ISC Daily News Summary

Andrew Halls, headmaster of King’s College School in Wimbledon, writes in The Guardian that the difference in difficulty between GCSEs and IGCSEs is "infinitesimal".

A school in Surrey has been teaching pupils about resilience through real-life examples of those who have overcome trauma and challenges. By Fiona Millar, The Guardian.

The Government has admitted improvements to children's access to mental health services may take a decade. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

The Boarding Schools’ Association’s (BSA) State Boarding Forum has written to Lord Agnew asking for clarity on the status of EU pupils. By Helen Ward, Tes. The article quotes Robin Fletcher, chief executive of the BSA.

Iesha Small, who works at the thinktank LKMco and is a former teacher, argues it is hypocritical to ask teachers to promote the current political agenda, whilst ensuring they do not express their own views. The Guardian.

Resources have become available for teachers to give children strategies for getting to sleep. By Sarah Marsh, The Guardian.

Four in ten children are being exposed to "toxic air" on the school run, findings from an investigation have revealed. By Laura Donnelly and Patrick Scott, The Telegraph.

Sarah Ledger, Year 10 director of learning at William Howard School, asks questions to determine what kind of teacher you will be in 2019.