BBC Education (Important news for the UK)

Important educational news for the UK.

• Number of children getting special educational needs support hits another record high

  It is the highest yearly increase in education, health and care plans (EHCPs) since they were introduced.

• Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime

  New data suggests which university degrees have the highest and lowest financial returns over a lifetime.

• Five tips to keep your kids cool in a heatwave

  Temperatures are set to rise over the next few days, and children can be especially vulnerable - so read on for tips to protect them.

• Social media ban 'a defining moment for our children'

  Secretary of State for Technology Liz Kendall was addressing the Commons following the announcement of a social media ban for under-16s.

• Smacking children could lead to lower GCSE grades, study suggests

  A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children "does no good whatsoever".