The BBC's Nicola Smith looks at how literacy levels can be raised

Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.

Children are to get legal rights to maintain relationships with both their parents, as part of a shake-up of the family justice system.

A college plans a new course devoted entirely to taking photographs on the iPhone

The incoming fair access watchdog says universities will be fined for failing to recruit more students from poorer backgrounds.

Welsh schools do not appear to be achieving results as good as those in England - on several measures the gap is widening.

The results of England's academy schools are being inflated by the over-use of vocational equivalents, analysis suggests.

The head of the Student Loans Company will have tax and National Insurance payments deducted from his £182,000 pay package in future, ministers say.

Further education colleges are going to offer thousands more degree places, previously provided by universities.

The presence of killer fibre asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a "national scandal", says an all-party group of parliamentarians.

Pupils who shout out in class achieve better results than their counterparts who appear to be better behaved and quiet, suggests research.

A review into claims of tax avoidance by top civil servants is ordered by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, after a BBC Newsnight investigation.

Nearly 1,000 female workers, including dinner ladies, cleaners and carers, are to receive five years' back pay in a conclusion to an equality dispute with Bury Council.

More than two-thirds of the apprenticeships created in England in the past five years have gone to the over 25s, a report from spending watchdog shows.

Northern Ireland's Department of Education is planning to scrap the statements which guarantee extra help to pupils with special education needs.

As two councils apply to dismiss their school governors, the Liberal Democrats warn they may be blamed for falling standards.

A rise in the number of pupils and a shortage of primary school places has led some councils to consider turning empty shops and playing fields into classrooms.

Education Secretary Michael Gove, facing questions from MPs and Twitter, says academy opponents are "Trots", promises a new measure for schools and chooses his favourite Bond villain.

Ministers cut the GCSE-equivalent value of 3,100 vocational qualifications, such as hair services and horse care, ending their recognition in school league tables.

Wales' schools inspection service raises concerns about literacy levels and says exam results are not improving as quickly as other parts of the UK.