The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has published a report which shows average earnings five years after graduation, by subject. BBC News. IFS researchers Chris Belfield and Laura van der Erve have written in The Times about the report.

Mili Fretwell, a Year 11 student from West Yorkshire, questions whether too much importance is placed on GCSEs, creating a 'panic culture' among young people. Tes.

Tes analyses a new Department for Education (DfE) report entitled 'International teacher recruitment, understanding the attitudes and experiences of school leaders and teachers'. By Helen Ward.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), writes for Tes about the 'human cost' of government funding cuts.

Labour MP claims the launch of a pilot of the DfE's free teacher vacancy website happened too late for teachers looking for new jobs in September. By Jess Staufenberg, Schools Week.

Schools Week reports that the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and BHP Billiton Foundation, a global development charity, are spending £9.8m on a project to record the best teaching practices from around the world. By Alix Robertson.

The judicial appointments commission (JAC) has released social mobility statistics for 2017-18, which show close to two thirds of lawyers recommended to become judges went to state schools. By Owen Bowcott, The Guardian.

The Guardian's anonymous academic reveals fears that UK universities might follow the US by teaching prepackaged courses that stifle creativity.

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