December 2020
Throughout history Britain’s ruling class has created crisis after crisis – just like now – 27 December, The Guardian
I am the parent of a Black child at a private school – the sector is shockingly behind on matters of diversity and inclusion – 22 December, The Independent
Old Etonians threaten to withhold millions in row over sacked teacher Will Knowland – 21 December, The Times
An all-fees scholarship to Eton? This coach can help – 21 December, The Times
State pupils given Cambridge place without interview – 19 December, The Times
Sutton High School first to sign black hairstyles pledge – 18 December, The Times
London couple ‘used illicit funds from Azerbaijan to send models to Ibiza by private jet and pay school fees’ – 17 December, Evening Standard
Pupils’ historical abuse at London schools claims total £1m – 17 December, BBC News
Child sexual abuse in schools often an open secret, says inquiry – 17 December, The Guardian
‘Game changer’ Covid tests for secondary schools in January – 15 December, BBC News
Pause teacher pay so private sector keeps up, says DfE – 15 December, TES
Learning a musical instrument linked to higher results in other GCSEs, study finds – 13 December, iNews
Elite girls’ boarding school Roedean ‘decolonises’ its history syllabus to challenge ‘white western narrative’ – 12 December, Mail Online
Home learning frustrations drive parents to private schools – 11 December, The Times
No tablet? Use your phone and a couple of cans for interview, says Cambridge uni – 11 December, Schools Week
Civilians may be called up to court martial of Major General Nick Welch – 10 December, The Times
Our education system is failing when it comes to science – 10 December, The Spectator
East End school hires etiquette coach to teach students how to sit like Kate Middleton – 8 December, Evening Standard
Make all schools coeducational by law, including Eton – 7 December, The Times
Teacher’s dismissal exposes fissures over Eton college modernisation – 4 December, The Guardian
Why a good personal statement is key to getting a place at a top university – and how to get it right – 3 December, The Telegraph
Fettes teacher facing abuse claims will not be prosecuted – 3 December, BBC News
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson calls for Eton College to admit girls – 3 December, Daily Mirror
The knives come out for Ampleforth and its monks – 1 December, The Critic
November 2020
‘Aggressively woke’ Eton faces huge staff backlash as free speech row loses control – 30 November, Express
New pupils barred from top UK Catholic school after abuse scandal – 28 November, The Guardian
I’ve changed my mind: grammar schools are unhealthy and must go – 28 November, The Guardian
The modern day must-haves: Today’s status symbols needed to keep ahead of the neighbours include a walk-in wardrobe, a Smeg fridge and having a cleaner, study says – 27 November, Mail Online
Clifton College’s ‘wall of silence’ over teacher’s abuse – 27 November, BBC News
Private schools record biggest rise in top A-level grades in England – 26 October, The Guardian
Meet Izzy Gardiner: Hockey’s voice for more state school inclusion – 23 November, The Hockey Paper
Teachers warn of digital divide making it impossible to teach most deprived kids – 23 November, The Mirror
Pupils who miss lessons due to Covid are set to receive ‘easier’ entry to universities under plan to make lower A-level offers to students hardest hit by pandemic – 22 November, Mail Online
Laptop allocation cuts are betraying a generation of disadvantaged students – 21 November, The Boar
Private schools are losing their stranglehold on Who’s Who, report finds – 18 November, The Telegraph
The private school power league: The schools producing the most ‘influential’ toffs – 18 November, The Tab
Britain’s private school elite: One in seven of those who hold the most powerful positions in society went to top ten independent schools – with Boris Johnson, David Cameron, Emily Maitlis and Susanna Reid’s alma maters leading the way – 18 November, Mail Online
We cannot allow the pandemic to reverse a generation of progress in education – 15 November, The Telegraph
Overhaul university admissions so students get offers once they have their A-levels, vice-chancellors say – 13 November, iNews
Independent school launches free arts event for all UK schoolchildren – 12 November, IE Today
Private schools can exclude new teachers from pensions – 11 November, TES
Elite private school faces racism claims as ex-pupils allege annual ‘slave auction’ took place – 10 November, The Telegraph
Heads back university admissions shake-up as UCAS sets out ‘radical options’ – 9 November, Schools Week
Pupils could apply to university after A-level results day – 9 November, The Times
Outcry as private school children carry on playing sport while council pitches lie empty – 7 November, The Telegraph
The best value places to move to for good schools – 6 November, The Times
How can independent schools support SEND pupils without external support during Covid-19? – 5 November, IE Today
