The Association of School and College Leaders has said that if schools are forced to close due to coronavirus, primary school exams should be scrapped and Ofsted inspections postponed. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

The Telegraph reports that every student in the UK who is forced to miss school will be offered “AI teachers”. By Ellie Zolfagharifard. The newspaper also features an article explaining how to talk to children about the coronavirus. By Katie Russell.

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Thai pupils at Brighton College are teaching prep school pupils the Thai Wai, meaning visitors will now be greeted with a slight bow instead of a handshake. By Luke May, the Daily Mail.

Andrew Halls, head of King’s College School, Wimbledon discusses the King's Maths School, a free school set-up to focus on the needs and aspirations of children who love maths. He argues it is a model which can, and should, be replicated by others.

Four headteachers - all members of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference - have selected the books they believe give the best insight into the minds of teens. By Sally Peck, The Telegraph.

A Tes investigation has found the Government spent up to £123m on bursaries for teacher trainees who did not go on to take up state school jobs. By Amy Gibbons.

A study by the UCL Institute of Education has found newly qualified teachers are more likely than other graduates to say their hard work is unrewarded - prompting a call for the Government to do more to make teachers feel valued. By Will Hazel, iNews.

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