- Fall in students applying for university places
- Research study claims free schools are “socially selective”
- Letters: School curriculum and exams
- New study finds university debt is the key concern for parents
- 'Develop children's language skills to aid social mobility'
- IFS says per pupil spending has fallen
Fall in students applying for university places
Higher educationNew figures reveal the number of A-level students applying for university courses has fallen to its lowest since 2009. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times. The Independent reports almost 100,000 more women than men applied for courses starting this autumn.
Research study claims free schools are “socially selective”
Academies and free schoolsResearchers from the UCL Institute of Education have concluded that free schools are “socially selective”. By Will Hazell, Tes.
Letters: School curriculum and exams
LettersThe school curriculum and alternative exams to GCSEs and A-levels come under discussion in The Guardian's letters page.
New study finds university debt is the key concern for parents
Higher educationResearch by YouGov, on behalf of the LKMco think-tank and King’s College London, has found that debt is parents' biggest fear about their child going to university. By Will Hazell, Tes.
'Develop children's language skills to aid social mobility'
Social mobilityA greater focus on developing children's speech and language skills will help social mobility, says the chief executive of children's communication charity CAN. By Bob Reitemeier, Tes.
IFS says per pupil spending has fallen
State sectorPer pupil spending in England's schools has fallen since 2010, according to new research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.