The Independent reports on the increasing number of eco-conscious students who are forcing change inside the classroom. By Eleanor Busby. The article quotes Helen Ness-Gifford, head of Pipers Corner School, and Nina Gunson, head of Sheffield High School for Girls.

Tes profiles Jane Prescott, president of the Girls' Schools Association and head of Portsmouth High School. By Catherine Lough.

Simon Henderson, head of Eton College, has expressed his support for plans to widen access to top universities for disadvantaged students, saying "all in education should be working together to increase opportunity and aspiration, especially for those left behind by the system". By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

Alastair McCall writes in The Sunday Times about the potential "unintended consequences" of the reforms, suggesting they could create a new "squeezed middle" comprised of those parents who educate their children in state schools with a good track record of getting students into Oxford or Cambridge. The article quotes Andrew Halls, head of King's College School, Wimbledon.

Ed Dorrell writes in Tes arguing the Conservatives' new voter base could lead the Party to "turn against" independent schools.

The Independent Schools Council is working with PR company iNHouse Communications to highlight the partnership work taking place between state and independent schools. By Tony Diver and Camilla Turner, The Telegraph. The article quotes Richard Cairns, head of Brighton College.

The Times reports on the boarding schools discouraging students from travelling home to China during half-term following the coronavirus outbreak. By David Brown. The article mentions several schools within membership of the ISC's constituent associations, and references a quote from the Boarding Schools' Association.

According to a new survey, two in three schools in England provided professional counselling services for students last year, up from 36 per cent in 2016. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

Bernard Trafford, a former independent school headteacher, writes in Tes about the importance of headteachers getting out of the office and around school.

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