Bryan Padrick, vice principal and director of studies at LVS Ascot, discusses why his school views resilience as a fundamental requirement for human progress and success.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has advised that children suffering from depression should be treated using 'smartphone therapy'. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

From 2022, exam boards will be able to choose how to assess pupils' computer science programming skills. By Jess Staufenberg, Schools Week.

Kester Brewin, a maths teacher in London, writes about the power of edtech but argues it must not replace the human side of teaching. Tes.

Experts at the University of Bristol feel government school league tables, which are based on Progress 8 scores, are penalising those in white working-class areas. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

BBC News has included a tool for schools to check how they perform in their area.

Tes reports on a global phenomenon which is seeing teachers across the world greeting pupils with a personalised handshake. By Helen Ward, Tes.

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