Labour wants to give firms more flexibility to spend cash currently earmarked for apprenticeships.

It is understood independent pay review bodies recommended an increase of 5.5% for teachers and some NHS workers.

One charity warns that there are gaps in support for young carers during school breaks.

In her first interview, the education secretary says parents should keep their children in school.

The cost of holiday provision has risen by 6% across Great Britain, a survey by Coram Family and Childcare suggests.

Schools in England record a sharp rise in pupils being suspended and excluded.

Ucas says the change will encourage applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds to apply to higher education.

In the last academic year, pupils across England missed more than six million school days through unauthorised holidays.

In the last academic year, pupils across England missed more than six million school days through unauthorised holidays.

One teacher says reading standards for pupils in Wales were "patchy at best".

School breakfast clubs and a cap on the number of branded items of school uniform are among the key policies.

Teachers' pay and university fees are among the issues the King's Speech didn't directly address.

Government promises to curb rogue building practices are too little, too late for grieving parents.

The Hollywood star will fly back to Texas to sit exams while working on The Running Man in London.

BBC Ideas explores the rise of 'digital parenting'

BBC Ideas explores the rise of 'digital parenting'

Teachers' pay and university fees are among the immediate challenges the new government will find hard to ignore.

Everything is a battle when you are the parents of disabled children, one mother says.

Children’s Minister Natalie Don has described it as a “landmark moment" for Scotland.

Universities have been accused of lowering standards to recruit overseas students, who pay higher fees.