BBC News - Education & Family
Sun Apr 24 04:14:15 EDT 2011
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Parents 'to blame for behaviour' - Teachers say that parents cannot "abandon responsibility" for their children's behaviour at school.

Teachers back pension strike vote - The National Union of Teachers' annual conference has voted for a campaign of industrial action against cuts to public sector pensions.

Burnham attacks on schools policy - Labour's Andy Burnham has accused the government of narrowing choice and cutting budgets for schools in England.

Teachers back strike against cuts - Teachers at the NUT conference call for a 24-hour public sector strike against cuts to children's services across England.

PM and deputy disagree on interns - Nick Clegg renews his criticism of internship placements, after the prime minister defended the right to give posts to the children of friends and colleagues.

Bishop urges school places shift - Church of England schools should cut down to one in 10 the number of places reserved for practising Anglicans, even if it means a fall in standards, the Church's education chief says.

University has licence suspended - A Glasgow university's license to sponsor foreign students is suspended over concerns about abuses of the immigration system.

Abuse referrals by NSPCC hit high - The number of serious child abuse cases referred to police or social services by the NSPCC reached an all-time high last year, the charity says.

Schools changes 'won't help poor' - Only 8% of teachers believe government policy for free schools and academies in England will improve poor children's education, a survey suggests.

Cry-baby 'link to behaviour' - Babies who cry excessively and have problems feeding and sleeping are at greater risk of developing behavioural problems later in life, say scientists.

Universities 'should sell extra places' - A leading think tank suggests Scottish universities should be allowed to generate extra income by taking in extra students.

Going to Harvard from your own bedroom - Universities around the world are putting courses and lectures online. What will this mean for how people study for a degree?­

Turning knowledge into the new oil - The Gulf kingdom of Qatar is spending billions on a plan to become a global knowledge hub.

Looking for the next Google - Universities around the world are looking at how to turn ideas into businesses.

Record numbers of overseas students - International student numbers have risen to record levels - with China sending the most students abroad.

India: The next university superpower? - India has ambitious plans to increase graduate numbers in a way which would give it the size and status of an education superpower.

Universities ranked on reputation - A global league table reveals how universities are seen around the world - rather than how they have performed.

Tony Blair's global ideas battle - Tony Blair outlines his views on university globalisation to the BBC News website.

Graduates - the new measure of power - Universities have unprecedented growth and have expanded into global institutions.

University 'congratulations' email error - An e-mail is sent by mistake to thousands of people welcoming them to Sussex University.

Teeside school cleaners' £4m lottery win - Sixteen school cleaners from Teesside win £255,000 each on the lottery.

Bulldog 'vanishing from schools' - Research suggests traditional playground games like British Bulldog and conkers are disappearing from many of England's schools.

Girls' behaviour 'deteriorating' - A survey of teaching staff suggests girls' behaviour in class is deteriorating as much as their male classmates.

Ofsted 'should be split in two' - An influential committee of MPs calls for Ofsted to be split into two inspectorates - covering education and children's care and services.

Hidden guns make schools 'safer' - Four years after America's worst ever college shooting, a student group has told Newsbeat they should be allowed their own hidden guns in classrooms.

Injured teachers awarded millions - Teachers were awarded millions of pounds in compensation in 2010 for accidents, assaults and injuries, figures released by unions show.

Concern over school entry changes - Proposed changes to school admissions procedures could make the system less fair, education charities say.

London Met slashes degree courses - London Metropolitan University says it is to cut hundreds of courses so that it can survive financially when tuition fees are increased.

FE colleges 'charging lower fees' - A survey suggests many further education colleges will charge tuition fees of less than £6,000 for their university-level courses.

Parents 'want child gene tests' - Parents believe the benefits of testing their children for the genetic risk of some diseases outweighs the negative consequences, according to US scientists.

Poverty 'hitting pupils' studies' - Many pupils living in poverty come to school hungry, tired and in worn-out clothes, a survey by the teachers' union ATL suggests.

Children's waistlines 'expanding' - Eleven-year-olds today have wider waists and are taller than their counterparts three decades earlier, a study suggests.

Abused children 'not listened to' - Social workers and other professionals do not take enough notice of the views of vulnerable children, Ofsted inspectors warn.

Children 'growing up too quickly' - Almost nine out of every 10 UK parents say children are having to grow up too early, with nearly half unhappy with pre-watershed TV, a survey suggests.

Ceop website form 'was insecure' - A web page set up to protect children online has been found to be insecure and is under investigation.

Families '£910 worse off in 2011' - The average household will be more than £900 worse off this year as higher bills and inflation eat into spending power, says report.

Welfare change to help child poor - The government says it aims to lift 350,000 children out of poverty with a single change in the benefits system.

VIDEO: Teachers' union considers strike - Teachers are to consider strike action in protest over planned cuts to their pensions.

VIDEO: Church school changes proposed - The Church of England is considering changing the admissions policy for its schools to include more children whose families do not worship regularly.

AUDIO: The headteacher who has not taught - Do you have to have been a teacher to run a school well? Julie White-Zamler is about to qualify as a headteacher but has no classroom experience.

AUDIO: University heads on increased fees - More than three quarters of universities in England look set to charge the maximum £9,000 in tuition fees from next year.

Who's charging what? - A full list of university tuition fee plans

Happiness head - How an author and head teacher learned to be happy

Too much too young? - Teenagers on why they think porn affects the way men view sex

Golden phrase - What words can unlock a child's potential?

Climbing the ladder - Pupils' dilemma - dreaming spires or building site?

Where the heart is - The village in Wales which takes in homeless families

Twitter, Glee, moderates - Centre-left dominates student conference after year of anger

Devolved fees - The complex emerging patchwork of UK university charges