According to education experts, Brexit has had little impact on parents' interest in British schools, but the threat of the Labour Party is more of a concern. By Caroline Henshaw, Tes. The article quotes Caroline Jordan, headteacher ­of Headington School in Oxford.

The Education Secretary, Damian Hinds MP, has commented on the "unchallenged snobbery" which surrounds vocational courses. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

Damian Hinds MP, Education Secretary, will announce the second wave of T-levels today which will be taught from 2021. By Stephen Exley, Tes.

Emma Kell, a secondary teacher in north-east London, discusses the benefits that mature entrants bring to the teaching profession. Tes.

Soprano Lesley Garrett has said all-boys choirs should admit girls calling them a “throwback to a bygone age”. By Tobi Thomas, The Guardian.

A million children under the age of 10 are living in poverty, according to charity Action for Children. By Hannah Richardson, BBC News.

Research by the Office for National Statistics has found children growing up in the city are almost four times more lonely than their city counterparts. By Charles Hymas, The Telegraph.

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