Bethan LewisWales family and education correspondentBBCHead teacher Helen Jones says she welcomes the "overdue" reforms but is worried about the demands on teachersA head teacher has expressed concerns for the "guinea pig year group" who…
Getty ImagesWorking parents of children aged between nine months and four years old in England now have access to 30 hours a week of childcare during term time.Ministers say 530,000 more children are benefiting from…
Hayley ClarkeEducation reporter andEmily DoughtyGetty ImagesThousands of students have reported being victims of sexual violence and harassment in the first sector-wide survey of sexual misconduct at universities in England.The Office for Students (OfS) said 14%…
GettyThere has been a sharp decline in pupil numbers since the "post-millennium baby boom", the report foundThe number of pupils in primary schools in London is continuing to fall sharply as a low birth rate…
Hazel ShearingEducation correspondentGetty ImagesPrivate schools in England could pay more for Ofsted inspections under plans set out by the Department for Education (DfE).The DfE said the regulator's inspections of private schools cost £6.5m last year…
Douglas FraserBusiness/economy editor, ScotlandBBCAnton Muscatelli has been in charge of Glasgow University for 16 yearsScotland's most experienced university principal has called for a review of the funding and shape of higher education, warning against "stumbling…
Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands.The mandatory tests, first reported by Schools Week, would aim to…
Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesHackers holding pictures and private data of thousands of nursery children and their families to ransom say they will publish more information online unless they are paid.Criminals calling themselves…