BBC Education
The latest stories from the Education & Family section of the BBC News web site.
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Minister hails 'web porn' progress
Ministers say agreements reached with internet firms will lead to a "fundamental change" in how images of child abuse are dealt with online.
A-level confusion 'unacceptable'
Confusion over an A-level maths paper set by exam board Edexcel is completely unacceptable, says the chair of the education select committee, Graham Stuart.
VIDEO: Mums' concerns over web safety
Parents and staff from Parentzone explain how they would like to make the internet safer for children.
'Cut a third' of education services
The 22 education services running schools in Wales should be cut by a third, a review recommends.
Belfast pupils inspired by schoolmate's poignant speech
Methodist College students report on the reaction to a speech about the future of Northern Ireland made by their schoolmate Hannah in front of an audience including President Obama and the First Lady.
£42k pay rise sparks uni occupation
A group of Warwick students occupy university buildings in protest at the £42,000 pay rise for its vice-chancellor.
Shot girl wants education priority
Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai is to lead calls for education to become a top priority.
Schools reading contest: e-books win
Nearly half the titles read by children in a national reading competition were consumed online, according to the charity Booktrust.
Elizabethan child actors 'kidnapped'
A study from the University of Oxford reveals widespread cruelty and exploitation in the treatment of child actors in Elizabethan theatres.
No extra free schools, says Labour
Labour would keep open existing free schools but would not open any more, says Stephen Twigg. He also says all state schools in England should have the independence given to academies.
Signing 'should be foreign language'
A charity calls for British Sign Language to count as a modern foreign language at GCSE.
Top unis 'now less socially diverse'
A report on social mobility claims the UK's leading universities have become less socially representative in the past decade, not more.
Science plan lands 'star' researcher
A £50m project to attract world-class scientists to Wales makes its first appointment - a leading stem cell researcher looking at diseases of the nervous system.
Free school pioneers offer advice
Dozens of groups aiming to open free schools next year are meeting to get tips from pioneers of the movement, the West London Free School.
Hard-working fathers cut their hours
Hard-working fathers are cutting their long working hours, while mothers are working more, researchers say.
Head teachers recognised in honours
Five head teachers have been knighted or made dames in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours.
Second grammar wants to open annexe
A second grammar school is consulting on opening an annexe in Sevenoaks after a campaign by parents to expand selective provision in Kent.
Missing exam paper sparks re-sit row
The loss of an A-level exam paper in Amsterdam has led to calls for a free re-sit from students who sat the replacement paper.
Summer-borns 'need flexi-term start'
Parents should be able to exercise their right to a later school start for their summer-born children.
VIDEO: Gove GCSE plans are 'just tinkering'
Journalist and education activist Fiona Millar called for a full English baccalaureate as she claimed Michael Gove's plans to reform GCSEs were "just tinkering with a redundant system".