News

Admissions review won’t look at long-promised changes for summer-borns, says DfE

A consultation on changes to school admissions will not propose changes for summer-born children, the Department for Education has...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Contextualised university admissions: how to make them fairer

Now we have consensus that more diverse admissions benefit both students and universities, Sam Butters writes, it’s time to...

Leanne Edwards
SAM BUTTERS
Opinion

Distance is an unfair criterion for school admission

While parents do engage in school choice, the system of using proximity to determine admission means that some households...

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter