Councils had to spend more than £22m covering the costs of schools converting to academy status in the last two years, even though they are moving free from local authority control and are funded from Whitehall.

A new Department for Education study shows that higher rates of achievement at GCSE level are delivering benefits to the economy.

New research from the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) shows that a half of all UK state schools do not have sufficient access to ICT and computers.

Applications are being accepted for a scholarship scheme to attract top STEM graduates to train as computing teachers in England.

Ordnance Survey has teamed up with Totton College and the Cathedral Innovation Centre to give under 19s in the Solent region a chance to participate in the Festival of Code, a competition taking place throughout the UK from 28 July to 3 August.