By annanicholas While in the UK Nick Clegg pontificated about the rights of one and all to attend university, teachers, parents and students in Spain took to the streets to protest about spending cuts in education . It was the first time ever that such ...

By Jason Groves Controversial welfare-to-work firm A4e was facing fresh police investigation last night as it emerged it had once sent a jobseeker to look for work in a lap dancing club. Three whistleblowers yesterday handed MPs a 'damning' dossier of ...

Some families are being denied access to free nursery education unless they agree to pay compulsory "top-up fees" for extra hours, a cross-party group of MPs has suggested. The practice risks excluding poorer families from nurseries, according to the ...

Inspectors will crack down on schools who enter pupils early for GCSE maths after concern that a rise in taking exams at a younger age is damaging children's education , Ofsted says in a report published on Tuesday. School inspectors in England will be ...

Nick Clegg is to propose introducing a student premium to guarantee financial help for all those who receive free school meals when they enter higher education , reports claim. Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has criticised the gap in standards ...