Writer, educationist and musician, Dr Bernard Trafford, has warned politicians not to ignore headteachers following the recent protest march on Downing Street. Tes.

Robert Halfon MP, chairman of the Education Select Committee, writes in The Telegraph about the importance of delivering high-quality apprenticeships which businesses can have confidence in.

A GCSE sociology textbook has been removed from sale following criticism that it contained racist Caribbean stereotypes. By Nadeem Badshah, The Guardian.

Fiona Millar writes in The Guardian, suggesting education policy is not currently the high profile issue it once was.

Sir David Norgrove, chairman of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA), has written to the Education Secretary outlining concerns about the Department for Education's (DfE's) use of statistics. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

Marketing research firm Childwise has published a report looking at media use among 11 to 16-year-olds, which found high levels of anxiety about the threat of terrorism. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.

A robot from Middlesex University has been listed as a witness for next week's Commons Education Select Committee evidence session. By Helen Ward, Tes.

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