Tes reports on Ofqual's decision not to adjust grading standards in modern foreign languages. By Will Hazell.

A poll by the Sex Education Forum and National Education Union has revealed over half of the 16 and 17-year-olds surveyed felt relationships and sex education should cover more topics and have more teaching time devoted to it.

A high number of native speakers may be influencing the rise in popularity of Mandarin A-level. By Dave Speck, Tes.

A government consultation on new school security guidance has advised schools to consider emergency lockdown protocols in order to counter potential terrorist attacks. By Pippa Allen-Kinross, Schools Week.

Celia Walden writes in The Telegraph questioning whether children are being taught to be too sensitive.

Emma Hardy MP, Labour MP for Hull West and Hessle and a member of the Commons Education Select Committee, compares our school system to Germany and Switzerland. Tes.

A study from the Department for Education and Institute for Fiscal Studies has found that female graduates earn 28% more than women without a degree. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.

According to Dame Darcey Bussell, former ballerina and Strictly Come Dancing judge, boys are less constrained than girls by prejudices about dancing. By Matthew Moore, The Times.

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