish communities, would join California and a handful of other states.

The actor said she was ‘not against vaccinations’ despite joining prominent anti-vaxxer Robert Kennedy Jr in opposition to a bill intended to reduce medical exemptions

Jessica Biel denied suggestions she was a supporter of the anti-vaccination movement after spending the day lobbying lawmakers in the US with advocate Robert F Kennedy Jr.

After news emerged of her opposition to a vaccine bill...

Percentage of pupils getting an offer from any of their preferred schools drops

The proportion of students getting into their first choice secondary school has dropped to its lowest level for a decade as pupil numbers surge, official figures show.

The statistics show the pressure on primaries has started to shift to secondaries. Since 2013, when secondary applications were at their lowest,...