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Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled.

School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests.

Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability.

The first of 32 academies in England established under new legislation from the coalition government opened on Wednesday.

Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter.

Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term.

Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university.

Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect.

Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, research suggests.

Thirty-two schools in England have been given academy status in time for the start of the new school year, with more than a hundred expected to follow over the coming months.

Why do UK leaders all study for the same qualification?

Most people in Britain do not meet disabled people either in their social or working lives, suggests a survey.

Northern Ireland's Education Minister Caitriona Ruane launches an investigation into how incorrect grades were sent to chemistry A-level students.

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a Save the Children poll suggests.

Nearly two-thirds of UK parents cannot afford after-school activities for their children, a poll for the Save the Children charity suggests.

Lap-dance club owner Peter Stringfellow and university researcher Dr Belinda Brooks-Gordon discuss the findings of university research which reveals that one in four lap-dancers has a degree.

Half the A-levels taken by pupils at independent schools in the UK were graded A or A* this year, figures from the sector suggest.

England's exams watchdog Ofqual is to compare A-levels and GCSEs with alternative qualifications, including vocational equivalents.

A married teacher who had sexual relationships with three teenage girls is jailed for nearly seven years.

Oxford's head of admissions tells candidates it wants the academically gifted, not 'second-rate historians' who play the flute.