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.

Head teachers are concerned that the promise of university tuition fee relief for teachers may be axed. The Conservative manifesto proposed that teachers would not repay tuition fees while they remained in teaching - to help tackle staffing...

Several leading universities have failed to score highly in a new ranking of degree teaching standards.

Bradford Community Champions held a special event with secondary school heads and business leaders from across the Bradford District.

An Islamic scholar who has spent close to 5,000 hours challenging the views of terrorists in British prisons says a “radical and new interpretation” of the Koran is required to confront extremism.

A student from the University of Leicester School of History, Politics and International Relations has become the new Mayor of Oadby and Wigston. Samia Haq, a final year Politics student, was inaugurated at a meeting in the council offices followed...

The proportion of 11-year-olds offered a place at their first-choice secondary school in England is the lowest since 2010, official figures show. This year, 83.5% of applicants received offers from their first choice schools, down from 84.1%...

An Islamic girls’ boarding school that was criticised by a former pupil for its extremist teaching looks set to win its battle to stay open after finally passing an Ofsted inspection at the third attempt.

Abhiraj Singh, a 12 year old Indian origin boy, got the top score of 162, to enter into Mensa, which is believed to be the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. Membership is open to anyone who can demonstrate an IQ in the top 2 per...