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Grammar schools take half as many poor bright pupils as non-selective state schools on average, research suggests.

The higher education pay settlement will see lecturers and support staff smash the government's pay ceiling target.

A new post-primary transfer test for schoolchildren in NI would be a "climbdown", according to the SDLP.

JK Rowling tells a US court that plans to publish an unofficial Harry Potter guide amount to "wholesale theft".

It is the biggest shake-up of England's exam system for a generation but few people know about the Diplomas.

Parents feel something is fundamentally wrong with modern childhood and want to see big changes.

The proportion of women in top university roles in the UK has increased, new statistics show.

Mike Baker looks at how the language of management has begun to dominate discussions of education.

Courses such as horse psychology are a waste of public money, a group calling for lower taxes has said.

The government denies it is planning to replace A-levels with a new qualification.

Ministers are accused of dumbing down education, leading to "trendy" college courses such as circus skills.

A Lords committee says the UK's apprenticeship system has too few places and is under-promoted.

Veteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes is awarded a doctorate of science by Abertay University in Dundee.

Your views on the Swiss role model for vocational schooling that could encourage 'staying on'.

Employers are urged by the government to help improve the basic skills of the workforce.

Christian home education on the rise in the US, but do parents make the grade as teachers?

Parents choose a school more because of its location than its exam results, a big survey suggests.

Your views on BBC education correspondent Mike Baker's interview with Gordon Brown.

Scientists urge MPs to review a controversial £12bn NHS computer upgrade.

More state pupils could be encouraged to do A-level maths if offered a £500 bounty, an Oxford college head says.

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