Adverts from the government will warn parents that it will be unsafe for their children to use Facebook and Instagram if Meta, the platforms' parent company, proceeds with plans to encrypt messages. Security minister Tom Tugendhat has accused Meta of “choosing to allow predators to operate with impunity” by introducing encrypted messaging despite an “epidemic” of child abuse. By Matt Dathan, The Times.

Dr John Taylor, director of learning, teaching and innovation at Cranleigh School, considers the role AI can play in education and the potential of platforms such as ChatGPT to catalyse change across the sector.

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that schools will only have to contribute half of the costs towards catch-up under the National Tutoring Programme in the 2023-24 academic year after government increased its subsidy. The government subsidises 60 per cent of tutoring costs at present, but this was due to drop to 25 per cent from September. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

The Telegraph speaks to Joshua Sutcliffe, the Christian teacher sacked for misgendering a pupil. Mr Sutcliffe’s case comes as schools wait for the first detailed government guidelines on how to respond to transgender pupils, which are due to be published this term. By Camilla Tominey.

A three-hour meeting has taken place between education secretary Gillian Keegan and supporters of headteacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life earlier this year after learning that her school would be downgraded from outstanding to inadequate. Ms Keegan described the meeting as "very constructive". By Marcus White, BBC News.

Home secretary Suella Braverman has initiated curbs on international students who come to study in the UK. Under proposals released in parliament yesterday, overseas students will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances as ministers seek to reduce immigration numbers. By Rajeev Syal, The Guardian.

Writing in Tes, teacher and advocate of national reform on child protection and whistleblowing Neil McLennan explains why he believes teachers should have their own Hippocratic Oath.

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