Ofqual’s chief regulator has written to headteachers, telling them to be prepared for variations in results this year due to exam reforms. By Richard Adams, The Guardian.

A geography teacher looks at the GCSE reforms and what students need to do to effectively prepare for their exams. By Mark Enser, Tes.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), writes for Tes about the potential for teachers to set out how to improve the education system.

Ofqual figures reveal the number of students opting to study English, history, geography and religious studies at A-level has fallen. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

Former universities minister, Lord Willetts, has said universities need to change their entry requirements in order to help produce more female engineers. By Richard Vaughan, iNews.

Headteachers in some parts of the country have raised concerns that secondary league tables are skewed against schools serving deprived white communities. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.

An international report exploring the reasons behind girls' underperformance in science and maths has been criticised for its 'outdated views. By Alix Robertson, Schools Week.

Research for the mayor of London finds that air pollution in some London classrooms is worse than outside. By Jerome Starkey, The Times. Also reported by The Guardian.

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