Statistics chiefs mount a new attack on knife crime figures - including a claimed reduction at Halloween.

The UK government joins criticism of Channel 4's broadcast of an alternative Christmas speech by Iran's president.

Hundreds of secondary schools deemed to be "coasting" are to be urged to stretch their pupils to achieve more.

Add-on offers a taste of the location-aware technology to come in future versions of Firefox

Virtual worlds reach out to new audience via the web and social networking

The primary school "league tables" for England, due in December, will not appear until next March.

The government's audit office says there is no evidence schemes like the attack on "failing" schools work.

A study finds that playing computer games can boost pupils' attainment in mathematics and improve behaviour.

The first phone using the Android software platform will go on sale in UK imminently.

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The key sections of the Citizenship programme of study for Key Stage 3, extracted from The National Curriculum 2007, which relate to BBC News School Report.

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Three million people suffered the winter vomiting bug last year, we were told. But that figure should have come with a health warning of its own, says Michael Blastland, in the final lesson of his six-part primer on understanding statistics in the news.

Economist Kaushik Basu on why official corruption is the biggest problem facing the Indian economy.

The head teacher of a high-performing Cheltenham school describes league tables as a "political football".

Ofsted guidance to schools about the use of exam performance data says value-added rankings have no meaning.

The best state school in England is at the same time a borderline underachiever, according to the government. This inconsistency leaves parents confused about which figures to believe, says Michael Blastland.

Mike Baker asks whether the policy of naming and shaming can help turn around failing schools.

A list of the 638 secondary schools in England that do not meet the government's new "floor target".

School league tables in England fail to predict future results, researchers say.