Shami Chakrabarti says grammar schools enforce segregation
Shadow attorney general opposes Theresa May’s plans, saying many successful adults carry emotional scars of failing 11-plus
No grammar schools, lots of play: the secrets of Europe’s top education system
In Finland children don’t start school until they are seven, but what happens before that is even more important
Is the internet killing our brains?
The web gives us access to endless information. What impact does this have on our memory, and our attention spans?
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/08/is-the-internet-killing-our-brains
‘People are always too cold’: How to survive a Cambridge interview
As the deadline for Oxbridge applications looms, Sam Lucy, director of admissions at Cambridge, shares her advice for students
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/06/how-to-survive-a-cambridge-interview
Student loans ‘increasing the divide between rich and poor’
People without access to family money while at university are struggling, demonstrated by increasing demand for welfare services, says a new study
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/01/student-loans-increasing-rich-poor-divide
Mental illness soars among young women in England – survey
NHS study finds 12.6% of women aged 16-24 screen positive for PTSD, 19.7% self-harm and 28.2% have mental health condition
Girls encouraged to drop Kim Kardashian for Shakespeare’s Cleopatra
A London school programme will persuade pupils to adopt Rosalind and Viola as role models instead of social media stars
School with guns, knives and fire on the timetable – and Ofsted loves it
Should schools be more willing to embrace danger to give students confidence? One headteacher explains why he thinks so
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/04/school-guns-knives-fire-ofsted-danger
Private schools can’t help comprehensives with guns pointed to their heads, says leading headmaster
Independent schools chair argues the private sector already contributes significantly to charity by supporting less affluent families in education