Updated 1:45am 25 May 2012

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Parents face £8,000-a-year childcare bills,

Parents are paying more than £8,000 a year for childcare as nursery costs soar above the rate of inflation, a report found today.Read

First national teaching strike in 20 years now likely

Gordon Brown is facing the prospect of the first national teachers’ strike for 20 years in a damaging row over pay.Read

More schools opt for lotteries to allocate places

Growing numbers of popular schools are using lotteries to allocate places to children, according to a survey released today.Read

Warning that GCSE fail rate is set to soar

The number of teenagers failing their GCSEs will soar as a government drive to raise standards makes the exams harder, education chiefs have warned.Read

McDonald's to serve up A-level standard in running burger bars

Staff at McDonald’s will gain the equivalent of A-levels in running burger restaurants after the fast food giant won government approval to become an exam board.Read

Hundreds of village schools 'face closure'

Hundreds of small village schools could face closure, a campaign group has warned.Read