• Ed Miliband has attacked "snobbery" against people who gain vocational qualifications rather than going to university.

  • Childcare in the UK needs to be overhauled to make it more affordable, a report by MP Elizabeth Truss, for the CentreForum think tank, suggests.

  • How a baby in class could help curb bullying and aggression

  • Schools should keep detailed records of the languages spoken by ethnic minority pupils urges a report.

  • A study suggests public sector debt will be pushed up by £100bn over next two decades by higher university fees.

  • GCSE results could be overhauled with a cut in the number of grades suggests the exams regulator for England, Ofqual.

  • Education Secretary Michael Gove loses a High Court battle with Essex County Council over government cuts to nursery funding.

  • The South African government's failure to provide textbooks to all state school pupils violates the constitution, the high court rules.

  • How swimming can be a life-changer

  • A parliamentary committee questions the length and quality of some apprenticeships, saying six month programmes are of no real benefit.