ISC Daily News Summary

Academics from the University of Kentucky have looked into the benefits of Twitter for school leaders. Their findings show Twitter can expand educational knowledge and develop professional identities. By Adi Bloom, Tes.

The Government’s independent Migration Advisory Committee has advised against adding the teaching profession to the Shortage Occupation List. Tes reports the Department for Education (DfE) will continue pressing the Home Office to give teachers higher priority for visas. By Will Hazell, Tes.

Ed Dorrell details his reaction to the decision.

The SEND National Crisis campaign will march on Downing Street today to demand action over the funding crisis. By Judith Burns, BBC News.

Emma Turner, the research and CPD lead for Discovery Schools Trust, argues music should be at the heart of primary schools' curriculum but is currently "played on a muffled drum". Tes.

Plans to reform university funding mean millions of graduates will still be paying back student loans in their sixties. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.