Tes reports on the tributes pouring in to Bernice McCabe OBE, former head of North London Collegiate School, who died on Monday. By Caroline Henshaw.

The Girls' Schools Association has published an announcement on its website and a link to a condolence book.

Several school leaders and teachers have written blogs discussing various ways to strengthen and develop pupils' resilience.

Entrepreneurial challenge: Edward Roberts, assistant head at University College School Hampstead, discusses his school's partnership programme with local state pupils, which has seen them develop a business project to enhance pupils' resilience.

The benefits of school trips: Robert Blewitt, head of Lewes Old Grammar School, discusses how school trips can build pupils' confidence, strengthen stamina and help children realise they are capable of more than they might think.

A holistic education: Dr John Hind, principal of Dame Allan’s Schools, writes that a shift in focus from exam results to a wider consideration of all aspects of school life is key to measuring a school's success.

Co-curricular programmes: Alastair Sinclair, coordinator of partnerships and a Spanish teacher at King Edward VI School in Southampton, writes that developing pupils' resilience is of equal importance to the provision of academic opportunities.

In an attempt to close the attainment gap, thousands of disadvantaged children will be given free access to educational apps. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

The Guardian reports that families will receive text messages offering tips on how to support their child's early learning.

A new report has found there is a higher mortality rate among British children due to asthma than anywhere else in Europe. By Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph.

Stephen Petty, head of humanities at Lord Williams’s School in Oxfordshire, discusses the differences between teaching at primary and secondary school level. Tes.

The National Education Union has warned the Government not to introduce mandatory reporting, which would make teachers criminally responsible for failing to report the forced marriage of a pupil. By Poonam Taneja, BBC News.

Alpesh Maisuria, a senior lecturer in education studies at the University of East London, debates whether the Labour Party's National Education Service will address the issues within England's school system. The Conversation.

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