- Letters: Setting the record straight about independent schools
- Education secretary outlines plan to develop pupils' character and resilience
- 'Don't allow screen time during dinner and bedtime'
- University applications see first increase since 2016
- Training providers warn of "lowering the bar" on teacher recruitment
- 'Here's how to make T-levels work'
- Thirty hours free childcare policy is "entrenching inequality", MPs say
- ISA and GSA give backing to 'The Great British Spring Clean'
Letters: Setting the record straight about independent schools
Independent sectorLord Lexden, president of the Independent Schools Association, has written to The Spectator to set the record straight following recent press commentaries, which 'present a caricature of independent schools'.
The letter appears half-way down the page.
Education secretary outlines plan to develop pupils' character and resilience
General educationDamian Hinds is due to unveil a character and resilience-building plan, which will enable all pupils to gain a "public school swagger". By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.
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'Don't allow screen time during dinner and bedtime'
Mental healthThe UK's four chief medical officers have recommended a mobile phone ban during children's dinners and bedtimes. By Nick Triggle, BBC News.
To coincide with Children's Mental Health Week, Suzie Longstaff, head at Putney High School, has written a blog about screen time and its impact on teenage mental health.
University applications see first increase since 2016
Higher educationFigures published by Ucas have revealed the number of university applications is up for the first time in three years - fuelled by applications from overseas. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.
The Times reports the number of Chinese students applying to British universities may overtake those from Wales and Northern Ireland.
Training providers warn of "lowering the bar" on teacher recruitment
Recruitment and retentionThe Government has been accused of "lowering the bar" on teacher recruitment by teacher training providers. By Hannah Richardson, BBC News.
'Here's how to make T-levels work'
Further educationJoe Dromey, deputy director of research and development at the Learning and Work Institute, details five problems that need to be addressed in order to make T-levels work. Tes.
Thirty hours free childcare policy is "entrenching inequality", MPs say
Education policyThe education select committee has urged ministers to review the 30 hours free childcare policy, claiming it is "entrenching inequality". By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.
ISA and GSA give backing to 'The Great British Spring Clean'
And finallyThe Independent Schools Association (ISA) and the Girls' Schools Association (GSA) have joined other organisations in signing up to The Great British Spring Clean. By Colin Fernandez, Daily Mail.
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