Grammar schools should lose funding if they fail to boost the number of pupils from low-income families, the former Shadow Education Secretary has warned.

Ahead of her debate on Government policies on social mobility, Lucy Powell MP writes for PoliticsHome saying, "measures to tackle genuine social mobility would find welcome agreement across the House of Commons."

Teachers will receive another below-inflation pay rise this year after the Government insisted on maintaining its 1% cap on public sector salaries.

Jeremy Corbyn was wrong to say fewer disadvantaged young people are applying for university since the introduction of fees, his Shadow Education Secretary admitted today.

Tuition fess should be scrapped as they have become “politically diseased” according to the former Government minister who introduced them.

The Conservative position on tuition fees was thrown into doubt again today when a minister said the Government was considering how to respond to criticisms of the system.  

Three quarters of students will not repay the full amount they borrowed for tuition fees and graduates from poorer backgrounds will face the biggest debt burden, according to new research. 

Ministers have announced they are ditching the Conservatives' election policy of scrapping free school meals for primary school pupils.

Universities and Science Minister confirms that the government is investing £100 million to attract highly skilled researchers to the UK.

The Tories are not considering a rethink of university tuition, Michael Gove has made clear. 

Top Conservative minister Damian Green has said there needs to be a “national debate” on tuition fees after the popularity of Labour’s manifesto pledge to scrap university charges. 

One of the architects of the introduction of tuition fees has predicted both major political parties will support their abolition by the time of the next election.

Listening to both Chancellor Philip Hammond’s somewhat gloomy Mansion House speech and the Queen’s Speech this week, we are reminded of the extent to which skills has risen-up the political agenda in the last couple of years and the opportunities this presents for the FE and skills sector.

The IET is delighted to announce that titles in its journal portfolio have seen a significant increase in their impact factor rating in the latest Journal Citation Reports (JCR). On average, impact factors across all eligible titles have increased by 45%.

Justine Greening keeps her role as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities following this week’s post-election reshuffle.

A Supreme Court ruling issued today, in relation to industrial action which occurred in 2011 at King Edward VI College in Stourbridge, has vindicated the NASUWT’s claim that the formula used by the employer to make the pay deductions for the strike action was wrong.

In light of a number of incidents in recent weeks we wanted to highlight guidance to help you respond to your pupils, who may want to discuss what has happened and could be experiencing a wide range of emotions.

The PSHE Association welcomes today’s #StatusOfMind report from the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) and Young Health Movement (YHM) on the positive and negative effects of social media on young people’s mental health, which includes statutory personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education amongst its key recommendations.

Policy Connect publishes its Education & Skills Manifesto for the General Election 2017. Produced by the organisation's Education & Skills team, and comprising the expertise of five different independent policy research groups, our groups consist of cross-party parliamentarians and cross-sectoral industry experts.

The NASUWT has attacked the newly announced Government policy on Grammar schools.

'Unwarranted' closure of services up and down the country leaves 'ticking timebomb' for nation's youth according to union.

New funding formula cuts will impact schools in areas of London with the highest levels of deprivation, says Helen Hayes MP.

US Republican voters are less likely to be critical about the performance of the controversial “Obamacare” health reforms when they are reminded about their own medical needs, new research shows.