ISC Research says independent schools open campuses abroad in order to offer more bursaries and keep fees down in the UK. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph. Article quotes Barnaby Lenon, ISC chairman.

Tes features an anonymised case study of a teacher whose passion for the profession was extinguished by 'the workload epidemic'.

Kirsti Lord, deputy chief executive of the Association of Colleges, warns that some students drop out of college after receiving unconditional offers from universities. Tes.

Melissa Benn, founder of the Local Schools Network, calls for the left to come up with radical reforms of the education system, and questions the role played by independent schools. The Guardian.

The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has found that only 4 per cent of primary school children's books published last year featured a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) character. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

The National Education Union (NEU) has called for private home tutors to receive criminal record checks before they can work with children. By Charles Heslett, BBC News.

Department for Education records reveal that six applications for the Government’s new social mobility tsar role were received before the original deadline. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

One teacher offers others in the profession reassurance that lesson plans and marking are nearly over for the year. By Yvonne Williams, Tes.

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