Cribsheet daily 05.11.10

Free schools are the talk of the education world again, as the number of successful applications for free school status reaches 20. At least four new applications to open free schools will be given initial approval by the education secretary, Michael Gove, today. The latest applications to be announced by the government include All Saints School in Reading, Cuckoo Hall school in Enfield, north London, Sandbach school in Cheshire, and the Bradford free school group. More education stories from the Guardian Michael Gove orders Sats inquiry Electrical stimulation of the brain boosts maths skills, claim scientists Elite universities welcome flexibility to triple students' fees Audio: Cameron answers questions on tuition fees Carrie Quinlan: When it comes to school dinners, Michael Gove needs a good helping of sense Simon Jenkins: This coalition fudge on tuition fees will leave our medieval institutions unruffled by change Other stories from around the web The Daily Telegraph reports that universities which focus on the arts will be hit hardest by cuts announced in last month's spending review. Analysis commissioned by Labour also shows that the biggest loser in cash terms is the Open University, the paper reports. Pupils will be able to learn via a new online lesson service, The Independent reports . Teachers who deliver the most-watched and best-rated lessons will be awarded a cash prize. Back to free schools, Mehdi Hasan at The New Statesman says don't buy the hype from Michael Gove – or Arne Duncan. Competition Do you have a clever way of using technology to teach children at your school? Enter the Classroom Innovation awards by sending us a short video of what you can do. There is a primary and secondary category and each winner will get £7,500 of Asus computing kit. Find us on the Guardian website EducationGuardian.co.uk All today's EducationGuardian stories Follow us on Twitter and Facebook EducationGuardian on Twitter Judy Friedberg on Twitter Jeevan Vasagar on Twitter Jessica Shepherd on Twitter Claire Phipps on Twitter EducationGuardian on Facebook EducationGuardian resources The Guardian University Guide 2011 School league tables Postgrad tables The world's top 100 universities More education links on the Guardian Online learning and teaching resources from Learn Job vacancies in education More about Crib sheet Sign up to get Crib sheet as an email on Tuesdays To advertise in the Crib sheet email, contact Sunita Gordon on 0203 353 2447 or email [email protected]