The IB has sent a message to schools revealing it is changing its appeals process, which could result in grade increases for students whose grade is under by just one or two marks. By Catherine Lough, Tes. The article quotes David James, deputy head at Bryanston School.

Data published by the Department for Education has shown that, as schools approach the end of term, the proportion open more widely to pupils in selected year groups has begun to fall. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

University-based teacher trainers have said the trainee placement shortage sparked by the coronavirus crisis will be eased by the Government's decision to class all teacher trainees as critical workers. By Amy Gibbons, Tes.

Michael Conlon, a digital learning consultant from Perth and Kinross, writes in Tes about the challenges he's experiencing ahead of his five-year-old son starting school in August.

Hugh Williams, a former deputy head at an independent school, writes in The Times suggesting "now is the time to look at the grading systems employed at both A-level and GCSE". The letter can be found two thirds of the way down the page.

Schools Week details "nine interesting things we learned" following the publication of Ofsted's corporate annual report and accounts. By Freddie Whittaker.

The Guardian reports that families who become eligible for England's free school meals scheme after the summer holidays have begun will not be able to benefit. By Sally Weale.

The Telegraph reports that Britain's first ever digital prom will take place on 17 July for graduates to celebrate the end of their A-levels, university degrees or apprenticeships. By Alice Hall.

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