Private school funds ‘shot to pieces’, mergers expected – 4 November, TES
October 2020
Scotland ‘more left-wing’ than England over attitudes to tax and private schools – 29 October, Daily Record
King’s College Online — the private school that costs £6,000 a year – 28 October, The Times
Private school pupils were TWICE as likely to receive full days of online lessons during lockdown than those at state schools – 26 October, Mail Online
‘Generation Covid’ hit hard by the pandemic, research reveals – 26 October, BBC News
Those who can’t afford it can’t teach – 24 October, Schools Week
UK’s top universities urged to act on classism and accent prejudice – 24 October, The Guardian
Students from northern England facing ‘toxic attitude’ at Durham University – 19 October, The Guardian
GCSEs and A-levels: Grade boundaries for 2020 autumn exams to be lowered compared to past years – 16 October, iNews
Chess’s cheating crisis: ‘paranoia has become the culture’ – 16 October, The Guardian
Private schools group branded ‘insensitive’ over partnership with debt collection agency – 16 October, Schools Week
Six legal ways to cut your tax bill while saving money for private school – 13 October, The Telegraph
How much to save to send a child to private school – whether it’s 10 years away or one – 12 October, The Telegraph
Britain’s best universities are dominated by private schools. Could I help level the playing field? – 10 October, The Guardian
Exams crisis led to nearly a quarter of parents considering private schooling, Courier poll finds – 9 October, The Courier
State school pupils less likely to have access to counselling support on site – 9 October, The Telegraph
BBC to launch diversity drive as figures show fifth of news staff went to private school – 8 October, The Telegraph
See all the winners of the Tatler Schools Awards now – 7 October, Tatler
The education sector is in a rut. Independent schools can help to break the cycle – 6 October, The Telegraph
Private schools treated like ‘society’s villains’ because of ‘stereotyping and prejudice’, says top headteacher – 5 October, iNews
“We did everything we could” says private school who told parents to pay up over Covid fees row – 5 October, Coventry Live
For the chancellor, charity begins at boarding school – 4 October, Yorkshire Bylines
Coronavirus in the UK: A poor schools’ pandemic – 2 October, World Socialist Web Site
Holbeach and Donington schools join initiative to inspire pupils – 1 October, Spalding Today
September 2020
Half of City partners attended private schools – 28 September, The Law Society Gazette
University entrance: The ‘taboo’ about who doesn’t go – 27 September, BBC News
Inside the private schools bypassing the NHS and building their own elite Covid systems – 27 September, The Telegraph
Leading state and private schools including Eton launch joint fight to scrap ‘unfair and unreliable’ GCSE exams – 27 September, Mail Online
‘Scrap GCSEs to protect pupils’ mental health’ – 26 September, The Times
GCSE and A-level content may need to be halved to make 2021 exams viable, private schools warn – 24 September, iNews
Starmer demands taskforce to close attainment gap – 22 September, Schools Week
Independent schools can play a part in tackling regional inequality in education – 22 September, Politics Home
Private and state schools bid to kill off GCSEs – 20 September, The Guardian
GCSE disadvantage gap shrank in 2020 – 18 September, TES
A-level and GCSEs could be held in public buildings next year, education secretary says – 16 September, The Telegraph
England’s state schools suffering biggest fall in funding since 1980s, says IFS – 18 September, The Guardian
‘Drill and kill’ for England’s state schools while private sector goes progressive – 18 September, The Guardian
Coronavirus: Kings Monkton head speaks out over face masks – 18 September, BBC News
Testing fiasco hits ‘nearly every school in England’ with up to 25,000 teachers and thousands of pupils forced to self-isolate at home two weeks in new term – 17 September, Mail Online
Number of independent schools withdrawing from TPS doubles following contribution increases – 16 September, Pensions Age
Top private boarding school Bedales gives pupils extra hour in bed to improve teens’ academic work and mental health – 15 September, iNews
England’s exam system is broken – let’s never put it together again – 15 September, The Guardian
Coronavirus: The story of the big U-turn of the summer – 13 September, BBC News
Five years of University admissions statistics reveals the disadvantages faced by state-educated students – 12 September, Varsity
Lack of teacher edtech skills a challenge during Covid – 9 September, TES
Private school teacher training ‘boosts state sector’ – 9 September, TES
Agenda: It is time for the Highers exam system to go – 7 September, The Herald
Schools asking children to wear face masks even when there is no local lockdown – 3 September, The Telegraph
Schools should reinstate PE lessons, Ofsted chief says – 3 September, The Telegraph
August 2020
‘Empathy and collaboration will ensure stability for private schools’ – 21 August, IE Education Today
