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| School lottery 'failed in aim' |
| England's first city-wide lottery system aimed at solving the problem of allocating places at over-subscribed schools failed to give poorer children equal access to top schools, academics say. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11162313 |
| Men in short supply in primaries |
| One in four state primary schools in England has no male teacher, statistics show. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11175850 |
| Prodigy makes Cambridge history |
| A 15-year-old maths prodigy is set to become the youngest undergraduate at the University of Cambridge for more than two centuries. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-11174934 |
| School meals 'help fussy eaters' |
| School lunches can tempt fussy eaters to try new foods, a survey carried out in England for the School Food Trust suggests. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11154244 |
| Ellen MacArthur's global ambition |
| Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur has set herself a new challenge - creating an educational foundation to promote sustainability. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11154637 |
| Shoesmith given leave to appeal |
| Sharon Shoesmith is given leave to appeal over her sacking as the head of children's services at Haringey Council after the death of Baby Peter. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11156569 |
| One in nine schools 'half empty' |
| Figures obtained by the BBC suggest that in one in nine Scottish primary schools at least 60% of places are unfilled. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-11159793 |
| First wave of new-style academies |
| Teachers' unions are branding the government's relaunch of academies in England as a "failure", with about 30 expected this term. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11151559 |
| Imperial College expands overseas |
| Imperial College is going to open its first branch outside the UK - a medical school in Singapore, run in partnership with a local university. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/education-11151567 |
| Higher student loan rates begin |
| Millions of graduates will now start paying interest on their student loans again as new interest rates come into effect. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-11154190 |
