when it comes to adult learners making their aspirations a reality, there is a problem. People just don't realise how qualified they already are. A key factor that holds many potential adult learners back when considering pursuing a new qualification is that they don't appreciate that there is value in experience.

Soaring numbers of pupils are being entered for a qualification that is often seen as a tougher alternative to GCSEs, new figures suggest. Schools ...

The most common perception is that this means staying at school until 17, which will suit some young people, but the opportunities are broader than that. From 2013, Year 11 pupils will be required to continue in education or training for at least one more year, but this doesn't mean they will have to stay in school.

Let's be frank, most businesses aren't looking for new starters who have an A* GCSE in 'global citizenship'. They need work ready employees who can write a properly punctuated sentence, free from spelling mistakes, and one who's mentally able to work out a simple maths problem.

Higher tuition fees will make graduates more likely to lie about their qualifications, a survey finds. The move to triple fees to a maximum of £9,...

An exam board apologised for marking errors that could have affected GCSE and A-level grades after a whistleblower was suspended amid claims bosses to...

David Cameron has vowed to tackle "snobbery" against vocational education and make apprenticeships an attractive and rewarding alternative to universi...

A school is under investigation after a music teacher allegedly taught pupils for six years without qualifications. Staff from the Scottish seconda...

England's qualifications watchdog has given its support to Michael Gove's proposal that universities play a larger role in A-level exams. In a lett...

The number of students dropping out after their first year at university has increased, particularly among those from disadvantaged areas, figures rev...

British children's chances of academic achievement are more reliant on their parents' social standing than almost any other developed country in the w...

Labour's shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg has publicly backed the English baccalaureate (Ebacc), saying they may reverse the decline in the nu...

Thousands of vocational qualifications are set to be axed from school league tables under a major shake-up of the system. It is understood that onl...

A-level students face more tests and less coursework than their peers overseas, the head of the exams regulator has suggested. The current qualific...