A growing number of academies and free schools are resorting to lotteries for places to determine admissions, says a report out today.

It's long been proven that summer-born children are disadvantaged throughout their education – socially and academically

A couple of weeks ago, we highlighted how frequently Education Secretary Michael Gove prayed in aid of Steve McQueen movies to get his message across.

Plans to make 11-plus tests less “coachable” to avoid wealthier parents snapping up the bulk of selective school places are under discussion between the Government and grammar school heads, Schools Minister David Laws disclosed today.

Britain’s wealthiest parents can have their private school fees slashed and save on their tax bills under deals being offered by some of the country’s leading independent schools.

The arrangement is showing promise but it has been a steep learning curve admits headmaster Anthony Seldon

Coles is a chief executive of one of the biggest academy chains – which includes institutions in both sectors

Just a final thought about Education Secretary Michael Gove's conjuring up of the 1950s science fiction movie The Blob as symbolic of his battle with the education establishment over his school reforms.

Al-Madinah free school has caused controversy in the past with claims that it was imposing strict Islamic practises

The vogue is to marvel at the achievements of Far Eastern education systems such as South Korea, Japan and Shanghai in China. After all, they performed far better than us in the international Pisa (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests in literacy and numeracy so we should be able to learn something from them.

In 1909, when four old Etonians decided that it was time to put something back into the community to offer fresh hope for teenagers from disadvantaged homes, they probably never thought their actions would still be having a profound impact on lives in the 21st century.

Education Secretary Michael Gove stepped up the pace of his revolution in schools today - pledging a boost to Greek and Latin in state secondary schools and urging all schools to stay open for up to 10 hours a day so pupils could do “prep” on the premises.

Plans to ratchet up the minimum targets in literacy and numeracy for primary schools are being considered by ministers.

Some of the myths that have developed over the years is that faith schools are exclusive, do little to counter homophobic bullying and are exacerbating a kind of unofficial segregation in their communities.

Hundreds of teachers have signed up for a new no-strike legal service offering an alternative to trade union membership, it was claimed today.