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BBC News - Education & Family
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School hammer attack 'preventable'
The mother of Henry Webster, the boy who was attacked by a group of Asian youths explains how the review has shown how the school was at fault.
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'Racism missed' at attack school
A school where a boy was attacked with a hammer failed to recognise a series of racist incidents prior to the assault, a serious case review finds.
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Cable's plan to cut science funds
Business Secretary Vince Cable has unveiled plans for a squeeze on public funding for scientific research.
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Keep talking
Asian families battle to retain mother tongue in schools
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Cambridge tops university table
Cambridge University has come top of an international university rankings table, knocking Harvard of the top spot for the first time since 2004.
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Cable: Setting the bar on science research
Business Secretary Vince Cable says "the bar will have to be raised" on science funding
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Derby school desperate for repairs
Hundreds of schools in England have had their plans for refurbishment put on hold after the coalition government cancelled a rebuilding programme.
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Digital subjects 'priority' call
Digital technology must be a "national priority" in UK universities, says an industry and university task force.
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Two-tier university warning given
Vice-chancellors warn that the traditional university experience could become the preserve of an elite.
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Miss! Pick me
The experimental class where hands-up are banned
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Sikh values
UK gets first Sikh temple school
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Students 'put off by £7,000 fees'
A report suggests two-thirds of UK students would be put off university by fees of £7,000 a year.
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UK slipping down graduate league
The UK is slipping behind international rivals in university places, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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Mandarin popular in UK Schools
Some schools in the UK are teaching their pupils languages like Mandarin and Arabic rather than the more traditional French and Spanish.
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Student migration 'unsustainable'
The number of foreign students let into the UK is "unsustainable", minister Damian Green says in his first major speech on immigration.
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Former head jailed for sex abuse
A former boarding school head teacher is jailed for 21 years for sexually abusing and beating pupils.
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Gove defends free school numbers
Michael Gove says demand for new free schools has exceeded expectations but Labour says plans for 16 new institutions next year are "laughable".
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First 16 'free schools' revealed
The first 16 'free schools' to be set up are named by Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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Tory defects over schools scheme
A Tory councillor defects to Labour over cuts to the government's schools building programme, saying she was "ashamed to be a Conservative".
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Music tuition falling, poll says
Fewer children are learning to play a musical instrument than in their parents' generation, a survey suggests.
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