Max Hastings: The private schools racket is falling apart – 21 August, The Times
Kevin McKenna: Private schools sum up all that is wrong with our society – 19 August, The National
‘Drill and kill’ for England’s state schools while private sector goes progressive – 18 August, The Guardian
The real problem is that England’s education system rewards the rich – 18 August, The Guardian
A-level results: ‘Rampant’ grade inflation in Latin and classics, while state schools unfairly hit by lowered marks, charity says – 17 August, The Independent
‘Great relief’ from school chiefs over government A-level grade u-turn after ministers heeded calls from Eton College headmaster to dump the ‘unfair’ algorithm – 17 August, Daily Mail
A-level results chaos to end in court battle – 16 August, The Sunday Times
England’s cricket stars are now nearly all privately educated – 16 August, The Sunday Times
A Level crisis: they couldn’t have handled it worse if they’d tried – 15 August, The Article
Did England exam system favour private schools? – 14 August, Channel 4
Worcester College at Oxford accepts all students with offers amid A-level chaos – 14 August, LBC
England A-level downgrades hit pupils from disadvantaged areas hardest – 13 August, The Guardian
A Level grading ‘equality impacts’ must be considered by Ofqual, EHRC says – 13 August, Evening Standard
A-level results: Mixed emotions at independent schools – 13 August, Independent Education Today
First-generation university students more likely to drop out, research finds – 12 August, the i
Is this new online-only private school the future of education? – 10 August, Daily Telegraph
State pupil boom in private schools – 9 August, The Times
Private schools bring in the lawyers to prepare for A-level appeals – 8 August, The Times
School funding plan ‘benefits wealthier pupils most’ – 7 August, BBC
The pandemic puts a strain on elite private schools – 2 August, The Economist
July 2020
The coronavirus has left the education sector in disarray: What can private schools do to boost their chances of survival? – 31 July, London Loves Business
Lockdown has dealt a blow to state education – 30 July, Spiked
Coronavirus latest: British boarding schools chartering flights to make sure Chinese pupils arrive next term – 30 July, iNews
Soon there’ll be no reason for any parent to send their children to private school – 27 July, The Guardian
Boarding schools back in style as parents worry about a Covid-19 second wave – 27 July, The Telegraph
Anxious middle-classes look to private schools after coronavirus disruption – 26 July, The Guardian
Oxford to accept ‘star’ pupils from poor schools – 26 July, The Times
School’s out for the summer – but not for the children of Britain’s elite – 25 July, The Telegraph
Top private school had ‘culture of inflating predicted grades’ – 24 July, The Telegraph
Why I want to stop hockey being just a ‘white, private school sport’, says GB’s Emily Defroand on her mission for diversity – 21 July, Newschain
Cuts to university targets in England are insulting to working-class people like me – 21 July, The Guardian
Meet the parents who are bypassing teaching unions by building their own summer schools – 19 July, The Telegraph
‘Only a zealot would oppose’: should the UK nationalise struggling private schools? – 18 July, The Guardian
Online lessons create classes of ‘zoombies’ – 14 July, The Times
Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds – 13 July, Legal Cheek
Half of exam-year UK pupils given no school work since March, finds study – 14 July, The Guardian
MONEY FEARS Top Scots private school sparks fury from parents over new uniform cost – 12 July, The Scottish Sun
Private schools see a surge of interest as parents look for more structured learning – 12 July, The Telegraph
Does the curriculum really need ‘decolonising’? –11 July, Spiked
Dame Christine Ryan appointed chair of Ofsted –10 July, Schools Week
Private schools had an opportunity to help less fortunate kids this year, but they’ve so far failed – 9 July, The Telegraph
Predicted grades awarded this summer will be ‘dodgy’, private school chief warns – 9 July, The Telegraph
Winterbourne independent school to close with loss of 55 jobs – 8 July, Frome Valley Voice
The growing educational apartheid – 6 July, The Spectator
IB results day 2020: Average score up to four-year high – 6 July, TES
Some state school pupils will study just five or six GCSEs as teachers cram to make up for lost learning – while those in private sector will do nine or 10 – 5 July, Mail Online
Private schools could be shut over racism – 5 July, The Telegraph
Ex-private school inspection chief to be Ofsted chair – 5 July, TES
Push for selective sixth forms to improve education in north – 4 July, The Times
Universities banned from making ‘strings attached’ unconditional offers until September 2021 – 3 July, iNews
Hundreds of gangsters arrested as police crack criminals’ private messaging network – 2 July, The Telegraph
My son may only be two, but the race is on to plan his route to public school – 1 July, The Telegraph
