Eleanor Harding

Six months after the world's first ever social media ban was launched for under-16s in Australia, reviews of its success are mixed.

The Oscar-winning actress said she would cause a 'creative rumpus' when she takes up her post among the Dreaming Spires this autumn.

The 450-year-old school for boys in North London is joining forces with the all-girls Downe House School in Berkshire in a new 'structural' alliance.

Police have placed a cordon to separate far-right supporters and far-left campaigners from clashing outside the Oxford Union ahead of a debate featuring Tommy Robinson.

The National Education Union (NEU) has called for Sir Keir Starmer to quit after polling found 72 per cent of its members believe his party has performed badly on schooling.

New research suggests nine per cent of all pupils in the UK - around 960,000 - spend nearly every lesson on a 'one-to-one screen', such as an iPad or other tablet.

Polling from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) suggests 87 per cent of degree applicants expect to work during term time.

The Education Secretary believes too many schools are misusing 'inclusion bases', which are supposed to cater for those with special educational needs and disabilities (Send).

For 15 consecutive days in 1976 the sun beat down on Britain and the temperature hovered at 32C (89.6F).

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates an average of 25 per cent of all graduates will end up financially worse off from having done a degree.