Education clips
Listen to a selection of clips on the theme of education.
MP: School sex education "entitlement of young people"
Graham Stuart chairs education committee, that wants compulsory sex education in schools.
IFS: Conservative schools pledge a "watering down" of current budget protection
Paul Johnson says David Cameron's school funding pledge means a real terms cut per pupil
Ed Balls: University fees costing taxpayer
Labour has said it wants to cut maximum university fees for students by a third.
Former security minister: There is a problem of terrorism in some universities
Former security minister: There is a problem of terrorism in some universities
Cost of Living: University Loans
The working hospital doctor who can't get a mortgage because of student debt.
Ofsted chief: Schools need close monitoring
"We've seen an increase in the number of inadequate failing secondary schools."
Sciences can suffer from a "perception problem" among girls
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan says girls have a "perception issue" about science
There will be machines that can replace a good teacher, just as there will be machines that will replace a heart surgeon.
Professor Mitra thinks people will one day educate themselves as a matter of course.
“It certainly challenges a lot of the conventional ideas in education”
Paul Howard-Jones explains how a desire to win could lead to better learning
“A shaky grasp of the fundamentals…”
Daisy Christodoulou explains why she thinks many schools are teaching the wrong things
“Homework in primary school has an effect of zero”
John Hattie explains why schools and parents should worry less about homework and uniform
"They saw something in me I didn't see in myself"
Sir Ken Robinson describes the difference a teacher can make
“Some of the best conversations are with boys who’ve been troubled along the way.”
Headmaster Tony Little on the “taking leave” conversations with boys finishing at Eton
What are 'higher' apprenticeships?
Joe Lynam looks at how new "higher" apprenticeships aim to challenge old perceptions.
These children "only get one chance"
Andrew Bomford reportsand Martha Kearney interviews the Education Minister, Liz Truss
"Their aspiration level is low"
Andrew Bomford reports on the under-performance of some white working class children
"This is a national problem"
Why do white working class British children do much worse at school than other children?
Could reading our genomes improve teaching?
Presenter Adam Rutherford hears from Professors Robert Plomin and Michael Reiss.
Are we experiencing degree inflation?
Jonathan Simons of Policy Exchange and Prof. Martin Hall of Salford University in debate.
'The top performing countries have the pushiest parents'
Rosie Millard hears how the East Asian parenting style instils discipline and focus.
Discussing sex education
Sarah Carter and Chloe Combi discuss sex education in a world full of pornography.
Are school children getting the right sex education?
We hear from the first generation of teenagers to face mass exposure to pornography.
"There wasn't enough work done at that early stage"
Henry de Zoete, a former adviser to Michael Gove, interviewed about free school meal plan
"A bad gimmick... a dumb idea"
Jon Manel on criticisms of the free school meals policy by a former Special Adviser