Are private schools serious about tackling racism? I give them a D- – 1 July, The Guardian
June 2020
Even the oldest schools must keep pace with modern thinking – that means making our curriculum more diverse – 29 June, The Telegraph
Private schools accuse ministers of ‘ignoring’ their offers to provide summer catch-up courses for local children in letter to Education Secretary Gavin Willia – 28 June, Mail Online
Who is Kate Green? 8 facts about the shadow education secretary – 28 June, Schools Week
Private schools offer state pupils summer catch-up sessions – 27 June, The Telegraph
Is going private the only way to get my daughter back to school? – 27 June, The Spectator
Pandemic promises to be unlikely saviour of ailing private schools – 26 June, The Times
Ministers may move university applications to after A-level results – 26 June, The Guardian
Decolonising the curriculum – 25 June, The Critic
How Lodge Park in Corby has taken the private school approach to lockdown learning – 26 June, Northamptonshire Telegraph
‘Schools can learn from each other to keep staff happy’ – 23 June, BBC News
Black students and alumni from elite US private schools – including Exeter, Andover, Chapin, and Greenwich Academy – detail the horrific racism they faced during their years there – 23 June, Mail Online
Eton apologises to Nigerian ex-student Onyeama for racism – 23 June, Mail Online
BAME students make up one-fifth of new Oxford undergraduates – 23 June, Guardian
Sophie, Countess of Wessex’s children attend school with this sweet Royal Family link – 22 June, Express
Private schools hire marquees to allow pupils to return – 22 June, TES
School’s out: the true cost of classroom closures – 20 June, The Spectator
Exclusive: Private school unveils its own track and trace system – 19 June, Telegraph
More than 200 pupils highlight racism issues at top private school – 18 June, Eastern Daily Press
Private schools are offering their buildings and grounds for summer catch-up lessons for ‘disadvantaged’ state pupils left behind by lockdown – 17 June, Mail Online
Exclusive: Private schools set to ignore Government and open in September ‘come what may’ – 16 June, Telegraph
Boarding schools are still thriving under coronavirus, Rugby insists – 16 June, The Times
The eight charts that explain the University’s 2019-2020 undergraduate admissions data – 16 June, Varsity
Coronavirus in Scotland: parents rush to private schools – 16 June, The Times
ABUSE PROBE Cops launch historic abuse probe into Hollywood star Ewan McGregor’s old school Morrison’s Academy in Perthshire – 15 June, Scottish Sun
Why I wrote an open letter to my old private school asking them to decolonise their curriculum – and why all private schools should follow – 15 June, Telegraph
Top public school accused of ‘toxic culture of racism’ among pupils – 14 June, Observer
Private schools with spacious sites urged to share space with cramped state schools – 12 June, The i
Ofsted: Private school fined thousands for breaking new pupil ban – 12 June, Schools Week
Alumni of top London private schools call on bosses to ‘teach about white privilege’ and ‘decolonise the canon’ – 11 June, Evening Standard
Inside the army of private tutors keeping wealthy kids’ education on track this summer – 11 June, Telegraph
For the first time, I am thinking about sending my daughter to private school. Here’s why – 11 June, Telegraph
State and private schools must cooperate to rescue the education of the Covid generation – 10 June, Telegraph
Coronavirus: 700,000 children ‘doing no school work’ – 10 June, The Times
Grammar schools admit fewer children from poorer families despite Government push to widen intakes – 9 June, The i
It’s still rich v poor in English schools – exactly as Boris Johnson likes it – 9 June, The Guardian
The private schools getting top marks in lockdown – 9 June, Telegraph
A school system that drives social justice: Resources & funding – 8 June, SecEd
Bristol school removes its statue of Edward Colston from display ‘immediately’ – 8 June, Bristol Post
Black Lives Matter: Top private schools urged to ‘decolonise’ their curriculums – 8 June, The i
Private schools are on the brink of collapse. Thank you, coronavirus. – 7 June, The Canary
Last remaining girls’ boarding school to introduce day pupils as they acknowledge ‘family life has evolved’ – 6 June, Telegraph
Ex-private school director ‘unable’ to repay £150k loan – 5 June, Schools Week
Coronavirus: Private school closures will put pressure on state – 5 June, Schools Week
Tim Davie’s hellish new job as BBC director general – 5 June, BBC News
1 in 10 private schools leaves Teachers’ Pension Scheme – 4 June, TES
York’s Minster School becomes latest casualty among independent schools shuttered for good by coronavirus – 4 June, The Yorkshire Post
Independent schools, please stand up for your black students, listen to them and respect them – 1 June, Independent
‘Eton is closed – why aren’t we?’ Haringey parents protest schools return and say coronavirus risk is ‘too high’ – 1 June, Ham & High
Boris Johnson’s former prep school to close over ‘coronavirus impact’ – 1 June, Schools Week
