Up to 400 people gather to protest over government plans for a Tottenham primary school to become an academy.

Action is needed to tackle "shameful" levels of child poverty in parts of Scotland, campaigners urge.

Sanchia Berg reports from Downhills primary school in Tottenham where campaigners are fighting government plans to convert the school to academy status.

Funding for a community sports club at every secondary school in England is announced by the government to get youngsters involved in sport for life - as promised in the 2012 Games bid.

Television sets are being pushed aside by mobile internet, according to an annual UK survey of children's use of technology.

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Aggressive commercialisation has seriously undermined the integrity of the exam system according to a senior independent schools' leader.

Kent County Council is considering setting up a "new" grammar school in Kent, the first for 50 years.

Radio 5 live has found that some schools are being overcharged by up to 10 times the actual amount for laptops and IT equipment.

Schools across the UK are being overcharged for IT equipment through mis-sold lease agreements, a BBC Radio 5 live investigation finds.

Research suggests the government's flagship free schools policy is unlikely to boost access to good schools or raise standards.

NASUWT and the NUT have called for more talks about the government's final offer on changes to public sector pensions.

The two largest teaching unions have called for further improvements in the government's plans to change the teachers' pension scheme.

Schools urged to give create cutting edge scientific experiments in class by the UK's top scientists

A report suggests dozens of teacher misconduct cases could go unheard because of changes to the way in which the profession is being regulated.

Education Secretary Michael Gove is being urged to scrap legal limits on infant class sizes by a London council chief executive.

Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg calls for the school day to be lengthened to prepare pupils for the world of work.

The Commission on School Reform urges Scottish schools to abandon the "bog standard" model of comprehensive education.

A new type of privately-funded science and technology university has been announced by the universities minister.

There has been a late surge in university applications for the UK, Ucas says, but total numbers are still down on this time last year.