Join Tes News deputy editor news John Roberts and news reporter Matilda Martin from the Confederation of Schools Trust (CST) conference as they reflect on the events of the Conservative party conference in Manchester, and look ahead to the Labour party conference in Liverpool next week.

News from the Conservative Party conference:

• Barran: Each school should get a DfE attendance “deep dive”’
• Teaching becoming a “military-style tour of duty”, warns charity boss
• DfE looking at how AI can tackle inequality in education
• Keegan mobile ban “unnecessary” and “desperate”, say unions
• Maths to 18: Beware “unintended consequences”, warns ex-DfE adviser
• Sunak: Advanced British Standard to replace A levels
• Sunak’s A-level plan drawn up on “back of an envelope”

Here’s what else schools need to know this week:

• Schools face “rising tide of mistrust,” warns CST leader
• Concern for 7,000 pupils on free school meals at RAAC-hit schools
• School budgets “stagnate” as increased costs use up funding
• Labour’s education mission: all you need to know