Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill says it's a 'special feeling' to be back at King Ecgbert School in Dore.
A head teacher says developers must give firm commitments to funding expansion of a small high school.
The government is expected to accept all 27 recommendations made in the review by ex-Ofsted boss, Sir David Bell.
A two-week autumn break starts on Monday for about 70 schools across Surrey.
Parents are divided, with some struggling to arrange childcare while others eye cheaper holidays.
Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.
Mental health is one of the "central drivers of absence" in secondary schools in Bristol, a council reports says.
GCSE results in Central Bedfordshire are the worst in the region - and below the national average.
