BBC News - Education & Family

• Sex education struggles with porn
(Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:32 GMT)

In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study. ... Read

• New curriculum workload 'too high'
(Fri, 24 May 2013 09:06:29 GMT)

More than 80% of nursery and primary school teachers in Scotland have warned of high workloads as a result of the new curriculum, a union claims. ... Read

• Sharp decline in foreign students
(Thu, 23 May 2013 15:46:08 GMT)

A steep decline in foreign students coming to study at UK colleges and language schools prompts fears of a knock-on effect on universities. ... Read

• Suffolk and Hackney schools join up
(Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:10 GMT)

Complacency is to blame for poor performance in Suffolk Schools, according to a report. ... Read

• Warning on poor school swimming
(Thu, 23 May 2013 00:33:27 GMT)

More children may drown without better school swimming provision, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has warned. ... Read

• Tuition fee 'could be cut to £6,000'
(Thu, 23 May 2013 01:01:54 GMT)

Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, research suggests. ... Read

• 'Rise' in children abusing children
(Thu, 23 May 2013 04:43:54 GMT)

A growing number of children are being sexually abused by other children, say charities. ... Read

• Higher pay 'means larger classes'
(Wed, 22 May 2013 12:26:36 GMT)

Head teachers may have to increase class sizes if they are to pay the best teachers higher wages, the chief inspector of schools in England admits. ... Read

• Scots students may be 'squeezed out'
(Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:52 GMT)

Researchers suggest students in Scotland could be "squeezed out" if there is a yes vote on independence and the free tuition system continues. ... Read

• Human-rights training centre opens
(Wed, 22 May 2013 17:48:52 GMT)

An international human-rights training centre to teach digital skills to activists and protesters opens in the Italian city of Florence. ... Read

• East End music free school approved
(Wed, 22 May 2013 01:09:34 GMT)

A music school for deprived teenagers in east London and two schools for autistic children are among the latest wave of free schools to be approved. ... Read

• Iodine lack 'may lower UK baby IQs'
(Wed, 22 May 2013 06:53:03 GMT)

Mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy could be dimming the intellect of some babies born in the UK, say researchers who studied 1,000 families. ... Read

• UK shared exam system faces break up
(Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:25 GMT)

The shared A-level and GCSE system for England, Wales and Northern Ireland should no longer be continued, says Education Secretary Michael Gove. ... Read

• School cuts 'no harm to standards'
(Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:36 GMT)

A think tank report argues that 18% of public spending on schools could be cut without damaging standards. ... Read

• FE college teaching 'must improve'
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:00 GMT)

An advisory group for Labour calls for a tougher line on teaching standards in further education colleges. ... Read

• Student 'suicidal thoughts' warning
(Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:22 GMT)

There is an unidentified problem with stress, depression and suicidal thoughts on university campuses, warns a survey from the National Union of Students. ... Read

• How Estonia became E-stonia
(Thu, 16 May 2013 12:15:24 GMT)

Estonian pupils are taught computer skills from an early age as the internet is seen as symbolic of political independence. ... Read

• The world's most sleep-starved students
(Wed, 08 May 2013 17:20:31 GMT)

How lack of sleep is damaging pupils' learning around the world ... Read

• Suu Kyi asks UK to help universities
(Thu, 09 May 2013 09:03:10 GMT)

Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is calling on Britain to help rebuild Burma's universities, which she says have been ruined by military rule ... Read

• Jimmy Wales: 'Dull lectures doomed'
(Wed, 01 May 2013 09:29:29 GMT)

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales predicts the death of student boredom ... Read

• Human extinction warning from Oxford
(Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:42:57 GMT)

What are the greatest global threats to the future of humanity? An international team from Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute is investigating the biggest dangers. ... Read

• University course made for cheating
(Wed, 22 May 2013 00:39:34 GMT)

Cheating by students is being investigated in a US university course dedicated to understanding the hidden world of academic deception. ... Read

• Clue to why women live longer
(Wed, 15 May 2013 06:43:14 GMT)

Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests. ... Read

• O'Dowd makes A-level re-sit changes
(Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:17 GMT)

Education Minister John O'Dowd has announced some changes to A-levels in Northern Ireland following a local consultation. ... Read

• Parents of truants to face fines
(Mon, 20 May 2013 16:48:26 GMT)

Parents of children who are regular school truants are to be fined up to £120 from September, says the Welsh government. ... Read

• Pupils 'need early porn warnings'
(Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:00 GMT)

Young children should hear about the dangers of pornography as soon as they have access to the internet, head teachers say. ... Read

• Walk-to-school numbers 'falling'
(Mon, 20 May 2013 01:55:33 GMT)

Fewer children are walking to school in the UK, campaigners say. ... Read

• Childcare costs will be tackled - PM
(Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:18 GMT)

David Cameron indicates he is ready to compromise over changes to childcare, after concerns were raised by Lib Dem coalition partners. ... Read

• 'Quarter of a million' young carers
(Thu, 16 May 2013 11:41:55 GMT)

Nearly a quarter of a million children in England and Wales are caring for a relative, new statistics just released show. ... Read

• Social workers' fears over changes
(Thu, 16 May 2013 16:46:28 GMT)

Social workers are warning changes being brought in to speed up adoption and the family courts might be bad for the welfare of some children. ... Read

• Family court experts under scrutiny
(Thu, 16 May 2013 09:39:06 GMT)

Poor quality expert evidence is to be "driven out" of family courts, the Ministry of Justice says, as it launches a consultation on standards in England and Wales. ... Read

• VIDEO: Warning over pupils' level of swimming
(Thu, 23 May 2013 08:15:25 GMT)

More children may drown without better school swimming provision, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has warned. ... Read

• VIDEO: New free schools approved
(Wed, 22 May 2013 09:46:19 GMT)

From 2014, 102 new free schools are set to open in England after being granted approval from the Department for Education. ... Read

• VIDEO: Hove v Gove battle for new free schools bid
(Fri, 17 May 2013 12:51:39 GMT)

Plans backed by Education Secretary Michael Gove could see a free school set up on a Sussex playing field, but the bid has angered some residents. ... Read

• VIDEO: Puppy room for students' exam stress
(Mon, 13 May 2013 13:47:51 GMT)

Aberdeen University students' association is introducing a new exam welfare scheme which includes a puppy room. ... Read

• 'Porn made me think sex was brutal'
(Fri, 24 May 2013 10:10:03 GMT)

'Porn made me think sex was brutal' ... Read

• Is a paperless library still a library?
(Wed, 22 May 2013 17:53:27 GMT)

The world's first bookless public library ... Read

• Viewpoints: Higher fees and value-for-money degrees
(Wed, 22 May 2013 08:29:11 GMT)

Are university courses worth the money students have to spend? ... Read

• Viewpoint: Parents of young carers need support
(Wed, 22 May 2013 07:28:34 GMT)

Let's shift the debate to their parents ... Read

• Should Scotland have more single-sex schools?
(Sun, 19 May 2013 23:23:56 GMT)

Should Scotland have more single-sex schools? ... Read