http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education/The latest stories from the Education & Family section of the BBC News web site.en-gbThu, 23 Feb 2012 13:31:50 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse.http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education/1206015The number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities has fallen by 27% over the past six years, data shows.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17125547http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17125547Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:41:10 GMTOfficial figures show England's college dropout rates edged up as the Education Maintenance Allowance was scrapped by the government.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17139135http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17139135Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:37:59 GMTThere will be no extra charge on students who want to pay back their loans early after they graduate, Business Secretary Vince Cable has confirmed.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17140106http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17140106Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:10:47 GMTUniversities warn of a crisis in postgraduate education, saying it has been neglected by successive governments.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17131769http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17131769Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:12:39 GMTA high school for Jewish children in Leeds could open next year if plans are approved by the government.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-leeds-17139600http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-17139600Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:30:15 GMTVisa changes could see the UK's top universities and schools lose their appeal to international students, says a report.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17105028http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17105028Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:00:55 GMTPrivate companies should be encouraged to take over and run state schools as profit-making enterprises under a "John Lewis-style" business model, a think tank suggests.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17125538http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17125538Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:03:43 GMTA charity says its work-placement networks, including job fairs in churches and mosques, are more effective than private contractors paid by taxpayers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17112914http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17112914Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:56:18 GMTThe funding of religious education in UK state schools is "frighteningly dependent" on the head teacher's personal stance, research suggests.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17115597http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17115597Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:27:53 GMTFirms and charities are to be offered a payment-by-results scheme to try to get 55,000 "Neet" teenagers in England into work, education or training.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17104998http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17104998Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:15:31 GMTConcerns are raised over changes to the exam result appeal process which are due to take place as new qualifications are introduced.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-17114297http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17114297Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:56:17 GMTLabour education spokesman Stephen Twigg is calling for the creation of an independent office to raise standards in education in England.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17112909http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17112909Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:37:30 GMTThe Catholic church in Londonderry is proposing to end single sex schools and phase out academic selection.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-17110196http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-17110196Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:09:00 GMTUS universities are facing a surge in interest from students in the UK. A leading independent school predicts one in four pupils will enrol there.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15963688http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15963688Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:40:22 GMTLooking at the biggest classroom in the worldhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15722194http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15722194Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:37:47 GMTNew York's pioneering plan to re-invent the schoolhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15358964http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15358964Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:34:58 GMTHow China has overtaken everyone in the school racehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14812822http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14812822Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:05:05 GMTSwitch on your textbooks - they're going digitalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15175962http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15175962Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:00:38 GMTFirst global education laureate's fairness challengehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15546976http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15546976Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:03:16 GMTWhat difference can building design make to the quality of education?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-14975270http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14975270Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:30:10 GMTKnowledge is power - economic power - and there's a scramble for that power taking place around the globe.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-14949538http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-14949538Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:04:50 GMTLondon has come second, beaten only by Paris, in a ranking of the world's best cities for students.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17032251http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17032251Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:28:58 GMTA university is launching a degree in counter-terrorism and airport security - which it is claiming is a first in the UK.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17140109http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17140109Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:26:49 GMTFormer Haringey children's services director Sharon Shoesmith gives her support to two of Baby Peter's social workers who claim they were unfairly sacked.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-london-17109901http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17109901Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:16:50 GMTLes Ebdon has been formally announced as head of the university fair access body - despite opposition from MPs on the committee scrutinising his appointment.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17098221http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17098221Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:18:58 GMTThe introduction of primary school performance bands has been delayed until 2014, the Welsh government announces.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-17100273http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17100273Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:49:48 GMTUnions representing public sector workers are appealing against a legal decision about how pensions are protected against inflation.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-17097730http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17097730Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:55:16 GMTTwo 17-year-olds lose much of their legal battle against the raising of tuition fees in England, in which they claimed a human rights breach.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17069298http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17069298Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:45:57 GMTA London university is facing a £6m fine for recruiting 1,500 more UK undergraduates than it was meant to.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17067132http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17067132Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:57:45 GMTTeenagers in England are eating less fatty food and more vegetables than previous generations but some are skipping meals to lose weight, according to research.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17017650http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17017650Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:24:47 GMTOne in three of the children around the world who do not have access to primary education have a disability, suggests research from the Sightsavers charity.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15183284http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15183284Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:27:07 GMTThe number of children referred into care in England hits a record high, after rising steadily in the years since the Baby P case.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-16958373http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16958373Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:06:49 GMTUK parents should be able to spread the cost of childcare over as many as 20 years, according to a think tank.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16944498http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16944498Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38:36 GMTFrom May all inspections of child protection services will be unannounced and last two weeks.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16796147http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16796147Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:08:29 GMTIt may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16740758http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16740758Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:45 GMTThere has been a 27% drop in the number of full-time undergraduate degree courses offered at UK universities over the past six years, data shows.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17137355http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17137355Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:15:01 GMTDominic Boddington explains why he runs a social enterprise that provides alternative education for teenagers in Norwich.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17112882http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17112882Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:18:49 GMTKevin Bridges has re-visited the people and places that have influenced his stand up material in his latest project, a six-part television series What's The Story.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-17125477http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17125477Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:12:41 GMTThe Duchess of Cambridge visits schools in Oxford, where one of the charities she supports runs classes for children with behavioural problems.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-17113212http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17113212Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:43:51 GMTHow Globe audiences risk putting off the playershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-17073302http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-17073302Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:54:50 GMTHow hard is it to learn 18 languages?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-17101370http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17101370Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:29:02 GMTHow decisions are made about taking children into carehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-16979815http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-16979815Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:03:01 GMTThe head teacher who criticised multiculturalismhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-16968930http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16968930Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:42:29 GMTHow do we keep our web-savvy children safe online?http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16836318http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16836318Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:26:47 GMTHow letting children cook helps them eat betterhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854572http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854572Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:53:10 GMT