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Tuition fees commission set up

An independent commission has been set up to examine the impact of increased tuition fees in England.

Lagging pupils 'don't catch up'

Just one in 15 pupils in England starting secondary school "behind" for their age, gets five good GCSEs, official data shows.

Two grammars top league tables

Two grammar schools are at the top of this year's secondary school league tables.

Failure in sex abuse teacher case

A teacher was able to film himself abusing young girls because of a "lamentable failure" by school management, a review finds.

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Jubilee cooking contest 'illegal'

The anti-monarchy group Republic warns schools they may break the law if they take part in a cooking competition to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Brown urges global education fund

Former prime minister Gordon Brown calls for a global fund as a last chance to meet targets for universal primary education.

Free school approved by minister

A free school in Suffolk will open for 300 pupils in September after plans are signed off by the government.

Teachers strike on academy plans

Staff at a Birmingham primary school go on strike over plans to turn it into an academy.

Higher English to have Scots text

Answering a question on a Scottish piece of writing is to become compulsory in Higher English under plans from the Scottish government.