ISC Daily News Summary

iNews details a list of those recognised in the New Year's Honours 2019. Among those listed is Valerie Ann Dunsford, former headteacher of Sheffield High School for Girls.

Read the full New Year's Honour's list.

The Labour Party has demanded an inquiry into GCSE reforms in England which "put state school pupils at a disadvantage" compared to those attending independent schools. By Haroon Siddique, The Guardian. The article quotes Julie Robinson, general secretary of the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

Read ISC's statement here.

Dr Anthony Wallersteiner, headmaster of Stowe School, has said character virtues such as resilience and grit are being lost "in the scramble for schools to achieve ever higher metrics in public exams". By Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph.

Poorer pupils from rural and coastal areas are connecting with online tutors to help improve their grades and confidence. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Professor Julian Lloyd Webber, principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, writes in The Times discussing why music education should be more accessible to pupils from less privileged backgrounds.

Tes editor, Ann Mroz, chooses her top 10 education books of 2018.