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The Education Secretary insists there no is rush for schools in England to become academies, after criticism over the number of schools coming forward.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10817537

Maths fears over A-level reforms

Plans to reform A-levels could put students off maths and lead to university department closures, an academic body warns.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10805291

150 schools ask to be academies

More than 150 top schools in England have applied to become academies, government documents show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10802193

Dramatic fall in pupil expulsion

There has been a dramatic fall in the number of pupils excluded from schools in England in the past year, official figures show.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ 10802142

'Mocking' toddler killers jailed

A couple who murdered a three-year-old boy in their care, inflicting more than 70 injuries on him, are jailed for life.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-black-country-10798487

Landmark ruling on divorce money

A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-10799640

Rise in parental child abductions

A growing number of children in Britain are being abducted by a parent and taken overseas, the Foreign Office says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-10792704

Promise over future school cash

Investment in England's school buildings will continue despite cuts to a major building programme, the Education Secretary says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10786712

Gove open to atheist-run schools

Prominent atheists such as Richard Dawkins could set up their own 'free schools' in England, Education Secretary Michael Gove has said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10791997

Irish schools funding criticised

The education minister has approved funding for four Irish-medium schools, despite concern over the amount of unfilled places in existing schools.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-northern-ireland-politics-10773847

Sex education teacher guilty of under-age sex

A sex education teacher is found guilty of having an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old female pupil in Worcestershire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-hereford-worcester-10810354

Boy, 5, wins Lidl defamation case

A five-year-old Irish boy who was wrongly accused of stealing a bag of crisps wins 7,500 euros damages for defamation of character.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ world-europe-10785859

Family court service criticised

The agency which looks after children's interests in English courts has not dealt efficiently with an increase in cases, an audit finds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10778588

Axed school list 'advice ignored'

Officials are accused of ignoring advice to double-check their information before publishing a list of cancelled school building projects in England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10773682

MPs approve academy legislation

MPs pass legislation which paves the way for a radical overhaul of the school system in England but some Lib Dem MPs rebel.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10766413

Private university to be created

The UK's first new private sector university college for more than 30 years is announced by the universities minister.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-10756830

School help for forces children

The children of armed forces personnel in England could be included in categories of deprivation to be supported by extra school funding.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10763988

Top school 'bursary funds lower'

Rich, large independent schools in England devote less of their income to bursaries than smaller, poorer ones, a study suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10738433

Call for rethink on universities

A radical overhaul of higher education is needed so that universities offer more vocational courses, ex-CBI chief Lord Digby Jones says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10748313

Sex education 'could be better'

Lessons about sex, relationships and health are not good enough in one in four schools in England, schools inspectors suggest.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10727656

Cambridge rejects A-level reforms

Cambridge University criticises government proposals to bring back more traditional A-levels in England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10725910

Bureaucracy 'hampers social work'

Nearly two-thirds of social workers say they do not have enough time to serve children and young people properly, an Ofsted survey finds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10788737

Starved girl 'failed by agencies'

Missed opportunities by professionals contributed to the death of Khyra Ishaq who starved to death weighing less than three stone, a report finds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-birmingham-10770907

Motherly love 'breeds confidence'

Babies whose mothers shower them with affection are better at coping with stress when they get older, researchers say.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ health-10759511

Education 'helps fight dementia'

People who stay in education for longer appear to be better able to compensate for the effects of dementia on the brain, a study suggests.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ health-10741274

PM outlines youth service plans

David Cameron outlines details of the planned national citizen service, aimed at getting 16-year-olds to do community work.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-10721364

Yarl's Wood child wing to close

The "moral outrage" of detaining children at Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedfordshire is to end, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-10715149

Schoolboy billed as 'next Picasso'

A British schoolboy has stunned the art world by producing paintings that look like Picasso's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ entertainment-arts-10787585

Academies could cause coalition rift

Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there is no rush for schools in England to become academies, after facing criticism over the number of schools coming forward. The issue threatens to cause a rift in the coalition, as Michael Crick reports.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/1/ hi/ programmes/ newsnight/ 8873382.stm

Schools building plan 'flawed'

Education Secretary Michael Gove has said the scrapped Building Schools for the Future programme was "misconceived" and suffered a number of flaws.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10785355

Super-sized school uniforms sold

As more and more children start primary school overweight, retailers are having to expand the waistlines on school uniforms.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-10768803

Bad trip

Are family holidays worth all the hassle?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ magazine-10790074

Time travel

Floating canal classroom takes pupils on journey through history