Liz Truss, the foreign secretary and Conservative leadership contender, has suggested she would reverse the ban on the establishment of new grammar schools. By Daniel Martin, The Telegraph.

Geoff Barton, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, has accused Liz Truss of “micromanagement” over her pledge to give all students who receive three A*s at A-level an automatic Oxbridge interview. By Tony Diver, The Telegraph.

Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, writes in The Times that he believes Liz Truss will deliver on education and "prioritise expanding access to high-performing schools, and will seek to replace failing ones".

The Telegraph reports that two-thirds of Conservative voters are supportive of grammar schools and almost half agree that more should be built. By Louisa Clarence-Smith and Will Hazell.

The Observer reports teachers in England and Wales have spent at least 1.5 million days off work in 2021-22 due to stress and mental health issues, highlighting the impact the pandemic has had on teaching staff. By Michael Savage.

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned that global leaders have one last chance to avert an “education catastrophe”, as research suggests that young Britons are more worried about their future than their peers across the world. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Writing in The Telegraph, former education secretary Lord Kenneth Baker calls for an urgent modernisation of England's "Edwardian curriculum", arguing: "We must replace it with a career-led and technical curriculum which recognises this digital age of artificial intelligence and net zero."

According to The Telegraph, nine Russell Group universities offered students cash and other incentives amounting to almost £9 million to defer their places last year, after grade inflation caused some courses to be unexpectedly oversubscribed. By Louisa Clarence-Smith and Elizabeth McBride.

Journalist Ollie Cooper writes in The Independent arguing that universities "need to stop pretending that they are still the same level of institution (academically) as they were decades ago".

The Daily News Summary will be taking a break across August, returning to report on the publication of this year’s GCSE and A-level results. Normal service will resume on Thursday 1 September, 2022.

From everyone at the Independent Schools Council, we would like to wish pupils well as they prepare to receive their exam results and thank teachers for their dedication and support throughout what has been another unusual and challenging year.

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