Lizzie Deane loved her time at Stretford grammar in Manchester but says she would have done as well at a comprehensive https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/09/fundamental-flaw-grammar-schools-ex-pupil-manchester
DetailsVeterans of the bruising process who have sat the aptitude tests, stressed over the personal statements and sobbed afterwards shed light on the same interview rooms which will be open again in just a few months http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/oxford-cambridge-university-admission-interview-application-how-to-get-into-oxbridge-a7216741.html
DetailsTheresa May has said selective schools could make the education system more inclusive. What do the experts think? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/08/can-grammar-schools-ever-be-inclusive
DetailsGirls have outperformed boys in GCSE grades A*-C every year since the examination system was brought in more than 25 years ago http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/gcse-results-day-2016-girls-grades-predicted-to-be-a-long-way-ahead-of-boys-a7208036.html
DetailsCall comes as almost a third of international students tell recent survey they are less likely to study in post-Brexit Britain because the country feels ‘less welcoming’ http://www.independent.co.uk/student/student-life/Studies/eu-student-fees-in-uk-after-brexit-financial-support-in-british-universities-studying-in-the-uk-a7228861.html
DetailsBut Government’s social mobility tsar says expanding grammars would be ‘social mobility disaster’ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/grammar-schools-theresa-may-wants-to-bring-element-of-selection-back-to-education-system-a7231376.html
DetailsThe “shadow education” market is now thought to be worth up to £2 billion http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/state-school-pupils-private-tuition-risen-third-a7231406.html
DetailsThe latest annual league table of top universities worldwide reveals disappointing results for many of the UK’s top institutions http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/top-100-world-universities-201617-list-full-massachusetts-institute-technology-cambridge-a7228046.html
DetailsTough immigration rules and the ability to hire and retain the top young talent from around the world also damaging the reputation of British institutions http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/applying/how-brexit-is-affecting-british-universities-funding-issues-higher-education-qs-world-university-a7227911.html
DetailsWe’re facing staff shortages, a funding crisis and painful redundancies, but the government just won’t listen to us https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2016/sep/03/secret-teacher-schools-are-in-crisis-parents-we-need-your-help
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