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Forget school autonomy, Gove is forcing through change
The government is railroading schools into becoming academies and directing what subjects they teach through the English baccalaureate, despite the rhetoric on autonomyThe Easter school holidays are a...
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Secure work at the London 2012 Olympics
Colleges are training stewards for London 2012 in a link-up with the security industryIf you're planning to fetch up at any of the Olympic or Paralympic venues next summer, it's likely that sporting...
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Teachers' unions set for row with government
As the teachers' union conferences loom, a row is brewing with the government over academiesAs the schools minister, Nick Gibb, travels north this week to address the annual teachers' union...
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University aspirations
Will access to higher education really be for everyone?Ros Asquith
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Stand-up to help students with new charity
As tuition fees continue to make the news, the comedian Josie Long has taken her comedy – and her actions – into the political arena, setting up a charity to support studentsJosie Long possesses the...
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Cribsheet 19.04.11
Universities come clean on fees, teachers vote to strikeToday's the deadline for universities planning to charge over £6,000 in fees to tell Offa how they're going to help disadvantaged students....
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Teacher strikes could close schools by summer
Schools could close as early as June after teachers back ballot for industrial action over pension reformsStrikes could close schools as early as June after teachers backed a ballot for industrial...
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Teaching by example in Indonesia
Some of the nation's brightest graduates are bringing their devotion to learning to rural areas on a one-year placement"The wise man once said, 'Every day has a miracle', and I believe it too," said...
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Ed Miliband condemns rise in university tuition fees - video
Labour leader Ed Miliband says the coalition's policy on fees could result in university places being cut
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'Shambolic' tuition fees policy could see fall in university places, says...
Labour leader says 'unravelling' fees policy could see places cut to make up funding shortfallAt least 10% of university places for undergraduates will have to be cut to fund the coalition's...
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Tuition fees confusion will deter students | Wes Streeting
Poor publicity about the new arrangements presents a real risk that students will be put off applying for wholly avoidable reasons• David Willetts: The good news behind the tuition fee headlinesBy...
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Jack Chapman obituary
His investigations into structural failures led to new design rulesJack Chapman, who has died aged 87, was one of the most distinguished engineers of his time. He studied many high-profile structural...
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Hope and ambition at the school for teenage mothers
When a 15-year-old has a baby, it doesn't have to mean the end of her education and her hopes of a career. Amelia Hill visits the school that treats motherhood as an opportunityPregnant at 15, Tanya...
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Gordon Brown calls for reform of global bodies including IMF and UN
Former PM sidesteps David Cameron's criticisms and dodges speculation about his ambition to lead the IMFGordon Brown has called for the wholesale reform of the world's most powerful bodies, including...
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Letters: School music coda
Last Saturday marked one of the saddest days of my professional life. The evening concert that took place at the Bedford Corn Exchange was the swan song for one of Britain's finest and oldest youth...
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Letters: Profiting from university cuts
I have to strongly disagree with David Willetts's claim that more competition from private universities will create a "more open, dynamic and diverse higher education system" (Universities fear private...
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Schools must learn to spend the pupil premium wisely
The pupil premium can help disadvantaged children. But schools must be given the right information to use it effectivelyListening to the government describe its education reforms, you'd be forgiven for...
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Cribsheet 20.04.11
Universities? Turn 'em into old folks' homesIt's a two-horse news week in education, and both stories are on the move today.Nick Gibb, the schools minister, is talking to the ATL conference - we'll let...
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All universities to charge undergraduates at least £6,000
• Blow to ministers as watchdog announces universities' plans• Guardian figures put average fees at more than £8,600• Datablog: what are the universities charging?Ministers have suffered a major blow...
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Schools minister heckled as he justifies changes to teachers' pensions
Conference hears Nick Gibb justify proposals for long-term reform that have prompted ballot for ATL industrial actionSchools minister Nick Gibb was heckled by teachers as he attempted to justify...
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