ISC chairman, Barnaby Lenon, has told an education conference at Brighton College that selection by house prices and manipulating the system by going to church "will remain, even if [independent] schools are abolished". By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Schools minister Lord Agnew has been told by an independent school headteacher at Brighton College's education conference that the sector feels "under attack" due to Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) changes, which require schools to fund a 43% increase in the amount they pay into the scheme. By Adi Bloom, Tes.

The Telegraph reports on comments made by Lord Agnew at the conference describing students going to university with EEE A-level grades as “lunacy”. By Camilla Turner.

Education and sports experts are urging the Government to make schools open their sports facilities over the summer holidays to help counter child obesity and prevent young people from getting involved in crime. By Denis Campbell, The Guardian.

The Times reports on an analysis of UCAS data by the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine, which has shone a spotlight on student numbers at Russell Group universities. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

A National of Association of Headteachers (NAHT) survey has revealed 27 per cent of schools could not fill top positions at all last year. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

Damian Hinds MP is due to ask heads at the National Association of Head Teachers annual conference for their views on changes to special needs funding. By Judith Burns, BBC News.

Tes reports that the Labour Party could scrap Sats and in their place introduce a Pisa-style system of tests sampling schools across England. By Martin George.

A report from the Education Endowment Foundation has indicated primary pupils who play online memory games can see their maths scores boosted by three months. By Pippa Allen-Kinross, Schools Week.

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