Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council (ISC), comments on the increase in the number of Chinese education companies that have bought private schools in recent years. He states investors can be the “salvation” for some schools and argues the trend has the potential to strengthen ties between Britain and China. By Will Hazell, Tes.

Scottish independent schools will lose £37 million over five years following plans by the Scottish Government to remove charitable relief for the majority of schools in the sector. By Kieran Andrews, The Times. The article quotes John Edward, director of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools and Dr John Halliday, the rector of the High School of Dundee.

Dorothy MacGinty, head of Kilgraston School in Perth, discusses why her school decided to ban the use of mobile phones during the school day.

A private tuition company is offering its services to parents to help them understand the revamped curriculum and modern teaching methods. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times. The article quotes Helen Pike, master of Magdalen College School in Oxford, who states the tuition for parents is unnecessary and potentially harmful.

Figures from NHS Digital show more than one in 10 boys at primary school suffer from a mental disorder. By Laura Donnelly, The Telegraph.

Figures reveal the Government is set to make large savings if it ends the childcare vouchers scheme. By Sam Brodbeck, The Telegraph.

Research has found trainee teachers who have a lot of friends are more likely to continue their training programme. By Will Hazell, Tes.

The National Education Union has said awareness about breast ironing must be part of the school curriculum, to protect young girls from abuse. By Amber Haque, BBC News.

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