ISC Daily News Summary

Anna Clark writes in The Telegraph detailing "how to raise confident girls". Article quotes Kirsty von Malaisé, headmistress of Norwich High School for Girls.

Sue Berry, a teacher at Oxford High School, writes to The Times discussing the test for Asperger syndrome and the 'difficulty in identifying children who think outside the box'.

Letter towards the bottom of the page.

Figures compiled by the House of Commons library and released by Labour, show schools could face further budget strains due to increased pension contributions for staff in the state sector. By Richard Adams, The Guardian.

Tes publishes Ofqual findings into schools’ GCSE results, looking at how stability and volatility affects different types of school. By Will Hazell.

Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, is expected to announce a shift away from an inspection system which focuses on exam results as a criteria for success. By Matthew Weaver, The Guardian.

Greg Hurst writes in The Times about children's mental health services, which are 'still leaving many children without support'. The newspaper has also published a leading article on the topic.

A report by the Education Policy Institute has found that more than half of University Technical College students are dropping out between the ages of 16 and 17. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.