The Daily Mail reports on 14-year-old Schuyler Audley-Williams, a pupil at Eton College, who is on a New Foundation Scholarship for boys from deprived areas. By Helen Weathers.

John Edward, director of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools, details the impact of the newly published Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill. Tes.

Matthew Shoults, head of Notting Hill and Ealing High School, argues debating is an essential skill that can help pupils prepare for later life. Tes.

Blog 1: Nick Brown, assistant head pastoral at Shiplake College, writes how Ernie the Cockapoo improves mental wellbeing by helping pupils to talk about their feelings.

Blog 2: Daniele Bonanno, housemaster at Oakham School, explains how his dog, Charlie, brings "life, light and love" to the boarding house.

Schools Week lists the favourites for Conservative leadership and details what each candidate might mean for education. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

Latest government figures show a record number of children from working families in the UK are living in poverty. By Hannah Richardson, BBC News.

Figures released by UCAS, the universities' admissions service, show a fall in the number of primary postgraduate teaching applications compared to last year. By Mark Smulian, Tes.

Sathnam Sanghera, a journalist and author, discusses the influence teachers have in shaping pupils' lives and laments how society has allowed them to feel so demoralised. The Times.

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