The Times reports a group of female pupils at Gordonstoun, the school King Charles attended, had the opportunity to sit in his former bedroom to watch the Queen's funeral. By Hannah Carmichael.

Clare Jarmy, assistant head (learning and development) at Bedales School, writes in Tes offering advice for schools on how they can teach events of national significance, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Former teacher Jonathan Gullis has been appointed the new school standards minister at the Department for Education. By Rhodri Morgan and John Roberts, Tes.

Schools Week summarises six facts about the new schools minister. By Freddie Whittaker.

According to The Telegraph, senior Conservatives have said Liz Truss could lift the ban on new grammar schools within months. By Will Hazell.

An editorial piece in The Guardian argues new grammar schools "are not the answer", and that the new prime minister should instead focus on addressing "energy costs and teacher shortages".

Cambridge and Oxford universities have brought forward the date to register for admissions tests for some of their most competitive courses, prompting concerns that some pupils at schools not focused on sending students to Oxbridge will miss the boat. By Anna Fazackerley, The Observer.

David Wighton, a former business editor of The Times and a columnist for Financial News, writes in The Times arguing that the increasing number of British school leavers going to American universities reflects "an interesting trend" but that there is "no need to fear a brain drain".

According to The Guardian, some school leaders say money raised through parent-teacher associations' fundraising efforts will be needed to cover classroom essentials amid the cost of living crisis. By Sally Weale.

Members of the EIS teaching union in Scotland have rejected a five per cent pay offer and have supported strike action, which could lead to industrial action taking place in schools across the country. BBC News.

Gordon Brown, a UN envoy for global education and prime minister from 2007 to 2010, writes in The Times welcoming a UN proposal that promises to "refinance education and deliver a generation that is learning and not lost".

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