According to The Telegraph, some education leaders have said they would consider opening up more institutions in different areas if Liz Truss lifted the 24-year ban on new grammar schools. By Louisa Clarence-Smith.

Universities will be asked to explain the criteria they use to judge whether someone is "disadvantaged", as part of a consultation on new requirements for university "access and participation" plans. This comes after figures released by UCAS last week revealed 18-year-olds from the wealthiest backgrounds were the only group to see a decline in numbers securing university places this year. By Louisa Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.

The two oldest fixtures at Lord's - Eton v Harrow and the Varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge - will continue to be played at the ground next year, after members of the Marylebone Cricket Club pushed back against plans to stop hosting them. By Ivo Tennant, The Times.

Geoff Barton is to stand down as general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in 2024, three years earlier than his current five-year term was due to end. Mr Barton has said that, after seven years in post, it will be time for the organisation to have a new leader with a fresh approach. Tes.

Education unions have warned that school leaders are feeling "demoralised and undervalued", with salaries having lost a quarter of their value since 2010. By John Roberts, Tes.

New figures suggest the Government has missed its target for secondary teacher training recruits by a third this year, prompting calls for a teacher retention boost. By Amy Walker, Schools Week.

Sam Freedman, a former senior policy adviser at the Department for Education (DfE) and a senior fellow at the Institute of Government, writes in Tes in favour of 'a sector-wide, coordinated approach to families', adding that he believes "scrapping the whole families agenda was the biggest mistake of the Gove era".

Matthew Godfrey, deputy head of Downe House, writes in the latest issue of Independent Schools Magazine about the strategies the school has been using to sustain high levels of motivation in lessons.

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