BBC News - Education & Family
Updated: 2 years 30 weeks ago
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 8:08pm
Working parents face a struggle to find holiday childcare as councils across Britain report a lack of places.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 7:00pm
The NSPCC is urging parents to think carefully before leaving children home alone over the summer holidays.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 2:46pm
A purge of top officials following a failed coup in Turkey broadens even further with the suspension of 15,200 education staff.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 1:36pm
University tuition fees in England would face "significant rises" under plans being put forward by the government, says Labour.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 6:22am
A CBI survey suggests rising numbers of employers are struggling to recruit skilled staff and says it could get harder after the UK withdraws from the EU.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 6:08am
An online university is offering 500 refugees from Syria's civil war free places on its degree courses.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 5:12am
An open letter to the government from UK academies representing science, medicine and engineering warns that Brexit is already harming science.
Tue, 07/19/2016 - 4:03am
Young people have suffered a drop in income since the financial crisis, but pensioners have enjoyed a significant rise, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Mon, 07/18/2016 - 8:05am
Boys are nearly twice as likely as girls to have fallen behind by the time they start school, a report says.
Mon, 07/18/2016 - 7:11am
A majority of parents in the UK believe social media harms their children's moral development, a survey suggests.
Sun, 07/17/2016 - 7:08pm
A report says boys are nearly twice as likely as girls to have fallen behind by the time they start school.
Sun, 07/17/2016 - 10:17am
Education Secretary Justine Greening says she is "open minded" about allowing new grammar schools to open in England.
Fri, 07/15/2016 - 8:42am
Schools in Brighton and Hove are set to have a new two-week break to allow parents to buy cheaper holidays.
Fri, 07/15/2016 - 4:37am
Outdoor learning can have a positive impact on children's development but it needs to be formally adopted by national curricula, a report suggests.
Fri, 07/15/2016 - 4:31am
An official school population forecast says pupil numbers will rise by a further 10% in the next decade.
Fri, 07/15/2016 - 1:16am
More than 100 prospective European students withdraw applications to study at a Welsh university following the European referendum result.
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 9:18pm
Texts from schools to parents about tests and homework can boost pupils' maths grades by the equivalent of a month in class, research suggests.
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 1:46pm
Justine Greening, who went to school in a Rotherham comprehensive, has been appointed as education secretary in Theresa May's Cabinet reshuffle.
Thu, 07/14/2016 - 10:14am
The struggle to get the poorest two-year-olds to take up free nursery places is highlighted by Sir Michael Wilshaw.
Wed, 07/13/2016 - 8:09pm
Many universities are not evaluating how the financial support they offer poorer students is benefiting them, a report says.