ISC Daily News Summary

Bryanston School in Dorset has launched a loyalty card to support local businesses and strengthen community ties. IE Today.

Do you run an initiative like this at your school, which aims to support the community and draw attention to the range of local services? Please email any information to [email protected].

The Independent features an analysis on why more students are being handed top degrees. By Eleanor Busby.

iNews reports that education secretary Gavin Williamson has pledged to ‘reverse’ university grade inflation. By Will Hazell.

A written question about ensuring parents of children with special educational needs or disabilities are able to choose an independent school if they wish, which was submitted by Lord Lexden - president of the Independent Schools Association, has been answered by schools minister Lord Agnew.

Questions and answers are published in full online.

For teachers considering working at an international school, Mark S Steed, principal and ceo of Kellett School - the British School in Hong Kong, provides four 'key red flags' to watch out for before signing the contract. Tes.

Tes reports the number of students who passed their GCSE English and maths resits has dropped. By Kate Parker.

A report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has called for tech companies to share their social media data, so researchers can understand the risks and benefits of social media use on children's mental health. BBC News.

John Dancy, who was born on November 13 1920 and died on December 28 2019, was former headmaster of Lancing College and master of Marlborough College. During his time at Marlborough, Dancy pioneered the arrival of girls at boys’ boarding schools and also helped to develop the business studies A-level - now taken by more than 30,000 students in England and Wales every year. The Telegraph.