Children as young as 10 worry that doing badly in their school SATs tests could set them up for failure in their lives, new research shows. More than half of pupils – 55 per cent – said they were worried that failing to achieve the required standard would damage their chances of success in the future, in a poll of more than 1,000 children who took their Key Stage Two SATs exams last year aged 11. Six out of 10 children claimed they had been told by teachers that SATs were important for the schoo...

Research shows a decrease in tuition fees could see students from poorer backgrounds choosing different courses and working less during term time. Tuition fees have been at the forefront of political parties’ pre-election campaigning, but what do we really know about how the cost of higher education affects the number of students going to university, and the choices they make when applying? What happened following the trebling of tuition fees in 2012 has surprised virtually all of those working ...

Single sex education is better for teenage girls as it takes the pressure off them to try and impress boys in a “sexualised world”, the headmistress of one of Britain's best boarding schools has claimed. Rhiannon Wilkinson, head of Wycombe Abbey in Buckinghamshire, suggested female pupils were allowed to "remain girls for longer" at boarding school so they can focus on their work. She added single boys hold girls back because girls mature faster and it is best for their education to grow in a "b...

Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds who want to go to university will be able to make contact with each other for the first time through a groundbreaking social messaging service. The new Focus Point website, which has been developed to help widen access, has a unique student forum where pupils from low participation schools can discuss their university applications and other issues online.  Read More.