BBC News reports schools will have a legal duty to offer pupils who are not in school the same lessons as those in the classroom. By Hannah Richardson.

According to a Tes survey, 20 per cent of headteachers report their schools are struggling to stay open due to capacity issues with the coronavirus testing system. By Amy Gibbons, Tes.

Findings from a new snapshot survey show staff and pupils at one in five schools have tested positive for coronavirus so far this term. By Amy Gibbons and John Roberts, Tes.

According to The Telegraph, education secretary Gavin Williamson is expected to announce a three week delay to next year's A-level exams, to help pupils catch up on their education. By Harry Yorke.

New figures from Ofqual show there are more than 20,000 entries for this autumn's A-level exams, with maths and the sciences among the most popular subjects. By James Carr, Schools Week.

Shadow education secretary Kate Green has said there is "a lot of compelling logic" in the campaign to scrap GCSEs. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

Kevin Stannard, director of innovation and learning at the Girls' Day School Trust, considers whether next year's GCSEs should take place, and explores the potential impact of scrapping the qualification altogether. Tes.

In a pre-action letter, the Coalition of Anti-Racist Educators and the Black Educators Alliance have warned government guidance instructing schools not to use resources from anti-capitalist organisations could limit anti-racism teaching, by preventing teachers from using materials from groups including Black Lives Matter. By Aamna Mohdin, The Guardian.

Camille London-Miyo, an English teacher and co-founder of the Black Educators Alliance, writes in The Independent urging the Department for Education to "rethink and revise its present PSHE guidance so that it benefits and truly educates all young people regardless of class, status, where they live or how much their parents earn".

Schools Week reports the Government is expected to issue a statement to "clarify the intent behind those sections of the guidance that deal with how schools use resources and external agencies to support teaching within RSHE". By Freddie Whittaker.

Emily Gunton, director of music, head of co-curricular and outreach and school consultant teacher at Blackheath High School, writes in Tes in response to the release of Pantone's new colour, 'Period Red', which she argues could be used to start "truthful conversations about menstruation" in schools.

Logie Bruce-Lockhart, who was born on 12 October 1921 and died on 7 September 2020, taught at Tonbridge School and was later headmaster of Gresham's School. He was also a soldier, artist, writer and rugby player. The Scotsman.

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