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Brown sets targets for science

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set targets to increase the number of pupils in secondary school in England taking science subjects.

School surplus 'deprives pupils'

Children are losing out on their funding entitlement because schools are holding too much money in reserve, claims a teachers' union.

School revamp goal 'a challenge'

The government faces "a real challenge" to complete its flagship school building programme on time and on budget, the National Audit Office says.

School action urged on behaviour

Poor behaviour in schools in England can be down to a failure to identify special education needs early enough, says a government adviser.

Music lessons 'not good enough'

Only half of school music lessons in England are good enough, according to inspectors from the watchdog Ofsted.

Vorderman heads maths task force

Carol Vorderman, the former co-host of Channel 4 gameshow Countdown, is to head a maths task force for David Cameron, the Conservatives have said.

Early phonics success 'may wane'

Early phonics success 'may wane'

Workers turning to teaching for new career

Beleaguered workers are registering their interest in becoming teachers in droves, new figures showed today.

Sats essays 'should be scrapped'

Essay questions in Sats tests are "subjective and stressful to mark" and should be replaced, a report suggests.

Thousands fail to get GCSE target

GCSE grades - including English and maths - last summer, official figures show.