Schools need help from leading businesses to offset skills shortages on their governing bodies, according to Education Secretary Damian Hinds. In a speech later, Mr Hinds will call for a range of professionals to "take on this vital role".

Universities have been warned against running low quality, "threadbare" courses just to get "bums on seats".

Black students are more likely to have their university applications flagged for potential fraud or errors than any other ethnic group, according to data from the Ucas admissions service.

A seemingly draconian system of testing and ranking every pupil in every subject twice a year and displaying the results is reaping rewards in some of the most deprived areas.

Some schools rated outstanding may no longer be as good as their rating suggests, Ofsted has said amid official criticism of its work in England.

De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has become the first higher education institution (HEI) in the UK to have an award for race equality renewed.

A digital programme that sends game ideas and tips on child development to parents could improve important skills in the early years, according to new Oxford University research.

Nearly one in five students enrolling at Oxford are now either black or an ethnic minority, figures show, as the university announces a new diversity drive in the wake of mounting political pressure.

Tens of thousands of new school places are to be created to cope with England’s population boom.

​​New Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz led a minute’s silence in memory of student Sami Sidhom ahead of a community meeting on Monday 14th May about how Newham can be made a safer place for everyone.