We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Europe
David Cameron has given his first speech to the Conservative party conference as PM of a Conservative majority. We've taken a look at some of his claims. Read
Education
It was claimed today that 40% of fines for pupil absence go unpaid. It's more like 20%, according to the latest data (for 2012/13). Read
Education
British universities don't get a straightforward 15% 'top-up' from the EU on central government funding. Read
Education
The Department for Education puts the decrease down to the misinterpretation of two high profile court judgments. Read
Education
An analysis of the claim by the Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell that the Conservatives have overseen the deepest cuts to post-16 education ever. Read
Education
We take a look at the different ways of measuring university participation by young people and disadvantaged young people. Read
Education
We know that at the very least, costs for part-time nursery for the under 2s has been increasing—particularly in certain regions. Read
Education
School performance of disadvantaged pupils has, for the most part, been improving. The trend is less clear for the gap between these pupils and their peers. Read
Education
CIPD says 58.8% of graduates are in non-graduate roles, but this is based on an old survey. Read
Education
Based on the available data, just under 45% of open mainstream free schools are in areas ranked as in the 30% most deprived. Read
