Callie Hawkins, a UCAS adviser, dispels some of the misconceptions surrounding clearing and offers advice to students who are thinking of pursuing the post-qualification application route. By Ella Jackson, Tes.

Yvonne Williams, head of English and drama in a school in the south of England, explores the benefits and drawbacks of querying exam results. Tes.

Writing in The Scotsman, Murdo Fraser urges the SNP to reconsider its proposal to remove the exemption from business rates for independent schools. The article references the Scottish Council of Independent Schools.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has announced Labour Party plans to introduce a post-qualification university admissions system, after describing the current process as "deeply unfair". BBC News.

The Daily Mail reports on criticism facing universities over the number of 'Mickey Mouse' degrees with lower academic requirements being made available to students through clearing. By Elliot Mulligan.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has called on ministers to investigate whether GCSE reforms are responsible for a drop in the number of students taking English at A-level. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph. Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council, is quoted.

Analysis conducted by The Russell Group shows the number of European academics leaving their posts at some of Britain's leading universities following the EU referendum result rose by 11 per cent compared to the previous year. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

Research conducted by the University of Oxford suggests academies contribute to class-based inequality, as their pupils are less likely to have access to qualified teachers compared with pupils in council-run schools. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

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