ISC Daily News Summary

Jane Lunnon, head at Wimbledon High School, writes in The Times responding to Alice Thomson's comment piece in which she said schools are becoming obsessed with science at the expense of the arts.

GCSEs have now existed for 30 years yet, according to The Guardian, the examination has become far more difficult and is affecting mental health. By Sally Weale.

BBC News details what the new 9-1 GCSE grading system means and how it works.

A report by the Institute of Physics (IoP) has shown there has been some improvement in efforts to encourage girls to study physics at A-level. By Helen Briggs, BBC News.

The Department for Education has published findings which show a huge increase in the number of parents asking for their summer-born children to delay their admission to school. By Charlotte Santry, Tes.

Mike Parker, director of Schools NorthEast, questions what pupils think about the mental health support they receive. Tes.