At the Girls’ Schools Association (GSA) annual conference, Gwen Byrom, president of the GSA and headteacher of Loughborough High School, has said parents should not allow stereotypes to influence their child's career. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

Tes also reports on her speech, in which she said teachers have a "moral" duty to raise the aspirations of their pupils. By Caroline Henshaw, Tes.

'Time to Teach', a campaign set up by graduate recruiter Teach First, aims to recruit disenchanted bankers, engineers and computer programmers into the teaching profession. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

The Times leading article also discusses this story.

Figures from the Department for Education have revealed ethnic minority groups outperform white British children in the latest phonics tests. By Julie Henry, Mail on Sunday.

The Sunday Times details its Parent Power tables, based on primary schools' SATs results. Seaton House School in Sutton has been awarded "Independent Preparatory School of the Year".

Mary Curnock Cook, former chief executive of the university admissions service UCAS, has criticised the education system for failing to tackle boys' underperformance in school which, she argues, has been branded a "taboo" subject by feminists. By Camilla Turner, The Telegraph.

Emma Knights, chief executive of the National Governance Association (NGA), has said school leaders have an "awful" knowledge of governance. By Martin George, Tes.

On the subject of school governance, Hilary Moriarty, former national director of the Boarding Schools' Association, writes for Edquarter on what it means to be an effective independent school governor.

A survey, carried out for the Confederation of British Industry, has found 49% of young people feel inadequately prepared for the world of work. By George Ryan, Tes.

BBC News details the cost of educating the country's children. By Luke Sibieta, a research fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

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