Writing in Tes, Luke Ramsden outlines what schools need to know about the new Online Safety Bill. Key points include talking to parents and pupils, training staff and ensuring systems work. Mr Ramsden concludes: “Overall, while the new law is not a panacea, the hope is that it will give more protection to children when using the digital domain and reduce the risks they face when doing so.” Luke Ramsden is deputy head of an independent school and chair of trustees for the Schools Consent Project.

Conservative MP Miriam Cates has attributed the increasing number of school-starters wearing nappies to the rise in working mothers. Ms Cates told the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference that the “GDP-obsessed” economic climate has meant mothers of infants are being pushed into the workplace where they are unable to potty train their offspring. By Daniel Martin, The Telegraph. 

More parents than ever are looking for professional support to address persistent truancy, a survey of family support staff has found. According to the research, children refusing to attend school was cited as the main reason for 24 per cent of parents seeking help in the last year, with truancy becoming a bigger issue for parents than aggression and violence. By Matt Dathan, The Times. 

The Times reports on where and when schools in Scotland will be affected by the impending industrial action over pay. By Charlotte Alt, The Times. 

In light of growing calls for pupils to be taught about artificial intelligence (AI), BBC Young Reporters Theo and Ben take a look at the technology's downsides and benefits. The risks of AI will be the focus of the first Global AI Safety Summit, taking place this week. 

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