Senior figures from the independent sector will meet members of the Scottish Parliament today at George Watson's College, in Edinburgh, to discuss plans to drop charitable rate relief for mainstream independent schools in Scotland. Tes.

Laura Tsabet, a lead practitioner of teaching and learning at a school in Bournemouth, writes for Tes about how private tutoring can be beneficial to students.

Tes reports on the challenge exam boards face when trying to combat social media posts from people claiming to have leaked GCSE papers. By Will Hazell.

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield has told the education select committee that schools suspected of off-rolling pupils will be named and shamed. By Martin George, Tes.

The Confederation of British Industry has warned the Government not to restrict 16-year-olds to a choice of A-levels or T-levels. By Branwen Jeffreys, BBC News.

Edexcel exam board owner, Pearson, has defended a GCSE maths question involving calorie counting, which caused distress to pupils affected by eating disorders. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

Efforts to tackle knife crime could be helped by schools opening during evenings and weekends, according to Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

Downshall Primary School in east London - which has a large proportion of children from disadvantaged backgrounds - has sought Children in Need's help with pastoral care in the wake of budget cuts. By Sally Weale, The Guardian.

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