- The need-to-knows on teachers' pensions
- Book review: 'Attacks on the so-called "engines of privilege" won’t improve education in post-Brexit Britain'
- MP calls for GCSEs to be replaced by baccalaureate-style qualification
- Low-cost private school struggles to fill places
- Can the design of a building impact children's learning?
- 'Why single-sex schools are necessary'
- The decline in English at A-level and university
- No change in pupils' maths performance following Chinese-style lessons
The need-to-knows on teachers' pensions
General educationTes details how the increase in employer pension contributions will impact schools across the education system. By Dave Speck. The article quotes Julian Thomas, master of Wellington College.
Book review: 'Attacks on the so-called "engines of privilege" won’t improve education in post-Brexit Britain'
Independent sectorPatrick Derham OBE, headmaster of Westminster School, reviews 'Engines of Privilege: Britain’s Private School Problem', by social historian David Kynaston and economist Francis Green. Tes.
MP calls for GCSEs to be replaced by baccalaureate-style qualification
ExaminationsRobert Halfon, chairman of the Commons education committee, has said the current GCSE qualifications are 'failing to develop' the skills pupils require in an increasingly digital age. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.
Low-cost private school struggles to fill places
Independent sectorThe Times reports that The Independent Grammar School Durham, which charges £52 per week, has struggled to enrol pupils. By Nicola Woolcock.
Can the design of a building impact children's learning?
General educationAntonia Berry, depute rector at St Columba’s School in Kilmacolm, discusses how a building's design can have a positive outcome on pupils' learning. Tes.
'Why single-sex schools are necessary'
General educationGordon Cairns, an English teacher in Scotland, writes that single-sex schools can suffer from outdated perceptions but, in fact, have many benefits. Tes.
The decline in English at A-level and university
General educationFigures show fewer pupils are studying English at A-level and university. The Guardian examines why this might be. By Susanna Rustin.
No change in pupils' maths performance following Chinese-style lessons
General educationA scheme that aimed to improve pupils' maths performance, by replicating the success of teaching in China, has had little effect according to the Department for Education. By Oliver Wright and Nicola Woolcock, The Times.