ISC Daily News Summary

The Times reports on a number of Chinese investors who have taken over independent schools. The article states Chinese families are attracted to a British education and are confident they can recruit more pupils. By Rosemary Bennett. A number of ISC schools are referenced.

The minister for sport has expressed concern about the inactivity of young people and has pledged to boost girls' participation in sport. By Jeremy Wilson, The Telegraph.

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The education secretary, Damian Hinds MP, discusses relationships and sex education in schools and argues it must be "fit for a childhood online". The Times.

Young people with special educational needs and disabilities have told MPs during the education select committee that they should not be treated as problems. By Katherine Sellgren, BBC News.

The Institute of Physics has launched a bursary campaign to raise the number of female and black physics researchers. By Pallab Ghosh, BBC News.

Sir Vince Cable MP, leader of the Liberal Democrat Party, has said he hopes the Lib Dems will return as "the party that has education at the top of our list". By George Ryan, Tes.

A survey from the Institute of Student Employers has revealed only 19 per cent of employers felt a master's degree gave graduates better skills than those without the qualification. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.