The student vote is moving even more to Labour than at the general election, according to research for the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi). With the promise of scrapping tuition fees, there were big swings to Labour in university seats...

According to a new report bright students from poorer backgrounds are more likely than their wealthier peers to be given predicted A-level grades lower than they actually achieve, putting them at a disadvantage in their university applications.

Universities could be accused of "mis-selling" courses to teenagers who have little understanding of money matters, the public spending watchdog says. National Audit Office head Amyas Morse said young people were taking out large loans to pay...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised grammar schools as "contrary to the notion of the common good".

Record numbers of children are expected to be fed by food banks this Christmas, the UK's largest food charity has warned.

Northern Ireland and England are in the top 10 of the world's best primary school readers in global rankings. The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study - known as PIRLS - shows Northern Ireland in joint sixth place, with England in...

Children in Reception class in England should be taught how to grip a pencil properly and how to sit correctly at a table, says the watchdog Ofsted.

The number of pupils in England given 25% extra time in GCSEs and A-level exams because of a special need has almost doubled over five years.

Ofsted has come across the worst examples of sexism and discrimination in Islamic schools. Inspectors have allegedly found library books filled with misogyny, urging women to be more submissive to their husbands.

39-year-old Oxford University graduate, Faiz Siddiqui, who acquired a 2:1 in June 2000, is suing the university, allegedly claiming his degree cost him a prosperous legal career.