Tes details how the increase in employer pension contributions will impact schools across the education system. By Dave Speck. The article quotes Julian Thomas, master of Wellington College.

Patrick Derham OBE, headmaster of Westminster School, reviews 'Engines of Privilege: Britain’s Private School Problem', by social historian David Kynaston and economist Francis Green. Tes.

Robert Halfon, chairman of the Commons education committee, has said the current GCSE qualifications are 'failing to develop' the skills pupils require in an increasingly digital age. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

The Times reports that The Independent Grammar School Durham, which charges £52 per week, has struggled to enrol pupils. By Nicola Woolcock.

Antonia Berry, depute rector at St Columba’s School in Kilmacolm, discusses how a building's design can have a positive outcome on pupils' learning. Tes.

Gordon Cairns, an English teacher in Scotland, writes that single-sex schools can suffer from outdated perceptions but, in fact, have many benefits. Tes.

Figures show fewer pupils are studying English at A-level and university. The Guardian examines why this might be. By Susanna Rustin.

A scheme that aimed to improve pupils' maths performance, by replicating the success of teaching in China, has had little effect according to the Department for Education. By Oliver Wright and Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

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