ISC Daily News Summary

Dr Jo Saxton, the chief regulator of Ofqual, has said this year's GCSE and A-levels "will be the most generously graded series of examinations ever", though the results “will be lower than we saw in 2021”. By India McTaggart, The Telegraph.

Jenny Brown, headmistress of City of London School for Girls, said that some families have been booking budget hotels and staying at friends’ houses to ensure their children reach exams on time during the rail strikes this week. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

Exam board AQA apologised to A-level law students on Friday for the “confusion and stress” caused after a 30-mark question on nuisance was included in a paper despite not appearing in the list of topics pupils were told to revise. By India McTaggart, The Telegraph.

The winners of the Tes Schools Awards 2022 have been announced. Greenfield School won Independent Prep School of the Year, St Dunstan’s College received Independent Senior School of the Year, Gordon’s School was awarded Boarding School of the Year, while The Glasgow Academy won Best Use of Technology. For the teaching awards, Hilary Shergold at Millfield School won the Lifetime Achievement Award and Jon Dean, from Truro High School for Girls, was awarded Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary). Tes.

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that all schools will be ordered to hold electronic attendance and admissions registers, with central government given access to the data in a bid to crackdown on school absences. By Freddie Whittaker, Schools Week.

The Times reports that the prime minister is considering backing a campaign by Conservative backbenchers to lift the ban on new selective schools. By Henry Zeffman and Nicola Woolcock.

Mariella Satow, an 18-year-old pupil at Rugby School has launched her own business called SignUp, which provides sign language videos alongside Disney films. The service will be launched in Britain this week and will start operating in other countries across the world later this year. By Nicola Woolcock, The Times.

New data from SchoolDash has revealed that job adverts for secondary school teachers are up 47 per cent on last year and 14 per cent on 2019, causing school staff to worry they will be unable to find enough suitably qualified teachers and technicians in time for the start of the next academic year. By Emma Yeomans, The Times.

According to The Telegraph, Ofsted inspectors have cited the lack of “gender identity” teaching as a contributing factor in downgrading primary schools. By Ewan Somerville.

A review into whether the Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme (NTP) has helped children to catch up on lost learning has been delayed and will not be published until the autumn. By Samantha Booth, Schools Week.