- Professor explains why he is opening a new 'budget private school'
- 'Children who can't catch perform less well in reading, writing and maths'
- All-Party Parliamentary Group issues recommendations to improve apprenticeships
- What primary schools can do to help SEND pupils transition to secondary school
- Government too hasty to set up academies, committee finds
- Is the heatwave affecting our brainwaves?
Professor explains why he is opening a new 'budget private school'
Independent sectorProfessor James Tooley writes in The Telegraph about why he is opening the Independent Grammar School: Durham, which he says will have fees totalling £2,700 for the year.
'Children who can't catch perform less well in reading, writing and maths'
Primary education and early yearsA new study by researchers at the University of Leeds claims children aged between four and 11 who struggle to catch a ball perform less well in in reading, writing and maths exams. By Victoria Ward, The Telegraph.
All-Party Parliamentary Group issues recommendations to improve apprenticeships
General educationTes details eight recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Apprenticeships' report looking at how to improve apprenticeships. By Julia Belgutay.
What primary schools can do to help SEND pupils transition to secondary school
SENDGemma Corby, a Sendco at a school in Norfolk, looks at what primary schools can do to support their SEND pupils as they move into secondary school. Tes.
Government too hasty to set up academies, committee finds
State sectorIn a report released today, the public accounts committee has expressed concern that lessons have not been learnt from high-profile academy failures. By Rajeev Syal and Richard Adams, The Guardian.
Is the heatwave affecting our brainwaves?
And finallyStudents perform less well in cognitive tests when exposed to hotter temperatures, according to new research. By Tom Whipple, The Times.