Adam Pettitt, head at Highgate School, has written to The Times responding to comments made by Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, who expressed concern about the exam system - and the risk of the World Cup being a distraction for some. Andrew Halls, headmaster at King’s College School, Wimbledon, also has a letter published in The Times on the same subject.

A head of English has her own YouTube channel, which features 105 videos teaching students the rules and application of English grammar. By Amy Hanna, Tes.

The Times reports that schools which hold too many one-minute silences leave pupils upset or numbed. By Nicola Woolcock and Rosemary Bennett.

Neil Carmichael is to chair a Commission on Sustainable Learning for Life, Work and a Changing Economy, which is being launched by education company Pearson. By George Ryan, Tes.

Campaigners are calling on the Government to follow Scotland's lead and ban fruit juices in schools. By Chris Smyth, The Times.

Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the school leaders’ union NAHT, writes for The Times saying personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education should be mandatory for all pupils in all schools. Schools Week reports that 90% of heads want to see the introduction of compulsory PSHE lessons.

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