- Government "seriously considering" expansion of grammar schools
- Kit Malthouse suggested comprehensive pupils were "poorly educated" in 1988 letter to student paper
- DfE poll suggests school gas bills "could double"
- Nick Gibb urges Ofsted not to rate schools "good" if EBacc take-up is low
- Cambridge University pledges to increase scholarships for black students
- NEU withdraws its support for book telling children there are only two sexes
- TUC calls for free childcare as costs rise
- Preparing for life at university
Government "seriously considering" expansion of grammar schools
Top storyThe Telegraph reports that the education secretary Kit Malthouse has reaffirmed the prime minister's commitment to establishing new grammar schools. By Louisa Clarence-Smith.
An article in Schools Week reports that lifting the ban on establishing new selective schools will not be straightforward. By Freddie Whittaker.
Leading teaching unions have criticised the plans, with Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, arguing that selection does not improve social mobility and "will not solve the challenges facing schools in the next decade". By Sally Weale, The Guardian.
Kit Malthouse suggested comprehensive pupils were "poorly educated" in 1988 letter to student paper
General educationThe Telegraph reports on a letter the education secretary, Kit Malthouse, wrote to his student paper when he was of 22, in which he suggested comprehensive pupils were "poorly educated". By Louise Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.
DfE poll suggests school gas bills "could double"
General educationSchools Week reports that a new, small-scale government poll suggests some schools will still see gas bills "more than double" under the new energy price gap. By Tom Belger.
Nick Gibb urges Ofsted not to rate schools "good" if EBacc take-up is low
InspectionThe former schools minister, Nick Gibb, has urged Ofsted not to judge a school's quality of education to be “good” if its take-up of EBacc subjects is below the national average. Mr Gibb also called for ministers to continue with the target of getting 75 per cent of pupils to study the subjects needed for the EBacc. By Grainne Hallahan and John Roberts, Tes.
Also on the topic of inspections, Tes reveals that an analysis of graded inspections has shown that small primary schools are five times more likely to be rated "inadequate" than larger ones. By John Roberts.
Cambridge University pledges to increase scholarships for black students
Higher educationThe University of Cambridge is to offer more scholarships to black British students following its investigation which found the university had "significantly benefitted" from the slave trade. The university said it would 'create new postgraduate places for black British students and scholarships for postgraduate students from Africa and the Caribbean'. By Louisa Clarence-Smith, The Telegraph.
BBC News reports that a dedicated slavery research centre is also going to be set up by the university.
According to The Times, Cambridge University is going to name new streets and buildings after black graduates as a result of the inquiry. By Nicola Woolcock.
NEU withdraws its support for book telling children there are only two sexes
Child welfareThe National Education Union (NEU) has withdrawn its support of the book 'Sex and Gender: An Introductory Guide.' The NEU says the resource for children aged 11-plus is 'not consistent' with its LGBT+ policy. By Hayley Dixon, The Telegraph.
TUC calls for free childcare as costs rise
Primary education and early yearsFrances O'Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has said all parents should be given access to free high-quality nursery childcare as fees are "going through the roof". By Emaan Warraich, BBC News.
Preparing for life at university
Higher educationBBC News offers advice to students on useful items to take with them to university. By Eleanor Lawrie and Hazel Shearing.