Mark S Steed, director of JESS Dubai, writes for Tes in support of virtual reality as a teaching tool, and highlights an action research project carried out by the Independent Schools Council Digital Strategy Group.

Will Phelan, principal of Stamford Endowed Schools, has written to The Telegraph in response to an article about middle class families being "priced out of private education" - pointing out that excessively high fees are not representative of the independent sector generally.

The letter appears two thirds of the way down the page.

The exams regulator has detailed changes to the way in which music and dance GCSE and A-level exams will be marked. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

Researchers at Reading and Oxford universities have found students at schools in disadvantaged areas are less likely to study history at GCSE following the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (Ebacc) and tougher GCSEs. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

England's Children's Commissioner has written to the biggest social media companies, calling on them to do more to tackle issues of disturbing content that children are accessing online. By Katherine Sellgren, BBC News.

Clarks shoe shop staff will be trained to talk to children as part of a Department for Education-led language skills initiative, which aims to improve rates of early literacy and communication among children from disadvantaged families. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

iNews looks at the different ways professionals can embark on a career change in order to become a teacher. By Matilda Battersby.

Tes rounds up some of the most popular answers to the question: ‘Why do teachers hold on to work from their NQT year?’ By Ella Jackson.

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