Welcome back to the Tes News Podcast

In this week's episode we discuss:

• Matilda Martin shares all you need to know on what the government's levelling up white paper could mean for education.
• The Welsh government's extended school day pilot, which will see over 1,800 learners in 13 schools and one college benefit from five hours of extra activity over a 10-week period.
• The Early Career Framework was designed to support new teachers when 'the learning curve is steepest' and make their new job a little less daunting. However, Grainne Hallahan discovers that for new teachers – and their mentors – the framework itself is proving one of the hardest parts of the job