Figures from UCAS show 21,000 graduates have applied to teacher training programmes since the beginning of lockdown, amid concerns about the impact of coronavirus on the jobs market. By Richard Adams, The Guardian.

The National Education Union has warned many newly qualified teachers are struggling to find work for September, prompting them to 'seriously consider other jobs'. By Amy Gibbons, Tes.

iNews reports British boarding schools are coordinating flights from China next month to ensure the safe return of their international pupils ahead of the new school year. By Will Hazell. The article quotes Robin Fletcher, chief executive of the Boarding Schools' Association.

An article in The Telegraph offers students a guide to this year's A-level results day. By Sophie Foster.

Victoria Lambert writes in The Telegraph arguing schools should reconsider their uniform policies in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

BBC News reports the Child Poverty Action Group has called for an increase to school uniform grants in Scotland "in recognition of the extraordinary extra financial pressures that families are facing".

Under new guidance issued by the Scottish Government, secondary school pupils will be encouraged to socially distance from one another when they return to schools in August. By Chris Green, iNews. An article in The Times reports schools in Scotland will be given an extra week to implement a "phased return".

According to a report into the impact of coronavirus, issues with the Government's free school meals voucher scheme led to "about a third of children experiencing greater food insecurity in the first month". By John Roberts, Tes.

According to figures published by the Department for Education, the gap in progression rates between pupils who received free school meals and those who did not has climbed to 18.8 percentage points, the widest gap in over a decade. By Will Hazell, iNews.

According to The Guardian, the Government has said there are no plans to hold a review of the national curriculum, after 30 cross-party politicians wrote a letter calling for black historians and leaders to be asked to offer revisions to the syllabus. By Kate Proctor.

Findings from a Cambridge University study suggest teenagers who do not conform to traditional gender stereotypes outperform their peers at GCSE. By Will Hazell, iNews.

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