The Times features interviews with independent school coaches who helped 18-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi to become one of England's top young football players. Hudson-Odoi benefited from a bursary provided by Whitgift School in Croydon. By Gregor Robertson.

Kathy Crewe-Read, head at Wolverhampton Grammar School, writes to The Times about the importance of aspiration in determining the outcomes of young people.

Letter just below half-way.

Following the education secretary's recruitment and retention strategy announcement, Eleanor Busby questions whether the new plans will make teaching more attractive. The Independent.

Tes details "everything you need to know" about the teacher recruitment and retention strategy.

The Telegraph includes an opinion piece from Oli Ryan, a senior manager at planbee.com, in which he says 'throwing cash at teachers will not keep them in the classroom'.

The Careers and Enterprise Company has announced that two-fifths of its annual fund will be targeted at programmes supporting looked-after children, children with special educational needs and disabilities, care leavers, and young people from gypsy, Roma and traveller backgrounds. By George Ryan, Tes.

The Association of School and College Leaders, National Association of Head Teachers, National Education Union and Voice have demanded a pay rise for their members, fully-funded by the Government. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

Adam Black, a primary teacher in Scotland, writes how bumping into former pupils acts as a reminder about why people go into the teaching profession. Tes.

New research has found young children are falling behind in their communication skills due to too much screen time. By Henry Bodkin, The Telegraph.

Sameeha Shaikh discusses the stigma that she feels is still attached to apprenticeships. The Telegraph.

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