University fears over Tory plans
A university leader warns that Conservative plans to restrict public spending could mean cutting student places.

Stay-in plea after ice casualties
A hospital consultant urges the elderly to stay indoors in freezing temperatures after dealing with dozens of broken bones and fall injuries.

Ofsted crackdown on dull teaching
Ofsted announces a crackdown on boring teaching as a way of tackling disruptive behaviour in the classroom.

UK maths failures 'cost £2.4bn'
Children who are bad at maths at school end up costing the taxpayer up to £2.4bn a year, research suggests.

Warning over youth mental health
Young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems, the Prince's Trust charity warns.

Tories want tougher primary tests
The Tories call for more rigorous testing in Scottish primary schools amid concern over literacy and numeracy levels.

Schools 'fail special needs rule'
A union says many schools do not comply with a new rule about special educational needs co-ordinators.

Teachers sound school bell fears
School bells which ring too loudly could be damaging the hearing of pupils and staff, a teaching union warns.

Sats tests 'face delays in 2009'
There is a "significant" risk pupils in England could face a repeat of last summer's Sats test fiasco, the exams watchdog warns.

Science blow for Scots in 2008
BBC Scotland education correspondent Seonag Mackinnon looks back at the major issues of 2008.