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15 July 2013 Last updated at 16:42 ET Nick Clegg said current government initiatives to get young people into work were over-complicated Nick Clegg has announced a review of employment and training options for 16 to 24-year-olds. Speaking at the CBI annual dinner, the deputy prime minister said “urgent action” was needed to prepare young people better for working life. ...

14 July 2013 Last updated at 19:44 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter Playschemes and youth services have seen cuts The rising cost of holiday childcare could lead to more children being left home alone this summer, a charity says. The Family and Childcare Trust’s survey of Britain’s nurseries and childminders suggests a week’s childcare in holiday periods ...

11 July 2013 Last updated at 22:34 ET By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News Ofsted is to look more closely at achievement among poorer children The brightest boys from poor homes in England and Scotland are at least two-and-a-half years behind in reading compared with those from the richest homes, a study suggests. Research for the Sutton Trust educational ...

12 July 2013 Last updated at 06:07 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The United Nations has declared Friday ‘Malala Day’ Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai is to address the United Nations as part of her campaign to ensure free compulsory education for every child. She will mark her 16th birthday by delivering a speech at the ...

12 July 2013 Last updated at 19:52 ET By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News The exams regulator has already warned results could vary more than usual in the next few years The exams watchdog Ofqual says it expects a “small drop” in grades in some of this year’s GCSE science results. The warning comes in a letter sent to ...

12 July 2013 Last updated at 06:34 ET By Angela Harrison Education correspondent, BBC News The unions held a one-day strike at the end of June in the north west of England The two big teaching unions in England and Wales say they will stage a one-day strike later in the year. Members of the NASUWT and the National Union ...

12 July 2013 Last updated at 00:00 ET By Hannah Richardson BBC News education reporter The review found most schools provide good quality meals Head teachers in England are being urged to ban packed lunches to increase the take-up of school dinners and promote healthy eating. A government-commissioned school food review by two founders of the Leon restaurant chain says ...