With the end of the school year upon us, children all over Britain will be looking forward to a long summer break. But for many working parents, those six weeks will force them to dig deep to cover the mounting cost of childcare.

Four charities battling to reverse educational failure are among the seven winners of awards totalling 70000 presented by the Centre for Social Justice the thinktank set up by former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith

CHILDCARE, fire and rescue and waste disposal are hit in the first round of county council spending cuts.

The firm that offers childcare to parents at music festivals

Highlights for autumn and winter include Gareth Malone and John Humphrys documentaries, plus Troubled Families season BBC2’s forthcoming autumn and winter schedule is putting education, history and troubled families at the heart of its programming. But science and country life also continue to feature with a live stargazing series from professor Brian Cox and A Dream Life in the Country, which …

Loss of earnings and childcare costs leave many jurors out of pocket and encourage deferrals, but this is easily remedied I am currently sitting in a jurors’ lounge surrounded by people who are similarly doing jury service and waiting to be selected for a trial. As a mother of a young child and a self-employed professional, I am shocked by how few of my peers from these categories are present in …

Graduates will have to pay more for their university education in the future, Vince Cable has said, under sweeping reforms being considered by the Government.

Graduates will have to pay more for their university education in the future under possible sweeping reforms, Vince Cable has revealed.

More teenagers may be out of education, training or work, and for longer periods, than previously thought, a study suggests.

Many parents in Britain are struggling to find childcare for their children over the summer holidays, a survey by The Daycare Trust suggests.

Business Secretary Vince Cable has been heckled over higher education cuts as he says he wants a graduate tax to replace university fees.

LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of a university education will rise as public subsidies are slashed but student repayments will be fairer and linked to earnings, Business Secretary Vince Cable said on Thursday.

Business Secretary Vince Cable is to propose a graduate tax linked to post-university earnings, replacing the current system of tuition fees, as part of major reforms to higher education.