- Language skills improved through learning the piano
- Higher taxes for Scottish independent schools and online companies
- Letter: GCSE qualifications
- Education questions: exam stress, T-levels and academies
- Free schools more likely in areas with lower academic ability
- The toughest universities to get into
Language skills improved through learning the piano
General educationAccording to research by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), learning the piano can improve the language skills of primary aged children. By Jane Clinton, iNews.
Higher taxes for Scottish independent schools and online companies
Scottish educationDerek Mackay, Scottish finance secretary, has said he will bring forward legislation which could see Scottish independent schools paying higher taxes. By Greig Cameron, The Times.
Letter: GCSE qualifications
LettersRichard Cairns, headmaster of Brighton College, writes to The Times about the differences between the GCSE and IGCSE qualifications.
Letter almost halfway down the page.
Education questions: exam stress, T-levels and academies
Education policySchools Week rounds-up yesterday's issues discussed in the House of Commons during education questions. Topics included exam stress, T-levels and GCSEs. By Alix Robertson, Schools Week.
Free schools more likely in areas with lower academic ability
Academies and free schoolsNew Schools Network interim director, Mark Lehain, has said a new wave of free schools will be placed in areas where schools are oversubscribed and the academic ability is low. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.
The toughest universities to get into
Higher educationThe Telegraph details the 10 universities with the highest standards of entry for 2019.