In a written question, Lord Lexden, president of the Independent Schools Association, asked what plans the current Government has to impose VAT on independent school fees. Government minister, Lord Bates, responded, "the Government has no plans to change the VAT treatment of independent schools."

Warning notices have been issued by the Government to 148 independent schools (ISC and non-ISC). By Alix Robertson, Schools Week. The article quotes Barnaby Lenon, ISC chairman.

According to a survey, nearly two thirds of young people will resort to online platforms if seeking mental health support. By Press Association, Daily Mail.

In order to attract millennials into the teaching profession it must be presented as a varied career, according to John Roberts, the head of a training provider. By Tes.

Graham Smith, managing director of the EAL Academy, argues assessment methods should be redesigned so all young people can achieve their full potential, regardless of whether they are male or female. By Tes.

The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking 200 “external experts” to offer advice on areas including safeguarding, free schools and counter-extremism. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

A number of universities have suffered a decline in students and, according to data, their survival is at risk. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

BBC News writes on this subject, questioning whether a university would "really be allowed to go bust".

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