Tom Wernham, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, told the BBC using administrative records to “correct benefit amounts is going to be a big improvement to the quality of the data underpinning the UK’s official income and poverty statistics, and we definitely welcome that”. BBC News

A Bristol primary school has been learning how to create their own music using the free programme. BBC News

Dozens of universities face legal action from students who say they missed out during the pandemic. BBC News

It comes after University College London settled a claim from students there over lost learning in the pandemic. BBC News

Almost 3,000 suspensions were handed out at one of the Cornwall schools during 2023/24, data shows. BBC News

Parents say the starting date of government-funded childcare hours can “catch you by surprise”. BBC News

The head teacher of a school for the deaf said the episode would help children “not feel so different”. BBC News

Solihull’s Alderbrook School has implemented a smartphone ban and some pupils have welcomed it. BBC News

Organisers say sponsorship has dwindled over recent years, meaning this weekend’s event will be its last. BBC News

Schools are advised not to initiate any steps towards social transition – the process of someone changing their name, pronoun, or clothing to reflect their gender identity – and to consider carefully what else might be going on for the child, and whether other support might be needed. BBC News

Last week, BBC News revealed that Alton Towers planned to stop automatically granting its disability queuing pass to some guests with autism, ADHD, anxiety and other non-physical disabilities, if their Nimbus access pass only indicated they struggled being in crowds. BBC News

A letter to parents from Collingwood College says a Year 8 child died in an incident on Monday. BBC News

After the death of Georgia Scarff, a coroner says safeguarding record-keeping should be standardised. BBC News

Relationships often change after children. Here are ways to help get your partnership back on track. BBC News

The government says schools needing “intensive support” will receive “one-to-one sessions”. BBC News

Deb Hadden runs drop-off sessions, where children can play and learn with each other. BBC News

Speaking outside the school during a previous strike day, PE teacher Ian Brownhill, who has taught at the school for 36 years, said the school was “losing good kids” as a result of the behaviour, which included children going “on the rampage around site most lessons”. BBC News

Dr Tim Bradshaw, chief executive of the Russell Group of universities, welcomed the idea of a single point of contact for reports, saying this would “empower institutions to report and take action more swiftly and confidently, knowing there is support in place”. BBC News

More than a quarter of students at The London Academy of Excellence are offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universities. BBC News

A disciplinary panel hears how the teacher reacted after having liquid sprayed in his face. BBC News