Lord Agnew will today unveil a new report - endorsed by the Boarding Schools Partnership (BSP) - which details the positive impact boarding school placements have had on foster children, and shows that giving vulnerable young people a place at a boarding school is more cost-effective for local authorities. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

Schools Week has revealed that the regional schools commissioner for the south east of England and south London, Dominic Herrington, is due to take on the role of interim national schools commissioner. By Freddie Whittaker.

Emma Kell, a secondary teacher, writes for Tes about job security for experienced teachers when schools have to make cost savings.

Writer and journalist Fiona Millar looks at the introduction of T-levels, suggesting they may end up becoming 'forgotten vocational qualifications'. The Guardian.

A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has suggested that high-achieving pupils prefer professions such as science, engineering or law to teaching. By Helen Ward, Tes.

Primary schools are being invited to take part in the Children’s Health in London and Luton (CHILL) study, which will look at the impact of clean-air policies in schools over a four year period. By Pippa Allen-Kinross, Schools Week.

Teacher training leader James Noble-Rogers has said that Ofsted should adopt a 'stronger role' when it comes to teacher workload. By Helen Ward, Tes.

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