Pupils need schooling this summer to help them make up lost ground – 1 June, Telegraph
A week at Eton (virtually): taking classes at the school’s online portal – 1 June, The Times
May 2020
Revealed: Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons – in a stark contrast to 63 per cent of privately educated pupils – 31 May, Mail Online
Calderdale private school defies Government pressure to reopen on Monday – 29 May, Halifax Courier
Call for ‘rapid expansion’ of free laptops scheme – 27 May, TES
School ‘alarm bells’ as elite unis ask for student data – 27 May, TES
Top universities say they would have to admit large numbers of students with low or no grades to hit access targets – 27 May, iNews
A school system that drives social justice: Collaboration vs competition – 25 May, SecEd
How state and private school comparisons mislead and do North no favours – 22 May, Yorkshire Post
Prep school to close for good after coronavirus ‘unravels plans for growth’ – 25 May, East Anglian Daily Times
Independent schools may consider ‘keeping Year 6 pupils at home’ amid reopening – 21 May, Newschain
Private schools could keep Year 6 pupils at home – 21 May, TES
Councils could block up to 250,000 pupils returning to school on June 1, 20 May, Telegraph
Tony Blair BACKS Boris Johnson’s plans to reopen schools – as teaching unions and the government continue to clash over June 1 target – 19 May, Mail Online
Coronavirus: Attainment gap could widen by 75%, DfE official warns – 16 May, Schools Week
Why we need a national tutoring service – 15 May, TES
‘The pandemic has magnified inequalities tenfold’: How are British teachers coping in lockdown? – 15 May, Telegraph
Universities must not forget about BAME students during this crisis – 14 May, Wonkhe
Coronavirus crisis pushes private school to open up to ‘wider catchment group’ – 14 May, East Anglian Daily Times
Revealed: Guidance on reopening colleges safely – 14 May, TES
‘We must build a better, fairer assessment system’ – 13 May, TES
Lockdown is making the gap between rich and poor kids even worse – 13 May, Telegraph
Could maximum class sizes of 15 pupils significantly improve our children’s school life? – 12 May, Telegraph
Exclusive: Fears 30% of private schools will go bust – 8 May, TES
Coronavirus: Head teachers fear ‘ghost schools’ as parents keep children at home – 8 May, The Times
Sutton Trust study highlights digital divide – 8 May, IE Today
Independent schools ‘accelerating’ TPS exit talks – 6 May, IE Today
Caroline Lucas and Lloyd Russell-Moyle: schools must stay shut – 6 May, The Argus
Collapsed private school attended by Sarah Ferguson and Juliet Stevenson ‘holds parents to ransom by demanding they pay £3,900 summer term fees to secure children’s GCSE results’ – 6 May, Mail Online
Private schools reopen: Will private schools reopen before state schools? – 6 May, Express
Private school business rate changes to be delayed a year – 4 May, BBC Scotland
Pressure mounting on Jersey’s government to assist fee-paying schools – 4 May, ITV News
Scottish private schools ‘saved’ as charitable relief extended due to pandemic – 3 May, The Herald
COVID-19 shines a light on inequality, Britain’s elite Eton College says – 2 May, Reuters
Private schools with significant endowments should return PPP loans: Mnuchin – 1 May, Reuters
April 2020
Times letters: Cutting school summer holiday to four weeks – 30 April, The Times
The brave new world of home learning is leaving the poorest kids behind. But it needn’t be like this – 30 April, The Telegraph
Private schools warned over colluding to fix fees during coronavirus pandemic – 29 April, The Telegraph
Coronavirus crisis no excuse for price-fixing, private schools warned – 29 April, The Guardian
Private schools warned over ‘collusion to fix fees’ by watchdog – 29 April, The Times
Coronavirus in the UK: Private schools warned against colluding over fee cuts in wake of Covid-19 school closures – 29 April, iNews
Competition watchdog warns private schools over fee-fixing collusion during coronavirus outbreak – 29 April, Schools Week
Private schools warned over fees ‘collusion’ – 29 April, TES
Why private schools could reopen sooner than state-funded schools – 29 April, Daily Express
Tonbridge pupils get creative with ‘sleepout’ for homeless charity – 28 April, Times Local News
Chinese investors pull another private school back from brink– 28 April, The Times
GCSEs: DfE and Ofqual accused of not addressing bias – 27 April, TES
How is home-schooling widening the class divide? – 27 April, The Voice
Long-Bailey: Lack of ‘overarching message’ on education contributed to Labour’s defeat – 24 April, Schools Week
‘We all have busy work lives but everyone can spare an hour’: Former state-school pupils are inspiring younger generations in their careers – 24 April, iNews
The attainment gap was yawning long before Covid-19 – 23 April, TES
Private schools seek taxpayer bailout to stave off job cuts – 22 April, The Age
Private school pupils twice as likely to receive online lessons than those at state schools – 20 April, iNews
UK schools must assure int’l parents – 20 April, The Pie
