Youth unemployment is being fuelled by teenagers leaving schools without GCSEs in English and maths, research suggests. more
Firms are revising their job and investment plans after a "sharp fall" in confidence among senior business leaders, a new report warns. more
Councils that are failing children who are up for adoption or fostering have been named and shamed as part of a Government crackdown on poor performing authorities. more
Around one in eight teenagers scored at least three A* or A grades at A-level this summer, official figures show. more
The series of blunders in this year's A-levels and GCSEs were "unusual" and do not show an overall failure of the exams system, it has been suggested. more
David Cameron has insisted he is determined to bring "rigour" back to the classroom, and restore order and respect in schools. more
Teenagers can no longer rely on being talented in one subject to win a place at a top university, a leading headmaster has warned. more
Secondary school pupils are flocking back to core academic subjects most valued by universities and employers, according to new research. more
Boys are falling further behind girls at GCSE because they "lack the maturity" to aim for top grades, it has been suggested. more
Boys are failing to catch up with girls at GCSE, despite another record year of results. more
Teenagers have achieved record GCSE results again, although boys are falling further behind girls. more
A shift towards traditional subjects at GCSE risks "demotivating and alienating" thousands of teenagers, a union leader has warned. more
Five people have been arrested after a 16-year-old girl died from a suspected drug overdose. more
Nearly one in four GCSE entries could be awarded at least an A grade in what is expected to be another record year of results, it has been predicted. more
Teenagers who are good at science should be made to take individual GCSEs in biology, chemistry and physics, business leaders have said. more
All pupils in English schools should study maths up to the age of 18, a report commissioned by David Cameron and Education Secretary Michael Gove recommended. more
Pupils across Scotland are receiving their exam results as scheduled - although thousands of them had already been notified of their grades a day early by mistake. more
The Government's new English Baccalaureate has been attacked by MPs, who warned it was rushed and risks "shoe-horning" pupils into taking inappropriate qualifications. more
Ministers have announced details of a major shake-up of school league tables which will limit the vocational qualifications that count in the future. more
A third teenager will appear in court charged with the murder of a 16-year-old on a busy high street. more
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