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Gifting is fraught with festive angst
Teachers are having to fund clothes, shoes and travel costs for pupils in need
£78m project led by computer maker Raspberry Pi aims to train 40,000 teachers
Founder of Money Saving Expert funds initiative to help children learn about money
If you love sums, the chances are you’re good with money too
Study shows ‘shared’ environment contributes 36% towards a college place but mean little once there
An uneven account of England’s complex education system
Apprenticeship scheme seeks to challenge dominance of middle-class white men
A steep rise in mandatory employer contributions adds pressure to a squeezed sector
Oscar-winning film director to create ‘collective portrait of London’s future’
Crime agency calls on independents to do more to check legitimacy of fees
Donations aim to ease costs for hardest-up at one of the most difficult times of year
Three in 10 families consider moving house to be in preferred catchment area
Exam success is down to a ‘can do’ attitude as much as numeracy skills
A fifth of entries achieve A or A* despite exam system overhaul
Deferral of rules to lift aid to pupils in poorest areas and rise in teacher pay pressure finances
Many businesses have not heard of occupation-focused qualification, says study
Not only students find these exams hard — the system baffles parents and employers
Numbers taking maths and science are up, but languages are down
Pizza and iPads on offer after rapid expansion breeds buyers’ market with places to fill
Time to plan as 500,000 UK students receive their grades
Save the Children says ministers must keep pledge to tackle early-years staffing crisis
Government’s white paper jarred with native speakers of some other EU languages
An accidental drift towards educational segregation comes under renewed scrutiny
Monolingual Britons are disadvantaged if they cannot communicate effectively abroad
