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ISC Daily News Summary 20 September 2022

Gordonstoun pupils watch the Queen's funeral from the King's former bedroom

General education

The Times reports a group of female pupils at Gordonstoun, the school King Charles attended, had the opportunity to sit in his former bedroom to watch the Queen's funeral. By Hannah Carmichael.

Clare Jarmy, assistant head (learning and development) at Bedales School, writes in Tes offering advice for schools on how they can teach events of national significance, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.


Jonathan Gullis appointed minister for school standards

Education policy

Former teacher Jonathan Gullis has been appointed the new school standards minister at the Department for Education. By Rhodri Morgan and John Roberts, Tes.

Schools Week summarises six facts about the new schools minister. By Freddie Whittaker.


Ban on new grammar schools 'could be lifted within months'

Grammar schools

According to The Telegraph, senior Conservatives have said Liz Truss could lift the ban on new grammar schools within months. By Will Hazell.

An editorial piece in The Guardian argues new grammar schools "are not the answer", and that the new prime minister should instead focus on addressing "energy costs and teacher shortages".


Earlier Oxbridge applications 'could create new obstacles for poorer students'

Higher education

Cambridge and Oxford universities have brought forward the date to register for admissions tests for some of their most competitive courses, prompting concerns that some pupils at schools not focused on sending students to Oxbridge will miss the boat. By Anna Fazackerley, The Observer.


'Is the move of British students to American universities really a serious problem?'

Higher education

David Wighton, a former business editor of The Times and a columnist for Financial News, writes in The Times arguing that the increasing number of British school leavers going to American universities reflects "an interesting trend" but that there is "no need to fear a brain drain".


Some schools 'urge parents to help plug funding gaps' as costs rise

Funding

According to The Guardian, some school leaders say money raised through parent-teacher associations' fundraising efforts will be needed to cover classroom essentials amid the cost of living crisis. By Sally Weale.


Scottish teaching union backs strike action after rejecting latest pay offer

Scottish education

Members of the EIS teaching union in Scotland have rejected a five per cent pay offer and have supported strike action, which could lead to industrial action taking place in schools across the country. BBC News.


'We must support the UN's plan for global education'

General education

Gordon Brown, a UN envoy for global education and prime minister from 2007 to 2010, writes in The Times welcoming a UN proposal that promises to "refinance education and deliver a generation that is learning and not lost".


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