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The latest stories from the Education & Family section of the BBC News web site.

Academies 'may be risky strategy'

The government spending watchdog warns the expansion of the academies programme could risk being poor value for money.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11229213

Call to merge Scottish education services

Education authorities are facing a call to merge so classrooms may be spared the worst of the cuts in public spending.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-scotland-11249743

Door ajar on private universities

The Universities Minister suggests an increased role for private universities as he signals graduates will have to pay more for their degrees.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11240067

Gove to change vocational courses

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a review of vocational education in England, which he says "lost its way" under Labour.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11229469

University research focus 'wrong'

Science Minister David Willetts says the research-teaching balance in universities has 'gone wrong', after defending cuts to science research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11241871

Two-tier university warning given

Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11216697

Scots teachers 'spend more time in class'

Teachers in Scotland spend 60% of their time in the classroom which is higher than their counterparts anywhere in the western world, says a survey.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-scotland-11225612

'Racism missed' at attack school

A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-wiltshire-11227191

Cambridge tops university table

Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11227693

Digital subjects 'priority' call

Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11214894

Cable's plan to cut science funds

Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-11225197

GCSE triumphs: Whizz kids and athletes

Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland thousands of pupils are celebrating and commiserating with each other after receiving their results for their GCSE exams.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11075027

GCSE pupils score record results

Teenagers score another GCSE record with almost seven out of 10 exams awarded a C grade or above, as separate science entries rise.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11064110

'One in four' students unplaced

The latest figures show that currently more than a quarter of UK university applicants are unplaced.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11059151

Did the new A* make the grade?

Did the new A-level grade do what it said on the tin?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11037928

The bright pupils shunning university

The bright, young things shunning university

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10926532

No university place...? Go Dutch

With UK students facing a tough battle for places at home, universities in the Netherlands are promoting themselves as an alternative - and still have spaces left for this year, reports the BBC's Jonty Bloom.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11012095

A* boosts record A-level results

One in 12 A-level entries is awarded the new A* grade, as pupils attain record results.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11012369

Ditch the flute and get swotting, students told

Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11108389

Why has studying French lost its élan?

Is the big fall in the number of British school children studying French something to be concerned about?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ magazine-11086381

UK slipping down graduate league

The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11203790

First 16 'free schools' revealed

The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-11197827

Former head jailed for sex abuse

A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-11199226

Student migration 'unsustainable'

The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-11191341

Tory defects over schools scheme

A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-politics-11186771

Students 'put off by £7,000 fees'

A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11213114

Budget 'hits the poorest hardest'

The coalition government's Budget announced in June has hit the poorest families hardest, says an economic think tank.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ business-11079496

Charity loses gay adoption appeal

The Charity Commission rejects an appeal by a Roman Catholic charity to allow it to discriminate against gay people seeking to adopt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-11019895

Warning over 'untracked' children

Some children are not being educated because local authorities are often unable to track youngsters who are not being taught, inspectors warn.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-10994370

Hundreds of playgrounds scrapped

Hundreds of playground developments in England are being mothballed as the Department for Education cuts funding for them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-10912723

Adult drinking sparks child calls

More than 100 children a week are turning to the ChildLine helpline with worries about their parents' drinking or drug use, the NSPCC says.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-10981688

Row over bus breastfeeding claims

A young mother says she was ordered off a Manchester bus because she was breastfeeding her baby.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-manchester-10941734

Four identical pupils in one class

Four identical quads have just started school today and they are all in the same class.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ uk-england-11254846

Hawking: "We must inspire young people"

Professor Stephen Hawking explains why investment in scientific and academic excellence is crucial to Britain's future.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/1/ hi/ programmes/ newsnight/ 8984001.stm

Schools' share their olympic dreams

The BBC and the British Council are launching a competition that will see children around the world link up to share their excitement and their aspirations for the 2012 Olympics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11245393

Hip hop helps vulnerable children

South African artist Emile Jansen has embraced the challenge of reaching out to the youth with the help of hip hop.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/1/ hi/ programmes/ world_news_america/ 8982390.stm

Good grammar

One man's crusade to put a full stop to linguistic abuse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/today/ hi/ today/ newsid_8983000/ 8983697.stm

Miss! Pick me

The experimental class where hands-up are banned

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ go/ rss/ int/ news/ -/news/ education-11090044

Keep talking

Asian families battle to retain mother tongue in schools