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School hammer attack 'preventable'
The mother of Henry Webster, the boy who was attacked by a group of Asian youths explains how the review has shown how the school was at fault.
'Racism missed' at attack school
A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.
Cable's plan to cut science funds
Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.
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Asian families battle to retain mother tongue in schools
Cambridge tops university table
Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.
Cable: Setting the bar on science research
Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the bar will have to be raised" on science funding
Derby school desperate for repairs
Hundreds of schools in England have had their plans for refurbishment put on hold after the coalition government cancelled a rebuilding programme.
Digital subjects 'priority' call
Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.
Two-tier university warning given
Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.
Miss! Pick me
The experimental class where hands-up are banned
Sikh values
UK gets first Sikh temple school
Students 'put off by £7,000 fees'
A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.
UK slipping down graduate league
The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Mandarin popular in UK Schools
Some schools in the UK are teaching their pupils languages like Mandarin and Arabic rather than the more traditional French and Spanish.
Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
Schoolboy describes finding pipe bomb
The suspicious object was left in the playground of St Comgall's Primary School and picked up by an eight -year-old pupil.
Gove defends free school numbers
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
Only 16 new free schools sign up
Education Secretary Gove says there will be initially only 16 "free schools" in England set up despite 700 expressions of interest.
