Statistics published by Cancer Research UK reveal that every year 57,100 children who started primary school at a healthy weight end up obese or overweight by the time they leave.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Deputy First Minister John Swinney joined the panel for discussions on Scottish education

The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) has set a date for the start of the formal postal ballot on industrial action on reducing teacher workload.

Private school fees have increased by 21 per cent over the past five years, four times faster than average earnings and 8 per cent above inflation, according to research from Lloyds Bank Private Banking.

The Welsh education system has ‘massive untapped potential’ and the Schools Challenge Cymru (SCC) initiative has a made a ‘significant impact’ within its first two years, according to a leading Welsh government adviser.

Independent schools have seen a decline in the proportion of pupils achieving A*-A grades, which fell from 49.3 per cent to 48.7 per cent over the last year, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

A pilot scheme that saw cars banned from parking outside a number of primary schools in Edinburgh has led to an increase in pupils walking to school.

Nominations are now open for the Global Teacher Prize 2017, which offers a $1 million award

Dame Alison Peacock has been named as the Chartered College of Teaching’s first CEO.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to give councils oversight of academy finances.

A large proportion of young people believe that schools and colleges are failing to adequately prepare them for the world of work, according to new research.

The maths curriculum is ‘stuck in the dark ages’ and needs to be modernised to equip pupils for the future, according to tuition expert William Petty.

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