The annual news of A-level results is usually accompanied by photographs of girls hugging each other and boys looking gobsmacked. Some things don't change, such as pass rates inching up and more and more students gaining the top grades. But this year, beneath all the froth, there is real change... more
Two west London teenagers set a new standard by hiring St Paul's Cathedral and commissioning a new choral work to help raise up to £50,000 for wounded troops... more
The nu-folk scene has everything a musical movement needs: a strong aesthetic (flat caps and grandad shirts), a defning instrument (the banjo), sex and betrayal. Richard Godwin on the Mumfords, Noah and the Whale and why everyone loves Laura Marling... more
State school pupils will be allowed to take harder exams that have been likened to traditional O-levels instead of mainstream GCSEs, ministers announce... more
Increasing numbers of teenagers are choosing American Ivy League universities such as Harvard, Princeton and Yale over Oxford and Cambridge, according to leading schools... more
Lord Mandelson faces a backlash from some of Britain’s leading schools over his 'sinister' plan to force Oxford and Cambridge to take more working-class pupils... more
It's the most stressful problem for any London parent and there are no easy answers. Should you send your child private, state, grammar or faith? Our writer describes her personal journey through the capital's educational maze... more
David Cameron suffers major blow on eve of the Conservative Party conference as Britain’s most prestigious private schools condemns his flagship education reforms... more
Middle-class parents will be forced to pay higher private school fees to subsidise places for poor children after a landmark ruling, headteachers warned... more
Sir Clement Freud, whose eclectic career as a broadcaster, writer, politician and celebrity chef marked him out as a much-loved British institution, has died at the age of 84... more
News of the latest salvo in a strange war between parents and the Government comes from Durham University, which has turned down a boy from St Paul's School with four A grades at A-level... more
This week Harriet Harman is holding meetings in Downing Street and launching policy while the PM is away. Is she merely minding the shop - or positioning herself for power?... more
Simon Rattle made his Glyndebourne debut at 22. Now at 24, Robin Ticciati is following in his footsteps of his great mentor - and he's terrified.
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Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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