Auditors have called for a 'fundamental review' of special schools funding in Wales after an investigation revealed inconsistencies and weaknesses in funding arrangements
At least £15bn needs to be spent on school buildings over the next four years if there are to be enough places for every child, council leaders warned today.
Means-tested grants are failing to encourage students from poor backgrounds to go to the UK’s top universities, prompting calls for them to be replaced if tuition fees rise.
The education watchdog Ofsted today exposed serious flaws in provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities, calling for 'a shift in direction'
The rapidly expanding school academies programme has improved standards of education, the government’s spending watchdog has said, but its impact on the poorest pupils is diminishing
As the new term starts, the education secretary faces some tough tests, not least from the Treasury. Conor Ryan tracks how the coalition's star pupil became a struggling low achiever
Stretched councils are finding it increasingly difficult to pay for staff to gain new qualifications in work time, Public Finance has learned. This is prompting fears that workforces will lack '...
Education Secretary Michael Gove has named the first wave of new free schools that he hopes will form an integral part of his reform programme to improve choice and raise standards
Councils in London are lobbying for extra funding amid fears that government cuts will make it increasingly difficult to provide school places for the capital’s booming infant population
The government must put in place a series of 'checks, balances and incentives' to ensure its school reforms do not only benefit those from privileged backgrounds, leading social mobility charity the...
Only 32 outstanding-rated schools have taken up the government's offer to reopen as academies in time for the new academic year, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced today
Taking responsibility for education funding away from councils will seriously hamper the commitment for all 16 to 18-year-olds to be in education or training, according to education and local...
The lack of university places available this year has had a knock-on effect on students receiving their GCSE results today, teachers and lecturers unions have warned
People thinking of embarking on a university or college degree should be receiving better advice to help them make the right choice, according to universities
Liberal Democrat grassroots members are to call for a boycott of the government’s flagship ‘free schools’ programme in a potential fresh split between the coalition partners
The University and College Union has warned that a graduate tax could lead to medical staff, teachers and social workers paying significantly more for their education
Universities are spending increasing amounts of money on bursaries for poor students, yet the majority of applicants are not aware such support exists, according to the Office for Fair Access
The government's tough austerity measures could create a potential bonanza for outsourcing firms as the public sector looks to cut costs in education, health, local government and police services....
