Education News

More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.

A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.

Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.

Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins could set up their own 'free schools' in England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

The education minister has approved funding for four Irish-medium schools, despite concern over the amount of unfilled places in existing schools.

Nearly two-thirds of social workers say they do not have enough time to serve children and young people properly, an Ofsted survey finds.

The agency which looks after children's interests in English courts has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases, an audit finds.

Officials are accused of ignoring advice to double-check their information before publishing a list of cancelled school building projects in England.