Opposition MPs have rounded on ministers for dodging two votes they were set to lose - in what has been deemed a "bad week for democracy".

The Minister of State of Digital, Matt Hancock, addressed the Good Things Foundation summer reception in the House of Lords, calling its work ‘critically important’ for the growth of digital skills in the UK.

Universities could be forced into linking the fees they charge to the value of the course studied, Philip Hammond has said.

Last week, the first group of apprentices on Coca-Cola European Partners’ (CCEP) Field Sales Apprenticeship scheme graduated from the programme, with a special event held in Peterborough Cathedral to mark the occasion. 

Labour will force a Commons vote tomorrow on the Government’s plans to raise tuition fees by £250 a year.

Theresa May is reportedly weighing up a cut to student loan interest in a bit to win over younger voters to the Conservatives.

Universities will be fined if they fail to justify giving vice-chancellors higher salaries than the prime minister, the Government will announce today.

Nic Dakin MP argues that the Government 'is not being honest' with the electorate about their fair funding proposals.

Oxford University's vice-chancellor has accused "tawdry" politicians of making a false link between increased tuition fees and the huge salaries of top brass.

The Government’s flagship plan to double the amount of free childcare for parents will overwhelmingly benefit richer families, thinktank analysis has found. 

Theresa May today claimed credit - sort of - for figures which showed one of her justifications for clamping down on international students was rubbish. 

A former Conservative minister has called for private schools to be stripped of the special status which entitles them to slash their tax bills.

Theresa May has denied that she overstated the problem of foreign students overstaying their visas.

George Osborne has launched another scathing attack on Theresa May, accusing her of using "false information" to justify a crackdown on the number of foreign students coming to the UK. 

Commenting on the GCSE results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:

Theresa May has come under fire after it emerged that her complaints about foreign students overstaying their visas applied to just a tiny proportion of arrivals. 

New figures have confirmed a big increase in people choosing to leave the UK since the vote for Brexit last June. 

The Government is today launching a major investigation into the effect international students have on the UK. 

A Commons committee will investigate the black hole in universities’ pension scheme, after the shortfall widened to £12.6bn in three years. 

There is a “gulf” between the performance of England’s schools and the best in the world, a new analysis of GCSE outcomes has concluded. 

The former head of Ofsted has added his voice to the criticism of England’s university system, accusing higher education providers of prioritising employees’ pay over students’ prospects. 

Commenting on the A-level results, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers’ Union, said:

University fees are a “pointless Ponzi scheme”, the Prime Minister’s former chief of staff said as he called for a radical rethink on higher education. 

The top rate of interest on student loans will be 6.1% from this autumn, after the Government confirmed it would not revisit the policy.