The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Phillip Hammond MP, made his Budget announcement yesterday. The Times reports on reaction to a £400 million cash injection to schools, which teachers have claimed is "insulting and disingenuous". Ross Clark comments in The Telegraph that tech companies should be providing funding to help counter children's mental health issues. Jonathan Simons, education policy commentator and former government adviser, argues in Schools Week that the Budget announcement was a "failure" in the way it was presented. In addition, Schools Week outlines how the Budget will affect schools over the next year.

Schools Week details the key findings of a study conducted by the National Foundation for Educational Research, which reveals teachers who work longer hours are less likely to leave the profession. By Jess Staufenberg.

Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid, argues how important it is to encourage children to read and see the world from a different perspective. By Donna Ferguson, The Guardian.

A study, carried out by Professor Keith Topping at the University of Dundee, has shown boys and girls are performing equally well in maths. By Press Association, Daily Mail.

Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, writes in Tes discussing support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) which is "chronically underfunded".

The Office for Students will issue guidance to all higher education institutions to ensure they "meet a range of conditions around governance". By Sean O’Neill, The Times.

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