School’s IN for the summer! £29,000-a-year private school will run its lost coronavirus term in July when pupils are usually on holiday – 20 April, Mail Online
Caterer provides more than 2,000 meals to vulnerable children in London during coronavirus crisis – 20 April, London News Online
Schools pushing students to attend exams against official advice – 17 April, The Times
Coronavirus: MPs to examine impact on poor white pupils – 17 April, TES
Schools must start thinking about how to reopen – 17 April, TES
A level grades could prejudice university admissions – 14 April, Schools Week
The private schools working to narrow the underprivileged attainment gap this spring – 14 April, The Telegraph
Coronavirus: ‘Help poor pupils with a catch-up premium’ – 14 April, TES
Predicted grades appeal system is not fair, ex-Ucas chief says as she warns it favours middle class students – 14 April, The Telegraph
Coronavirus: Schools can expect rise in students redoing year# – 14 April, The Times
Crisis offers chance to rethink the role of public schools – 13 April, The Times
Private schools’ land targeted for families without gardens – 12 April, The Guardian
Pupils held to ‘ransom’ by private school’s demand of fees for grades – 12 April, The Telegraph
Head warns of private school closures – 10 April, The Times
Margaret Greenwood appointed shadow schools minister – 9 April, Schools Week
‘Integrate virus-hit private schools into state system’ – 9 April, TES
Private schools furlough staff at taxpayer’s expense on government covid scheme – 9 April, Evening Standard
Coronavirus: Chinese private school ‘feeding frenzy’ – 9 April, TES
Coronavirus: Schools face ‘dry kitty’ in lockdown – 8 April, TES
UK private schools feel pandemic squeeze – 7 April, FT
Calls for private lands to be opened up across Southwark to relieve pressure on parks – 6 April, Southwark News
Coronavirus: GCSE grading plan ‘unfair’, say pupils – 6 April, TES
‘Lots of parents are unhappy’: Anger over schools ‘continuing to charge full fees’ – 6 April, Bristol Post
We need to up our game on social mobility – 4 April, The Telegraph
Remote learning – a brave new world? – 3 April, IE Today
Coronavirus: Schools will rank GCSE and A-level pupils within grades – 3 April, Schools Week
Exclusive: Hundreds private schools ‘bust by Christmas’ – 3 April, TES
Elite private school group HMC takes on new chair – 1 April, TES
Private schools in UK struggling as coronavirus costs bite – 1 April, The Guardian
March 2020
Coronavirus: Pupils won’t get free school meal vouchers during Easter holidays – 31 March, Schools Week
Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law – 31 March, Legal Cheek
Can I get a refund on private school fees during coronavirus? Who qualifies and how do you apply? – 31 March, The Telegraph
Councillor’s ‘oven-ready’ scheme to force private schools to pay their bit – 31 March, The Guardian
Coronavirus in Scotland: Top Edinburgh school offers free parking for NHS staff – 30 March, The Herald
Coronavirus GCSEs: Don’t inflate grades, teachers told – 30 March, TES
Coronavirus: Prep schools expected to cut fees – 30 March, TES
Private school parents demand fee refunds over fears institutions could go bankrupt – 28 March, The Telegraph
Give poor families free tablets and laptops and unlimited data to boost home learning, say Teach First – 27 March, iNews
KGS fee freeze, support for key workers & daily messages to students from the Head Master – 25 March, Kingston Grammar School
Committee of MPs to probe DfE’s response to coronavirus – 25 March, FE Week
Coronavirus: ‘Use national test to check GCSE grades’ – 25 March, TES
Coronavirus in the UK: Private schools likely to fold as result of the Covid-19 crisis, independent schools boss warns – 24 March, iNews
Fear that fees will dry up grips private schools – 24 March, The Times
Coronavirus: IGCSEs cancelled worldwide – 24 March, TES
Coronavirus in the UK: Private schools likely to fold as result of the Covid-19 crisis, independent schools boss warns – 24 March, iNews
Why am I still paying full whack for my children’s private school when it’s now shut? – 24 March, The Telegraph
Last year one Oxford college admitted 96% of its students from state schools. How did they do it? – 24 March, The Guardian
Black students will suffer most from A-level cancellations – they routinely outperform their predicted grades – 23 March, Independent
Coronavirus update: Eton College to take key workers’ children– 21 March, The Times
DfE reveals how it will provide grades for pupils this summer– 20 March, Schools Week
Coronavirus: How schools are stepping up to keep disadvantaged pupils fed– 20 March, Schools Week
Predicted A-level grades are wrong four times out of five, universities warn– 19 March, The Telegraph
Fears that cancelling exams will hit BAME and poor pupils worst– 19 March, The Guardian
Coronavirus: ‘Teachers have been heroes and will adapt’– 19 March, TES
Coronavirus: Teacher assessment likely to replace exams– 19 March, TES
Exams have been cancelled – so what happens now?– 18 March, Schools Week
The expert in social mobility who says education cannot make it happen– 17 March, The Guardian
