There are key differences between the U.S. system of education and the U.K. system. Briefly: Students are expected to enter their program with sufficient background knowledge in the field to begin an ...

Instead of being an engine for social mobility, the UK’s education system allows inequalities at home to turn into differences in school achievement. This means that all too often, today’s ...

The UK's education system is ranked sixth best in the developed world, according to a global league table published by education firm Pearson. The first and second places are taken by Finland and ...

The UK's current education system will not be "fit for purpose" in 20 years' time, according to the Royal Society. The science organisation has called on the Coalition Government to create new ...