What to do about 'easier' exams?
Mike Baker looks at the choices facing those might wish to reform A-levels.

Summer arts schemes for the young
Cut price arts, sports and drama activities will be offered to young people in deprived areas of England this summer.

Test results: what went wrong?
More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.

'Tough job' for choice advisers
Government-backed school choice advisers are finding it hard to reach disadvantaged parents, a study says.

Delays hit pupils' test results
More than a million 11 and 14-year-olds in England will get their Sats results late this year because of administrative chaos.

Call for sex lessons at age four
Two leading sexual health charities call for compulsory sex education for children as young as four.

Call for better 'global literacy'
Many children in England are being denied a schooling in global events, an educational charity says.

Warning letters to 'file-sharers'
The music industry says thousands of UK broadband users who share tracks illegally will be warned about it in letters.

Jewish school is cleared of bias
A Jewish school is cleared of racially discriminating against an 11-year-old boy it refused to admit.

School challenge money 'misused'
Head teachers accuse ministers of misallocating public funding to raise standards in England's schools.

Sats stress 'blamed on schools'
Ed Balls says schools in England should not be stressing their young pupils over national tests.

E-mail leak of 'degree inflation'
A leaked e-mail shows how university staff are being urged to increase the number of top degree grades.

Muslims in the military
In the midst of wars being fought in predominantly Muslim countries, how do Muslim troops fit into the British armed forces?

Irish language school to close
An Irish language school in Belfast is to close its doors five years after it opened.

Speaking is 'languages weakness'
Speaking skills remain a weakness in learning languages in England's secondary schools, says an Ofsted report.

Watchdog debates exam difficulty
England's exams watchdog wants experts to debate evidence that some subjects are harder to get good grades than others.

Protest at 'poor' college funding
Wrexham's AM warns that funding levels for a college could have a negative impact on the town and its students.

Review for early learning goals
Ministers announce a review of plans for early learning goals for five-year-olds.

Schools rebuild plan is unveiled
Education officials in Leicester bid for £150m in government cash to rebuild its primary schools.

Rural Diplomas to get extra help
Rural schools in England face extra challenges in delivering the new Diploma, a government report says.