ISC Daily News Summary

Bright Scholar, the largest operator of international and bilingual schools in China, has expanded its portfolio with its £150 million purchase of various independent schools from Cambridge Education Group. By Rosemary Bennett, The Times.

Writing in The Guardian, Steven Longden, a member of the "Labour Against Private Schools" campaign, urges the Party to follow in Finland's footsteps and integrate independent schools into the state sector.

Unite, a student accommodation company, has designed a set of workshops to be introduced in schools which will cover "independent living, managing money and dealing with conflict". The Telegraph.

Findings from the Sutton Trust's most recent report titled "The Recruitment Gap" suggest that one in five teachers could not be persuaded to work in a low-performing disadvantaged school. By Eleanor Busby, The Independent.

Speaking at Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London, Cressida Cowell announced that she is intending to push for a change in the law to require all schools to have libraries. She is also campaigning for children to have 15 minutes a week outside of their studies reserved for creative writing. By Jack Malvern, The Times.

Schools in Wales are encouraged to introduce cheaper, gender neutral uniforms this September in line with new government guidelines. BBC News.