Education

The number of British 18-year-olds aiming to go to university directly from school continues to increase at a record pace, according to figures that show a surge in applications this…

New guidance on political impartiality in the classroom is confusing and likely to scare teachers in England away from tackling important subjects such as climate change and racism,…

San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city’s school board in the first recall vote in the city since 1983.Voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the recall of school board…

My father, Eduardo Ortiz, who has died aged 90, was a professor of mathematics and history of science at Imperial College, who spent most of his adult life in exile in London, but remained a…

Exam boards have published advance information about some of the content due to come up in summer GCSE and A-level exams, to help teachers and pupils in England focus their revision.…

Lego is launching a £100m competition to find solutions that will make a positive impact on the lives of children in response to what the toymaker said was a “global early childhood…

As a student doctor, there are a few well-loved texts that are a little different from our required reading. Sometimes, it’s these books, TV shows or films that inspired us to consider…

Technical glitches during exams have left hundreds of trainee medical specialists in the lurch and unable to move on to advanced training and specialisation.On Monday, about 120 specialty…

A children’s home in Bolton has been shut down after inspectors found that one boy had not bathed, changed his clothes or been provided with a home-cooked meal since he arrived in September…

Thousands of UK university staff have gone on strike in a new wave of industrial action over pensions, pay and working conditions, claiming they have overwhelming support from students.The…