ISC Daily News Summary

The universities minister, Chris Skidmore, will look at whether IGCSEs are being used by independent schools as a "loophole" to get pupils into university. By Will Hazell, Tes. The article quotes Barnaby Lenon, chairman of the Independent Schools Council.

Zanna Meynell, a Year 13 pupil at Monkton School, discusses her experience attending an independent school for her sixth form years. She writes how her preconception that independent school pupils must be 'posh and entitled is entirely inaccurate'.

The Education Support Partnership, a charity that helps staff in the education sector with their mental health, has received a record number of calls from education professionals over the last 12 months. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

Research commissioned by the Youth Sports Trust has found the majority of the general public want children to have more physical education (PE) in schools. By Jeremy Wilson, The Telegraph.

The universities minister, Chris Skidmore, and schools minister, Lord Agnew, have disagreed over whether pupils should achieve a minimum set of A-level grades to get a place at university. By Will Hazell, Tes.

The schools minister, Nick Gibb, writes in The Times outlining the importance of GCSEs and encouraging students that although revision is tough, it "will be worth it".

Jarlath O’Brien, an author and professional working in special education in London, discusses former official terminology around special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and questions whether the language has improved today. Tes.

Liz Lightfoot questions whether mindfulness lessons really do boost mental health. The Guardian.