The chief inspector has launched a consultation on the new framework for the inspection of schools and colleges (Ofsted plans overhaul of inspections to look beyond exam results, 16 January). While we welcome most of Ofsted’s new inspection framework, it is doomed to fail unless Ofsted drops its flawed four-point grading system. More...

Fresh loans to cover course fees and living costs have thrown a financial lifeline to some postgraduate students. But course fees are still high: the average was £7,400 in 2018-19, up by 31% on 2014-15. More...

The offers of Oxbridge places to 41 pupils at a single east London state school highlight the inequalities in our education system. More...

Universities rely on income from fees to fund the outreach activities essential to make them more diverse. More...

A key factor in the success is that although the school (for ages 11-16) is comprehensive, the sixth form is highly selective. It opened in 2012 and attracts up to 3,000 applications for 300 places each year. Some of its students travel up to two hours each way to attend. More...

The government’s university funding review must not cut fees – that would damage teaching and help only richer students. More...

The University of Birmingham has been criticised over plans to more strictly enforce immigration controls for international staff, with unions and campaigners accusing it of pursuing draconian and discriminatory monitoring of non-EU academics. More...

Three disabled students tell us about how they have coped with the transition from school to university. More...

More students with a disability are going to university than ever before, but we need greater progress to level the playing field. More...

The University of Oxford has placed an indefinite ban on accepting research grants or donations from the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, which is facing mounting concerns from several governments about whether it poses a risk to national security. More...