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As more than half a million pupils learn which secondary school they will attend, the government

Science Museum puts history of medicine on display

The proportion of secondary pupils learning two languages should increase, says the European

What you can do if your school place disappoints

Over a third of Welsh education authorities have had fraudulent applications for school places from

The use of lotteries to allocate places at oversubscribed schools in England is to be reviewed, the

Unions claim some schools in Wales could lose a quarter of their sixth form budgets in assembly

Looking back at the life of the architect of tuition fees

The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to

Why children can be cruel about mental illness

Prince William is to be patron of Skill Force, a charity which uses ex-service personnel to train

The rate of unauthorised absence in England's primary schools has taken the overall level to a

Up to 70% of students from other parts of the European Union are failing to repay loans taken out

The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has risen slightly for the first time since

There has been slow progress on widening participation despite the money handed to universities,

The lesson where children get to choose the topics

A new Global Academy aims to recruit the world's best research scientists with world class

Children are losing out on their funding entitlement because schools are holding back too much

Thousands of people applying for school jobs have convictions for crimes including manslaughter,

The Universities Secretary John Denham has rejected suggestions that he wants polytechnics for

England's schools inspectorate has highlighted 12 schools that succeed despite tough circumstances.

Dancing is taking centre stage in a government scheme to help schoolchildren do more exercise.

A £7m project aimed at stopping disadvantaged teenagers dropping out of school and work is being

Applications for teacher training are up 10% as many career changers are drawn in, the development

Academy leaders accuse the government of backtracking on their separateness within the state

Tributes have been paid in the House of Lords to the late Lord Dearing, who helped to shape higher

Government adviser Sir Mike Tomlinson says thousands of young people are being turned off by

Museum and gallery visitors will be able to talk about their interests in a £1.5m online

A teachers' union warns the government that the economic downturn should not be used as an excuse

Primary education in England is too narrow, with schools focusing too much on maths, English and

Schools can send their questions to the Galapagos

A review of the legislation on university tuition fees may not finish until 2010, Mike Baker

It's cold out there but there is something to do

First aid advice for pupils on knife wounds

How to contact the BBC News website education team

What will replace Sats for 14 year olds in England?

Mike Baker's look at the issues coming up in 2009

Find out more about the project which motivates secondary students around the UK to make and