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University technical colleges could raise the status of vocational education while absolving schools of the requirement to cater for `unacademic’ children. But is it right to allow 14-year-olds to make life-changing decisions about where their future lies?

Children do better in small groups – or do they? A primary that chose to have a Year 3 group of 71 has found that the pupils are ahead of target and the teachers are enjoying the fruits of shared endeavour.

When Michael Gove released details of how schools spend their budgets earlier this year, he hoped to create an education equivalent of price-comparison websites. But can this type of data ever provide an objective guide to value for money?

Is there a long-term future for what some consider a dying breed?

Two mentors helped put the Olympic medallist’s career as an athlete on track

In a school of sulky and `world-weary’ girls, the actress learnt that being enthusiastic about literature was cool