The government’s Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report, shows that worst performing areas for social mobility are no longer inner city areas, but remote rural and coastal areas, and former industrial areas, especially in the Midlands.
Welsh education secretary Kirsty Williams has announced the roll-out of Google for Education which will enable teachers to have more choice of the digital tools they use.
Exam regulator Ofqual has launched a consultation that proposes changes to non-exam assessment in GCSE computer science given evidence of widespread rule breaches.
The Spring Budget has been outlined by the chancellor Phillip Hammond in parliament, which includes measures designed to improve maths and computing in schools.
Schools should stop addressing students as “girls” or boys because it can reinforce gender stereotypes, a former government mental health champion has said.