The IGCSE isn’t available in state schools, and many believe it benefits private-school pupils– 15 March, iNews
Private schools’ £100m rates relief at risk– 14 March, The Times
Help us nationalise more private schools, head tells DfE– 11 March, Schools Week
Private schools campaign to scrap GCSEs– 11 March, TES
Is the day of the private school over?– 11 March, Evening Standard (ES Magazine)
Teacher from Leeds secretly filmed young boys in showers at private schools– 11 March, Leeds Live
GCSEs blight pupils’ lives so let’s be brave and abandon them, head says– 11 March, The Times
Before society can ‘level up’, the ruling Eton-Winchester clique needs levelling down– 10 March, The Guardian
“Why do we want the state involved in education?”– 9 March, Schools Week
Bad local transport linked to failing schools– 4 March, BBC News
Collins says she’s been ‘vilified and bullied’ after revealing her daughter went to private school– 3 March, Mail Online
Disadvantaged pupils offered Birmingham grammar school places– 2 March, BBC News
Instead of rote learning useless facts, children should be taught wellbeing– 2 March, The Guardian
Taunton councillor branded a ‘Marxist’ over independent school donation plans– 2 March, Somerset County Gazette
Three brothers on bursaries ‘discarded’ by prestigious cathedral choir school– 1 March, The Telegraph
Strikes hit private schools as teachers down chalks over threat to pensions– 1 March, The Times
February 2020
Revealed: Private schools with the highest surpluses – 28 February, TES
Investigation: Independent schools hoarding millions – 28 February, TES
Most secondary heads open to making admissions fairer – 27 February, TES
Most parents value pupil wellbeing above exam results – 27 February, TES
Teachers’ Pension Scheme: should I stay or should I go? – 25 February, IE Today
Pensions: why private school staff are right to strike – 25 February, TES
Independent schools must be crucibles of innovation – 24 February, TES
Third in Edinburgh think social class was a factor in school – 24 February, The Times
‘Myopic politicians are risking our musical future’ – 23 February, TES
What kind of school is best? By Beth Cameron, Newstead Wood School – 22 February, This is Local London
DfE: Ofsted school funding report is ‘unrepresentative’ – 21 February, TES
State and private schools must work together for our children’s sake – 20 February, The Times
Private schools launch high street ‘benefits card’ to subsidise bursaries for pupils from poorer backgrounds – 20 February, iNews
Call to scrap ‘elitist’ Oxford application fee – 19 February, BBC News
Schools ‘reducing curriculum breadth’ because of funding pressures, says Amanda Spielman – 19 February, Schools Week
Bolton state school and private sector working recognised at Celebrating Partnerships – 18 February, Bolton News
Teachers asked to sacrifice pay to save their pensions – 18 February, TES
Outreach Update – 17 February, Forest News
UK universities face pressure to reform admissions process – 17 February, The Guardian
Pay plans will ‘shortchange’ most teachers, say unions – 17 February, TES
State pupils flock to Oxford college — and degree results soar – 16 February, The Times
DfE proposes legal definition of ‘full-time’ education – 14 February, Schools Week
Private schools students have increased every year at two Russell Group universities – 13 February
Exclusive: Lord Agnew ‘to leave’ the DfE – 13 February, Schools Week
4 myths about opening franchise schools overseas – 13 February, TES
Schools minister Nick Gibb survives another reshuffle – 13 February, TES
Plaistow teacher launches Gofundme scholarship bid to send pupil to top independent school – 12 February, Newham Recorder
Want to survive, private schools? Then improve society – 11 February, TES
Alarm at Ofsted-style plan to rank universities by graduate earnings – 11 February, The Guardian
The Guardian view on new GCSEs: bad news for disadvantaged pupils – 11 February, The Guardian
Exclusive: More private school teacher pensions strikes – 11 February, TES
Teachers of private Hartford school which costs £9.6K a year set to strike for six days – 10 February, Cheshire Live
Oxbridge, look at pupils’ backgrounds – not school – 9 February, TES
Five east London students from one of the country’s most deprived areas win scholarships to top private schools including Eton – 7 February, Mail Online
Blind application processes, not positive discrimination, would level the playing field – 7 February, iNews
Sixth former secures partnership with Eton College – 4 February, IE Today
Why did business rates become a battleground? – 4 February, BBC News
Rayner: ‘Tories must address damage done by cuts’ – 4 February, TES
Two Chinese schoolchildren ‘unfairly’ excluded from Milton Keynes schools over Coronavirus fears, claims dad – 3 February, MK Citizen
Eton to Oxbridge? If it’s tougher, that’s fair – 3 February, The Times
Will the Tories turn on ‘elitist’ independent schools? – 2 February, TES
January 2020
Ofsted’s illegal schools taskforce to trial body cameras for inspectors – 31 January, Schools Week
