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.

The chairwoman of Parliament's spending watchdog wants a police probe after the BBC's Panorama uncovered evidence of fraud in the student loan system. One education agent was secretly filmed offering to get bogus students admitted into a government-approved...

Grandparents are helping more mothers get back to work but the rising pension age means they may face a conflict over providing care in the future.