Plans to axe free lunches for infant school children from better off families in England have been scrapped. Schools minister Nick Gibb said the government would "retain the existing provision", having listened "very carefully" to the views...

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani campaigner who survived being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, has joined Twitter with a call for people to help her fight for girls' education.

Two-fifths (39%) of primary school pupils in England have failed to meet the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics, figures show. The results are from national curriculum tests, often known as Sats, sat by 11-years-olds earlier...

Students in England are going to graduate with average debts of £50,800, after interest rates are raised on student loans to 6.1%, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Young people heading for university need much better preparation for what they can expect, say researchers. After all the effort of getting a university place, the Higher Education Policy Institute study suggests, there can be unrealistic expectations....

Limiting children's use of the internet will not protect them against the ills of social media, researchers say.

The funding increase offered to nurseries in England to cover extra free childcare is less than the cost of a second class stamp, say campaigners.

Parents could face fines up to £240 if their child is consistently late for school in a strict crackdown. Schools and councils in the West Midlands, Hampshire, and Essex have extended penalties which are handed out for absences – including holidays...

The creation of a new wave of grammar schools in England has been ditched from the government's plans.