New figures from UCAS reveal the number of school-leavers in England, Northern Ireland and Wales who received at least one conditional unconditional offer in 2019 rose to 64,825. By Katherine Sellgren, BBC News.

Writing in The Herald, Ailsa Lawn, head of junior school at Lomond School, argues "we are losing the skill of acquiring knowledge" due to an increasing reliance on technology.

Government statistics show 26.3 per cent of students on free school meals in 2013-14 went on to university in 2017-18, compared with 44.9 per cent of pupils who were not eligible for free school meals. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

New figures suggest more than 8,000 university students in the UK have no contact with their families, with many experiencing financial difficulties, loneliness and homelessness during the holidays. By Alice Porter, BBC News.

Speaking on the Tes Leadership podcast, Carl Hendrick, author and English teacher at Wellington College, lists reasons why he believes school research leads make people better teachers. By Rebecca Foster.

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