Tutor-proof 11-plus test is ‘holy grail’, says schools minister
Experts tell Commons education select committee that poorer pupils are less likely to get into grammar schools
I’m an A-level drop-out, but it didn’t stop me from going to uni
When the door of education closed behind me, I thought there was no way back – but soon I was prising it open again
Free school breakfast clubs boost maths and literacy results, study finds
Breakfast clubs improved outcomes for pupils who didn’t even attend, through better classroom environments
‘My son works until midnight’: parents around the world on homework
As parents in Spain call for month-long boycott of homework due to ‘unacceptable’ workloads, we asked your views of extracurricular work
Parents in the UK and abroad: do your children get set too much homework?
After a ‘homework strike’ in Spain, we want to hear from parents around the world about whether their children are set too many tasks outside of class
The UK is becoming the nasty country, and our universities will suffer
Why would talented academics want a career in Brexit-voting Britain, where a handful of refugee children provoke a tabloid firestorm?
Ofsted chief slams Theresa May’s ‘obsession’ with grammar schools
Michael Wilshaw says standards for the majority of children will be lowered and PM should focus on post-Brexit skills crisis
UK university applications from EU down by 9%, says Ucas
Figures are for early tranche of courses, including Oxbridge, and may have been affected by delayed announcement about funding for EU students
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/27/uk-university-applications-from-eu-down-9-ucas