News archive for 7th September 2016

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Be brave Mrs May, and allow state schools to select on academic ability - Telegraph Headteacher refuses to back down in school uniform row after 80 pupils sent home - Telegraph Two academies per week need intervention - BBC Transfer test: Peter Weir announces U-turn on test preparation - BBC What not to do on your Ucas university application - Telegraph One in four families move house for better school catchment - Scotsman Head: I sent home 50 pupils for wrong uniform - BBC 'Grammar plans' caught by photographer - BBC Apprenticeships: a step-by-step guide - Telegraph All Scottish universities to drop entry grades for disadvantaged students - Herald Scotland All that many students seem to want is top grades and flashy CVs - what happened to the joy of learning? - Telegraph How parents in Wales spend an extra £12,296 on homes to get their children into a specific school - Wales Online FE's Identity Crisis - FE News Scottish universities consider national fair access scheme for poorest students - Herald Scotland Nicola Sturgeon sets out blueprint for school education - Herald Scotland USA: Harvard offers lessons to big city mayors - BBC Universities head: EU students need urgent Brexit reassurance - BBC