ISC Daily News Summary

Researchers at Harvard, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and Georgia State University claim that pupils are unlikely to perform as well in their exams in years with hotter weather. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.

Tes looks at whether knitting could be taken up by students as a stress-reducing measure in the midst of exam season. By Zofia Niemtus.

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A head of religious education discusses his experience of the reformed GCSE exams. By Christian Pountain, Tes.

Tes looks at Damian Hinds' decision to press ahead with a plan to ensure T-levels are ready to be taught from 2020. By Stephen Exley.

The University of Cambridge has offered a full scholarship to a Syrian teenager who used a smartphone to study amidst the crisis in his country. By Zaina Alibhai, iNews.

Teachers express concern after YouGov study reveals more than a million hours of early years teaching time is lost each year due to staff having to help children use toilets. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

A secondary teacher writes for Tes about how to be both a good teacher and a good parent. By Emma Kell.