Educational News
150 schools ask to be academies
More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.
Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion
There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.
'Mocking' toddler killers jailed
A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.
Landmark ruling on divorce money
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.
Rise in parental child abductions
A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.
Promise over future school cash
Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.
Gove open to atheist-run schools
Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins could set up their own 'free schools' in England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.
Irish schools funding criticised
The education minister has approved funding for four Irish-medium schools, despite concern over the amount of unfilled places in existing schools.
