ISC Daily News Summary

ISC Daily News Summary 17 October 2019

One in eight schools without access to library space, report finds

General education

According to a new report, schools with disadvantaged pupils are more than twice as likely to have no access to a library space than those with more advantaged students. By Catherine Lough, Tes.


Exam board faces class action from parents over remark failings

Examinations

AQA, the UK's biggest exam board, could face class action from parents after it was revealed some GCSE and A-level papers were remarked by the same examiners. By Lizzie Roberts and Camilla Turner, The Telegraph. The article quotes Neil Roskilly, chief executive of the Independent Schools Association.


'Free schools should be set up in white, working-class neighbourhoods'

Academies and free schools

David Laws, chairman of the Education Policy Institute (EPI), shares the findings of a new EPI report, which suggest "challenged white communities" and "hampered neighbourhoods" are most under-represented by free schools. The Times.


Ministers drop plans for online pornography age checks

Child welfare

Ministers have dropped plans to introduce age-verification measures designed to prevent children from accessing online pornography. By Mark Bridge, The Times.


Transgender support guidelines published for schools in Northern Ireland

Northern Irish education

The Education Authority has published its first detailed guidelines for schools in Northern Ireland on how to support transgender pupils. By Robbie Meredith, BBC News.


"Abolishing excellence never got anyone anywhere. Harnessing it, though, is another matter"

Independent sector

Writing in The Spectator, Helena Morrissey, a governor at Eton College and candidate for the next governor of the Bank of England, references the work the school is doing to widen access through scholarships and partnerships. The article references a quote from Simon Henderson, the head of Eton College.


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