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Pupils scoring three As at A-level double under Labour One in six A-level pupils now achieves a hat-trick of A grades - twice as many as when Labour came into power - according to new research.

More state schools 'should teach Latin' State schools are being prevented from teaching Latin because of a lack of space in the timetable, according to experts.

Private school parents 'made to feel guilty' Parents are being made to feel guilty about sending their children to private schools by hypocritical middle-class families, according to a leading headmaster.

Schoolchildren 'routinely monitored' by CCTV Schoolchildren are as likely to be monitored by CCTV as prisoners or international air travellers, according to research.

Who wants a GCSE with fries on the side? A new qualification that will give teenagers the equivalent of a GCSE for working in McDonalds shows why academic elitism is no bad thing, says Ceri Radford.

Ed Balls orders crackdown on school admissions fraud Parents face random checks on their homes as part of a Government crackdown on school admissions fraud.

School admissions: one-in-20 forced into 'unwanted' schools Thousands of children are being forced to accept places at unpopular comprehensives after being rejected from as many as three schools, figures show.

Thousands of pupils 'going backwards' in English and maths Around 200,000 children are effectively going backwards in the three-Rs at secondary school, new figures suggest.

Teachers warned over school gangs Teachers are being told to identify pupils using new nicknames and "unknown" slang as part of a crackdown on gangs in schools.

'GCSEs' in work experience at McDonald's Teenagers will be able to gain the equivalent of a B grade GCSE for completing two weeks' work experience at McDonald's, it was announced today.

Graduates condemned to 'coffee shop jobs' The majority of university degrees condemn graduates to menial jobs "serving coffee in Starbucks", according to a leading businessman.

Ofsted: more schools failing inspections Almost six in 10 secondary schools subjected to new-style Government inspections are failing to provide a good education, figures show.

Kunskapsskolan: A Swedish blueprint for our schools? Catherine Nixey profiles an alternative teaching method.

Free our schools Britain is starting to see a small but growing movement of parents who want to open their own schools. Not comprehensive, not private, but a throwback to the all-encompassing state schools of old. Father-of-four Toby Young is leading the way.

'Artificial targets are driving down university standards' All political parties should to abolish the target for getting 50 per cent of people into higher education, says Carl Gilleard, of the Association of Graduate Recruiters

University targets have 'devalued' degrees Labour's drive to boost the number of teenagers going on to university has "driven down standards" of higher education, according to Britain's biggest employers.

Scrap GCSEs at 16, says Baroness Morris GCSEs for 16-year-olds should be abolished, according to a former Labour education secretary.

Education Policy: General Election 2010 Key issues, the latest news and Liberal Democrat, Labour and Conservative education policy.

Tories: parents should turn to state schools Fewer children should be sent to independent schools, according to the Conservatives.

More headteachers 'sacked' for missing GCSE targets Record numbers of headteachers are being sacked for failing to improve exam results, according to school leaders.

'Spoon-fed' teenagers failing to read books A-level students are being discouraged from reading books by an examinations system that rewards "spoon-feeding", according to a headteachers' leader.

School admissions: more parents facing 'fraud' investigations Exclusive: Increasing number of parents are being investigated over suspected admissions fraud cheating to get children into the best schools.

Ed Balls issues warning over school cuts Schools could be forced to axe staff unless head teachers start cutting costs elsewhere, Ed Balls has admitted.

Failing schools 'double' under Ofsted reforms An increasing number of schools are being branded failures under new-style Government inspections, according to figures.

School budget cuts 'would lead to bigger classes', say headteachers Threatened public spending cuts will lead to larger class sizes and fewer staff in state schools, according to leading headteachers.