ISC Daily News Summary

A group of independent school headteachers have called for universities to stop making unconditional offers to pupils, due to concern it damages A-level performance. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times. Quotes Mike Buchanan, new executive director of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC).

The Times leading article also supports this view.

Jonathan Torbitt, director of IT and computer science at Rendcomb College in Gloucestershire, writes in Tes discussing cybersecurity and states "schools need to help students satisfy their online curiosity in safe, controlled environments".

The Telegraph lists a number of 'best value boarding schools' and 'best value independent schools' across the UK, noting the bursary and scholarship provision available at many schools.

Following the recent debate regarding the importance of homework, Simon Detre, deputy head (academic and digital) from The Beacon School, has written an ISC blog on the issue.

There are further articles on this topic in The Telegraph, The Times and Tes.

In an attempt to recruit more people into the teaching profession, ministers will offer bursaries to graduates with a second class degree. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Analysis published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed a "reality gap" whereby young people fail to fulfill their expectations in terms of career ambition or salary by their late 20s. By Sean Coughlan, BBC News.

A study led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has found first-born children are more likely to learn about sex through their parents. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.