The Guardian view on exam reform: schools have more acute problems than a narrow curriculum
Editorial: An overhaul of qualifications is a good idea. But ambitious schemes to bridge the academic-vocational and Stem-humanities divides will have to wait
July 2016
Plans to force academic or vocational choice on pupils over 16
Proposed education reforms include scrapping thousands of technical qualifications in favour of 15 ‘pathways’
August 2014
Record number of students off to university after undergrad cap raised
Higher proportion of sixth formers go into further education, including more women and students from deprived areas
A-level results: pass rate drops but record numbers win university places
Rise in popularity of maths and science as savvy students target places and Michael Gove's education changes take effect
A-level and GCSE exam grades will not be 'fiddled', watchdog tells parents
Ofqual seeks to allay anxiety by saying that there will be no manipulation of grade boundaries to disguise effect of changes
July 2013
Anxious, austerity-minded, but worldly: the young Britons of Generation A
Today's teenagers, faced with economic uncertainty, will confront huge challenges. The good news? They seem singularly well-equipped for the task, according to a major new survey. Yvonne Roberts reports
March 2012
Parent files police complaint after teacher reads Ender's Game to pupils
A teacher in South Carolina is on adminstrative leave after the parent of a 14-year-old complained that Orson Scott Card's classic novel was 'pornographic'
February 2012
Academy schools attain fewer good GCSEs, study shows
Local authority schools with a similar pupil intake performed better, according to new analysis of government figures
October 2011
Can online careers advice work?
The role of employment advisers is diminishing as web-based services come to the fore, but what about the personal touch?
September 2011
One in four young people get no careers advice, survey shows
Mortarboard blog
Core subjects are key to education reform
August 2011
Money being wasted on badly-managed colleges, say MPs
Value for money hard to judge due to accounting inconsistencies in £6bn spending, public accounts committee warns
March 2011
Value for money of 16-18 education questioned
Poor budgeting and performance management could be wasting some of £6bn spent on sixth-form education, says National Audit Office
The bac and other school measures
Letters: My own strong recommendation is for multiple measures; and it was in that context that I made the statements to which Mr Burnham alludes
Michael Gove accused of trying to bring back grammar schools by back door
BTecs to get national results day
Encouraging entrepreneurs is vital for the future
Tom Bewick
December 2010
Ed Miliband is wrong. Tuition fees gave poorer students hope
Peter Wilby
Peter Wilby: Extra funds meant more university places. The real issue now is cuts to education maintenance grants
November 2010
How to turn 60,000 students into unqualified drop-outs
Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee: The axing of the education maintenance allowance to help poor teenagers stay at school feels like targeted government malice
August 2010
Vocational education is vital for Britain's business future
Peter Jones
It is disappointing that business studies is becoming less popular, says Dragon Peter Jones, because Britain needs entrepreneurs and inspired employees
