ISC Daily News Summary

Suzie Longstaff, headmistress at Putney High School, discusses her school's focus on oracy, which enables pupils to take responsibility for their own ideas and empowers them with essential skills for life.

Researchers at University College London have found girls tend to spend more time on social media, which means they are more than twice as likely to suffer depression compared to classmates. By Eleanor Harding, Daily Mail.

The Times reports that doctors have issued guidance to parents in a bid to limit children's heavy use of social media.

Catherine Montgomery, a French teacher at Thornhill College in Londonderry, argues that pupils should learn languages when "totally immersed" so they can see it is a "living thing". Tes.

Fraser Nelson writes in The Telegraph about the current education system, which sees children "being worked harder, sitting tougher exams and competing with a smarter peer group".

Teaching assistants could convert into teachers as part of a new recruitment strategy being considered by the Department for Education. By Dave Speck, Tes.

Yvonne Williams, a head of English and drama in a school in the south of England, outlines the improvements needed to ensure young apprentices are given more support. Tes.