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Melvyn Roffe, the outgoing head of the Edinburgh private school George Watson’s College, on why Labour’s tax plans will make every student worse off

The first female head teacher of Gordonstoun is leaving to take over as principal of Scotland’s largest private school.Lisa Kerr has served as principal of the

College don says tutors 'should have nothing to fear' from publishing the results to prove they are not biased against free-paying schools

The way to boost the number of students from poorer backgrounds at Oxford and Cambridge is to improve our school system

The head of Britains private schools has criticised Oxford and Cambridge universities for using new assessment methods which favour state pupils.

Sophisticated system compares performance with the rest of an applicant's year group to determine who the best students will be

Private schools' head says 'alarm bells should be ringing' over how top universities handle student applications

Melvyn Roffe’s proposal would extend the remit of the current Children and Young People’s Commissioner.

Melvyn Roffe’s proposal would extend the remit of the current Children and Young People’s Commissioner.

Scotlands traditional exams should be abolished after pandemic, SNP advisers recommend 17 December 2020 • 7:06pm The Scottish Governments education advisers have recommended that end-of-year exams be abolished Credit: PA Scotlands traditional secondary school exams should be abolished altogether following their cancellation during the Covid-19 pandemic, the SNP governments education advisers have told ministers. The Scottish Governments International Council of Education Advisers (ICEA) said ...