New software has significant benefits for primary school children and their understanding of elementary physics, research shows

Nurseries, childminders and other providers of early years services now have extra support on providing healthy meals for young children and to help reduce obesity in under-fives, thanks to new national, voluntary guidelines launched today

Innovative software to help teachers stay at the forefront of the digital revolution in education has been developed by researchers funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Commenting on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union, said

Responding to the news of a sharp rise in inflation, Centre for Policy Studies author George Trefgarne commented

Pre-election manifesto calls on public sector to support voluntary groups amid spending cuts

Families are set to benefit from new leave rights that will give more choice and flexibility to parents as to how they use maternity and paternity leave

The Government's drive to reform public services by giving more power back to the citizen was accelerated today (16.07.09) with the publication of a new study of innovative public services from around the world

Amid the vibrant hubbub of Social Enterprise Day, the Government today backed social enterprise as the model to show how business with a conscience can be done. The Minister for the Third Sector, Kevin Brennan, spent the day experiencing the energy and innovation of the social enterprise movement.

Today UCAS publishes the latest applicant data for entry to full-time undergraduate higher education in 2012. These statistics include all applications considered on time for the 15 January equal-consideration deadline