- Writing competition reveals children's word of the year
- Universities minister criticises Oxbridge over failure to attract more black students
- 'You cannot expect schools to solve the child obesity crisis'
- Charity campaigning to change definition of 'bully'
- Rise in BTEC students getting university places
- Young people's mental health: 'You cannot blame problems entirely on technology'
- Educators highlight benefits of 19th-century texts featuring in new English language GCSE
- 'There's no reason to separate girls and boys for sports day'
Writing competition reveals children's word of the year
General educationFollowing a writing contest for five to 13-year-olds run by BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show, Oxford University Press has declared 'plastic' is children's word of the year. BBC News.
Universities minister criticises Oxbridge over failure to attract more black students
Higher educationSam Gyimah, the universities minister, says Oxford and Cambridge have 'not done enough' to improve admissions rates of British black students. By Harry Yorke, The Telegraph.
'You cannot expect schools to solve the child obesity crisis'
Child welfareAmanda Spielman, chief inspector of Ofsted, is due to tell an audience at the Bryanston Education Summit - which takes place today at Bryanston School - that the child obesity crisis cannot be left for schools to fix. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.
Charity campaigning to change definition of 'bully'
Child welfareAnti-bullying charity The Diana Award wants the definition of the word bully to be changed to 'a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable'. BBC Newsround.
Rise in BTEC students getting university places
Higher educationA new report by Universities UK has shown that universities are admitting twice as many BTEC students as they did 10 years ago. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.
Young people's mental health: 'You cannot blame problems entirely on technology'
Mental healthMental health campaigner Natasha Devon MBE says it is 'dangerous and naive' to blame young people's mental health problems entirely on technology. Tes.
Educators highlight benefits of 19th-century texts featuring in new English language GCSE
ExaminationsThe inclusion of 19th-century non-fiction texts in the new English language GCSE will benefit students and teachers alike, according to two educators. By Angelique Richardson and Helen Angear, Tes.
'There's no reason to separate girls and boys for sports day'
General educationGuardian sports writer Anna Kessel questions why primary schools organise different events for boys and girls during sports days.