Commissioner calls for review into decline in percentage of pupils with five good GCSEs.

The academic calendar shows national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 38 countries. (pdf)

This report, based on national data, gives an overview on the length of the school year, the start and the end dates, the timing and length of school holidays and the number of school days. It covers both primary and general secondary education and key points are illustrated by comparative figures. The information is available…

Lärarna har svårt att få lönen att räcka en hel månad och eleverna kommer hungriga till skolan på måndagar. På 14 månader har de strejkat 27 gånger. Skolvärlden åkte till Buenos Aires för att ta reda på vad som driver lärarna i ett land som präglas av svåra ekonomiska förhållanden.

Reglerne for optagelse til gymnasiet skal være mere fair, mener gymnasieledere. Eleverne selv vil af med krav.

Labour is right to debate the future of these unjust institutions, which at last are no longer seen as untouchable, writes Guardian columnist Frances Ryan.

Professional education customized to global (but local) contexts lets educator-leaders thrive in their own settings, sharing knowledge to strengthen teaching across regions.

School funding cuts in England will be reversed if the government's three-year spending plan is implemented, an independent analysis of education budgets says.

England’s teachers are now working as long hours as bankers, but without the banker pay.

Promised increases will barely repair the squeeze felt since austerity began, report says.

Varför lärde sig skolbarnen i Syrien presidentens tal? Hur kan en skolgård se ut i Idlib? Rama Sahhary, 19 år, berättar om hur rädd hon var för en av sina lärare i den mycket auktoritära syriska skolan. Hör också Annika Rabo som är professor emeritus i socialantropologi och som bott och arbetat i Syrien berätta…

En brand i en skola i Libera har kostat minst 25 barn livet, uppger nyhetsbyrån AFP som hänvisar till regeringsuppgifter.