Education: More schools ‘green’ in Wales performance ratings – 31 January, BBC News
Was my son rejected by Oxford because he went to a private school? – 30 January, The Telegraph
The gross hypocrisy of private school heads – 30 January, The Guardian
School funding is down since 2010, DfE finally admits – 30 January, TES
Middle-class pupils will be squeezed out of Oxbridge, says Office for Students – 29 January, The Times
Private schools criticise plans to get more poor students into university – 29 January, The Guardian
‘Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn – 28 January, The Guardian
‘Huge gender gap’ in languages GCSE results – 27 January, TES
Top private schools demand students returning from China get medical certificates – 27 January, 9 News
Private schools moving away from ‘past their sell-by-date’ GCSEs, says head – 26 January, iNews
Top private school developing A-level alternative to teach teenagers to farm, forage and manage land sustainably – 26 January, iNews
Birmingham Islamic school sues Ofsted after being failed for leaflet – 26 January, The Guardian
Parents should let four-year-olds order for themselves to build confidence, leading head says – 25 January, Telegraph
British private schools are adapting to a changing market in China – 24 January, Quartz
Top private school first to partner with Morocco –23 January, TES
Grammar schools ‘unequivocally damage social mobility’ – 23 January, TES
‘Relaxed discipline’ helps pupils, research finds – 22 January, TES
Sixteen new British independent schools to open in China in 2020 – 22 January, The Pie News
School careers support inadequate, say third of pupils – 22 January, TES
Teenagers aspiring to traditional jobs despite rise of technology over past 20 years, study finds – 22 January, Independent
‘Relaxed discipline’ helps pupils, research finds – 22 January, TES
Learning a musical instrument aids academic success, says Reigate Grammar School – 20 January, IE Today
Why is there high demand for UK satellite schools? – 20 January, TES
Concerns Labour put off ‘baddie’ private school parents – 20 January, TES
Damning report finds ‘serious shortfalls’ at Ruthin boarding school with pupils ‘at risk of harm’ – 20 January, ITV
Williamson to drive reforms ‘further and harder’ – 20 January, TES
Archie’s future: Rubbing shoulders with well-heeled expats at international school rather than Eton? – 19 January, The Telegraph
Life lessons learnt by giving to the community – 19 January, The Times
Pay for private education or buy a property near an ‘outstanding’ state school – which saves you most money? – 16 January, The Telegraph
SATs maladministration cases soar by a third – 16 January, Schools Week
London state school praised by Stormzy secures 51 offers to study at Oxford and Cambridge – 16 January, Independent
Dorset school introduces loyalty card to help local businesses – 16 January, IE Today
4 red flags to check for in an international school – 16 January, TES
Oxford makes ‘record’ number of offers to state pupils – 16 January, TES
John Dancy, classicist and reform-minded headmaster who in 1968 admitted girls to Marlborough – obituary – 16 January, The Telegraph
Ex-Blue Peter star Konnie Huq slams proposal for new prep school on ‘beautiful’ green space – 15 January, Evening Standard
The IGCSE isn’t available in state schools, and many believe it benefits private-school pupils – 15 January, iNews
How we make our state-independent partnership work – 14 January, TES
Schools should brace for five years of upheaval from a triumphant party with Gove at its heart – 14 January, The Guardian
Old boys have investors to call on for life – 13 January, The Times
Poor background a teaching barrier, say 59% of public – 13 January, TES
State v private: a parent’s torment at being priced out of independent school – 12 January, The Times
‘Social mobility only works for a tiny few’: an extract from People Like Us by Hashi Mohamed – 12 January, The Guardian
Should independent school heads ever be on the New Years honours list? – 11 January, Schools Week
How private schools are fighting to solve the pension crisis and save parents from higher fees – 10 January, The Telegraph
Improving access in education – 9 January, IE Today
The best value private schools in the UK – 9 January, The Telegraph
Schools in deprived areas become ‘dumping grounds’ for struggling children, Ofsted report suggests – 8 January, Independent
Private school fees 2020: the cost of sending your child to an independent school in Scotland – 8 January, The Scotsman
Prep school introduces hygge lessons – 7 January, IE Today
Exclusive: Private school teacher pension strike threat – 6 January, TES
Revealed: the schools leaving Teachers’ Pension Scheme – 6 January, TES
Poor white boys are failed by schools once more – 5 January, The Times
Bursaries don’t help when it’s not their colour that thwarts these boys – 5 January, The Guardian
Revealed: the private schools that buy in exam help from government body – 5 January, The Ferret
‘A fresh pair of eyes’: The private schools inspector – 3 January, TES
