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The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16872898

Pupils learn how to 'fail well'

A top girls' school is planning a "failure week" to teach pupils to embrace risk, build resilience and learn from their mistakes.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16879336

Universities warned over access

The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16869898

Academy school results 'inflated'

The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16858868

Children's access rights pledge

Children are to get legal rights to maintain relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-16865916

Union plea to delay exams change

Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16859701

Loans boss 'to pay tax at source'

The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-16854187

University places go to colleges

Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16836504

Shouting out 'helps pupils learn'

Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16836497

Asbestos in schools a 'scandal'

The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-16847575

Dinner ladies win equal pay row

Nearly 1,000 female workers, including dinner ladies, cleaners and carers, are to receive five years' back pay in a conclusion to an equality dispute with Bury Council.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-manchester-16844478

Most new apprentices are over 25

More than two-thirds of the apprenticeships created in England in the past five years have gone to the over 25s, a report from spending watchdog shows.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16835753

Governors 'blamed over schools'

As two councils apply to dismiss their school governors, the Liberal Democrats warn they may be blamed for falling standards.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-wales-politics-16815550

Special education change defended

Northern Ireland's Department of Education is planning to scrap the statements which guarantee extra help to pupils with special education needs.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-northern-ireland-16824102

Gove: Academy opponents 'Trots'

Education Secretary Michael Gove, facing questions from MPs and Twitter, says academy opponents are "Trots", promises a new measure for schools and chooses his favourite Bond villain.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16809400

Vocational exams cut from tables

Ministers cut the GCSE-equivalent value of 3,100 vocational qualifications, such as hair services and horse care, ending their recognition in school league tables.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16789215

Literacy of young 'must improve'

Wales' schools inspection service raises concerns about literacy levels and says exam results are not improving as quickly as other parts of the UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-wales-16760731

University applications down 9%

University applications have fallen more sharply in England than in Scotland, as admissions service figures reveal the impact of higher tuition fees.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16787948

'Biggest classroom in the world'

Looking at the biggest classroom in the world

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-15722194

New York schools enter the iZone

New York's pioneering plan to re-invent the school

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-15358964

How China is winning the school race

How China has overtaken everyone in the school race

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-14812822

Digital textbooks open a new chapter

Switch on your textbooks - they're going digital

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-15175962

Fairness challenge from first global education 'laureate'

First global education laureate's fairness challenge

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-15546976

Knowledge economy: Global best school buildings

What difference can building design make to the quality of education?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-14975270

Disabled children excluded from education

One in three of the children around the world who do not have access to primary education have a disability, suggests research from the Sightsavers charity.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-15183284

Battle of the knowledge superpowers

Knowledge is power - economic power - and there's a scramble for that power taking place around the globe.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-14949538

'IPhoneography' course launched

A college plans a new course devoted entirely to taking photographs on the iPhone

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16870423

Botanic Garden's stuck books plea

The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is appealing to the government of Pakistan to get 4,000 botany books destined for Afghanistan released after a year's hold-up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16804084

Teaching union backs pension deal

The ATL teachers' union backs the government's revised deal on pensions in a ballot.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16787958

Tuition fees commission set up

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16760053

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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16721884

Two grammars top league tables

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16741765

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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-somerset-16725849

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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-16747153

Child protection scrutiny boosted

From May all inspections of child protection services will be unannounced and last two weeks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16796147

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ health-16740758

Lammy: Axe current smacking law

David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, tells website Mumsnet parents should be allowed to smack their children without the fear of facing jail.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-16705247

Foster system 'hampered by fear'

A culture of fear has led to some councils protecting themselves more than the children in their care, according to the government's child protection adviser.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16580428

Lords reject child support plans

The coalition suffers its biggest defeat in the Lords since being elected over plans to charge single parents to use the Child Support Agency.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-16734099

Rising prices 'pressure elderly'

Elderly people are finding it harder to make ends meet as prices rise, says a report from Age UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16681617

AUDIO: Why are Wales's schools falling behind?

Welsh schools do not appear to be achieving results as good as those in England - on several measures the gap is widening.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/today/ hi/ today/ newsid_9692000/ 9692659.stm

AUDIO: 'Bonfire' of vocational qualifications

The Today programme's Sanchia Berg reports from a further education college in Stockport as the government announces it's to reduce the number of vocational subjects from GCSEs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/today/ hi/ today/ newsid_9690000/ 9690491.stm

VIDEO: How to find extra primary school places

A rise in the number of pupils and a shortage of primary school places has led some councils to consider turning empty shops and playing fields into classrooms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-16812438

VIDEO: Mystery illness at US high school

High school students in the small community of Leroy, New York State, have been coming down with strange tics and verbal outbursts, with no obvious cause.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ world-us-canada-16800781

Mums launch student swap scheme

The parents looking to exchange their student child for yours

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16872455

Wales facing literacy challenge

The BBC's Nicola Smith looks at how literacy levels can be raised

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-wales-16877751

Boys' ballet free school planned

Free school plans for budding Billy Elliots

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-16762176

The 'toughest job' in the country

Turning round England's worst performing school