An independent college of teaching backed by government will give teachers professional equality with doctors and lawyers.

Few of the one and a half million children who’ve fled are in school. Yet refugees can be agents of change, rebuilding their country. All they need is our help.

Failure to address educational inequalities in England means taxpayers have to "pay twice", says an alliance of 25 education organisations.

Two UK teachers are among the finalists in a $1m international competition to find the world's most outstanding teacher.

Extra training to improve maths and science teaching and a college for digital skills are set to be announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.

Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, has allocated almost £5 million to help pupils learn resilience, self-confidence and respect in new drive to build "character".

Ofsted's latest annual report released this week will raise concerns that England's secondary schools are "stagnating" while improvements are made to primary education.

Primary school league tables published next week are expected to show 800 schools failed to hit rigorous new standards for 11-year-olds despite a rise in headline results.

Committee says it is unacceptable a whole generation could have health seriously impaired by air pollution above EU limits.

Den pakistanska skolflickan Malala Yousafzai kommer under tiden som hon befinner sig i Oslo för att ta emot Nobels fredspris att visa upp de kläder hon hade på sig när hon blev skjuten av talibaner.

Talibanernas mordförsök kunde inte tysta henne. I dag träffar Malala Yousafzai makthavare världen över i sin kamp för rätten att gå i skolan. Lördags­magasinets Mia Holmgren och Lotta Härdelin har träffat den pakistanska sjuttonåringen som på onsdag tar emot Nobels fredspris i Oslo.

During Congressional hearing Chinese scholars and human rights activists criticize the influence of the Chinese government in academic affairs.