A report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute has found foreign pupils who stay and work in the UK after graduating contribute more than £3bn in tax revenues. The findings also show foreign students who study at a UK university go on to earn up to 50 per cent more than their British classmates. By Richard Adams, The Guardian.

John Edward, director of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools, responds to a recent article in The Guardian, which blamed Britain's independent schools and their "domination of our power structures" for the Brexit crisis.

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Professor Becky Parker, director of the Institute for Research in Schools, says pupils must be encouraged to ask questions, question their results and develop resilience, so they are prepared to tackle science in the real world. Tes.

Jennifer Beattie, assistant headteacher at Emerson Park Academy in Essex, offers tips to teachers who are preparing pupils for GCSE speaking and listening exams. Tes.

Stephen Petty, head of humanities at Lord Williams’s School in Oxfordshire, argues all schools are starting to look the same - in terms of their websites, promotional videos and even school staff. Tes.

Andrea Leadsom MP, leader of the House of Commons, has said parents should have the right to withdraw their child from classes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, if they wish. By Charles Hymas, The Telegraph.

Julian Sturdy, Conservative MP for York Outer, has said the funding issue for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) "is a ticking time bomb". Tes.

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