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Anushka Asthana, policy editor
The Observer,
More than one in six pupils are likely to miss out on their first choice of secondary school.
Hundreds of the best-performing comprehensive schools appear to be covertly selecting pupils from more affluent backgrounds and blocking those from more deprived families, it is revealed today. Research commissioned by the Sutton Trust paints a picture of a secondary education system deeply socially segregated and in which large numbers of schools attempt to skew their intake. The study’s early findings have been seen by the Observer in …

A BBC Radio Scotland programme is currently being produced looking at the issue of bans on parents taking photos of their children Are such bans for protection? or are they paranoid? The production team is keen to hear from parents - or friends of families - who have experienced such bans (at sports centres; events; school plays etc) and to find out how they responded (kept on taking pics; complied with the request; complained later…etc) The cases don’t have to be in Scotland, but it would be helpful if they …

By Caroline Gammell Telegraph
More than one in 10 parents are not getting their first choice of primary school, a new study shows. Some parents are not even applying for a place in what they think is the best school because they believe it is so oversubscribed. Campaigners and opposition MPs claimed the figures were proof that the Government was failing to tackle a problem which was only getting worse. The research also showed degree-educated mothers were less likely to get their child into the school of their choice than a …

GMTV is looking for a case study who wears their pyjamas to drop the kids off at school – or a head teacher who believes there is a problem. Contact fiona.fagan@gm.tv or ring Fiona Fagan Producer 0207 827 7234 this is for Monday 8th Feb
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EllaOne can be taken up to 48 hours later than the current tablet. It is also potentially more effective, a new study shows, reducing the small risk of pregnancy in women who take the pills by around half. But it has triggered controversy amid fears that the extra safety net it provides could encourage women to be less diligent about using condoms. Critics also claim that a new, improved morning after pill could also give women a “false sense of security” and encourage a more casual attitude to sex. There …

Laura Clark, Daily Mail
David Miliband is facing charges of hypocrisy for sending his son to a sought-after Church of England school despite being an admitted atheist.
The Foreign Secretary rejected a non-faith school 80 yards from his North London home in favour of an ‘exceptional’ Anglican primary more than a mile away.
His five-year-old adopted son secured a place after Mr Miliband’s wife began attending a church linked to the school around two years ago. The family had lived in the area for about five years when American-born Louise Miliband began worshiping …