Smash hit

Cambridge appoints new vice-chancellor

Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, head of the Medical Research Council, promises to maintain university's world-leading position

Tories admit mistakes over Islamic schools claim

Leader’s aides admitted he made errors over funding for independent schools linked to radical Islamic group

Cameron accused over Islamic schools claim

Schools Secretary calls claim radical Muslim group set up two schools with help of public cash a 'divisive smear'

Public cash ‘did not go to schools fronting terrorism’

Allegation by David Cameron that radical Muslim group had set up two schools was rejected by ministers

Anti-Semitism studies at London University

Birkbeck College is to host Britain's first institute for the study of anti-Semitism - next to the oldest Holocaust library

Teachers’ early retirement plan ‘a shambles’

Unions attack Fiona Hyslop over plan for £10 million fund to pension-off older teachers

Ofsted: third of Baby P-style reviews inadequate

Chief inspector attacks 'vested interests' and says too many local authorities are failing to protect children

Top boys' school picks first woman head

Felicity Lusk ends centuries of tradition as she prepares to take charge of 1,000 young men at Abingdon School

Ofsted accused of feeding public fears

Town hall chiefs accuse 'self-serving' inspectorate of being concerned with protecting its reputation and focusing on process

Williamwood is Scotland’s first five star school

A secondary school in Clarkston, near Glasgow, is the first to win five ‘excellent’ ratings — the maximum possible under a new...

Pupils are well behaved, survey finds

A study of the views of more than 3,500 Scottish teachers has found that violence and indiscipline in the classroom is rare

Good schools add £20,000 to house prices

Schools where every 11-year-old gets a level 4 in their Sats exams lift local house prices by 11 per cent, survey finds

Universities warned to expect heavy cuts

Higher education funding chief says fields for research funding will become limited and money for teaching scaled back

Undergraduate drinking ‘an occasional novelty’

If you want to see proper Olympic-standard drinking, book a flight to Kos where the carnage is anything but contrived

Balls’ warning over ‘creationism in schools’

Ed Balls claims that Tory plans to scrap National Curriculum controls could see creationism taught as science in schools

Review of teacher training ordered

Scotland's chief schools inspector is ordered to undertake an ‘open and inclusive’ review of teacher training

Evolution to be compulsory in primary schools

Campaigners delighted by government decision but faith schools will be able to adapt requirement to reflect their ethos

‘Obama effect’ pushes British pupils to US

Record numbers of teenagers will begin studying in America this autumn, in an exodus boosted by the President’s election