News archive for 1st December 2016

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Schools leaders welcome the decision to retain history of art A-Level, says NAHT - NAHT School improvement could be faster if the government prioritised teacher recruitment, says NAHT - NAHT Extra early years funding a welcome boost, says NAHT - NAHT Northern Powerhouse Schools Strategy - NAHT Lifting the cap on faith selection not the answer to boosting social mobility, says NAHT - NAHT Ofsted Annual Report - NUT University and College Union responds to Ofsted annual report - UCU NASUWT comments on Ofsted's annual report - NASUWT NASUWT comments on new routes into teaching anouncement - NASUWT Ofsted report shows need to address recruitment crisis - ASCL MillionPlus comment on the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data - MillionPlus Graduate earnings data is welcome but doesn't tell full story - Universities UK ATL comment on EPI report ‘Faith Schools, pupil performance, and social selection’ - ATL Ofsted rightly highlights the escalating shortage of teachers and heads - ATL The power of education - Ofsted Ofsted Annual Report 2015/16: England’s education system still short of world class - Ofsted 'Ofsted's findings chime with CBI research on regional disparities' - CBI Area review reports published - AoC | Association of Colleges Ofsted publishes HMCI's Annual Report - AoC | Association of Colleges Early years funding: minimum rate 'still not enough' - Nursery World Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education - Nursery World Response to Secretary of State for Education's ministerial statement on early years funding - Coram Family & Childcare Government announces £4.30 minimum funding rate for childcare places - CYPN | Children & Young People Now North-South education gap widening, Ofsted finds - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Ofsted calls on government action to ensure sufficient places for 30-hour childcare - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Mucky work: The teacher who took island job - BBC AoC's David Hughes discusses the opportunities & challenges for colleges in 2017 - FE News The Guardian view on Sir Michael Wilshaw: ruffling the right feathers | Editorial - Guardian National Teaching Service dropped, government confirms - BBC Mind the gap - BBC Union of Jewish Students called to cut all ties with NUS over 'anti-Semitic' behaviour of Malia Bouattia - Huffington Post EuroSkills day 1: Knight is a cut above the rest - FE Week Ofsted annual report: Wilshaw calls for 'an education minister for the North' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Don’t help the state bully migrants – boycott the school census | Gracie Mae Bradley - Guardian National Teaching Service cancelled after just 24 accept places - Schools Week Playing safe - BBC Lollipop men and women numbers down across Scotland - Scotsman Perry Beeches Academy Trust broke rules by indirectly sponsoring Labour Party, EFA finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Over half of pupils receive no financial education in school or college, research suggests - Telegraph The 'snooper's charter' is a threat to academic freedom - Guardian Perry Beeches: second investigation reveals trust breached rules over Labour donation - Schools Week Art history A-level saved by exam board, following campaign - Telegraph Art history A-level saved by Pearson exam board after high profile campaign - Huffington Post SSAT 2016, day 1: Schools told cash reserves will face closer scrutiny as cuts bite - Schools Week Ofsted annual report: reaction from the FE sector - Times Educational Supplement | TES What can state schools learn from Eton? - Guardian DfE abandons National Teaching Service - Times Educational Supplement | TES Brexit vote linked to resentment over north-south education divide, warns Ofsted boss - Independent Art history A-level saved at last minute - BBC GCSE resits soar as students rush to last-chance retakes - Schools Week Joshua Ryan-Saha: Univeristies must reimagine learning for data age - Scotsman Banning children using Scots language “damages education” - Scotsman Exodus of SEND pupils from mainstream into special schools sees inclusion on the wane - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government accused of presiding over 'endemic failures in Scottish education' - Herald Scotland SNP accused of presiding over ‘endemic failures in education’ - Scotsman Wilshaw: I would have refused pupil immigration checks as head - Schools Week Art history A-level saved after high-profile campaign - Guardian Art history A-level saved from being axed after high-profile campaign - Guardian Ofsted annual report: Poor schooling in the North contributed to Brexit vote, Wilshaw says - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted annual report: School ratings rise, but progress stalls for SEN pupils - Russell Group 82% of independent training providers now good or outstanding, according to Ofsted - AELP Ofsted annual report: Focus on teacher recruitment not school structures, Wilshaw tells ministers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Wilshaw: 'We cannot let FE off the hook' over GCSE resits - Times Educational Supplement | TES History of art A level saved after outcry, Nick Gibb confirms - Times Educational Supplement | TES Minister makes assurances on 2017-18 PhD funding for EU students - Times Higher Education | THE Arabic? Polish? Dutch? Your views on the languages schools should teach - Guardian Theresa May wanted to 'deprioritise' children of illegal immigrants on school admissions - Times Educational Supplement | TES North-South divide in school standards contributed to Brexit vote, warns outgoing Oftsed chief - Telegraph The future of schooling - a view from the middle - Independent Head Prior attainment, gender gaps and other lessons from LEO - Wonkhe Digesting the Longitudinal Educational Outcome data - Wonkhe SFA: current notices of concern - SFA Early years business sustainability - DfE Sir Michael Wilshaw: Ofsted's 'Dirty Harry' bids farewell to a colourful career - Guardian New school proposals - DfE MPs to debate UK negotiations on future co-operation with EU member states on scientific and university research projects - UK Parliament Children and young people's mental health – role of education - UK Parliament Ofsted Annual Report – sector response - FE News Nationality data was ‘compromise’ on Theresa May’s school immigration check plan - Schools Week Ofsted annual report: Primary emphasis on spelling and grammar risks narrowing the curriculum - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted annual report says GCSE English and maths resit policy is failing - FE Week Ofsted annual report: nine key points - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted chief calls for radical shakeup to close widening skills gap - Guardian England faces widening skills gap, says outgoing Ofsted chief - Guardian School bans pupils from raising hands in class - Independent Ofsted annual report: key points for FE - Times Educational Supplement | TES May wanted to 'deprioritise' school places for children of people illegally in UK - Guardian Cracking the code: the tech school for women in Latin America - Guardian Ofsted chief links divide in education to 'malaise' behind Brexit vote - Guardian EuroSkills competitors begin fight for medals in Gothenburg - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted boss: Brexit vote linked to poor school performance - BBC Can Welsh schools make up for ‘lost decade’ to climb in Pisa league? - Guardian How should our son choose a sixth form when A-level exams are changing? What are universities looking for? - Telegraph School performance link to Brexit vote, says Ofsted boss - BBC HEFCE supports experimental innovation in learning and teaching - HEFCE Muslim families sending children to Catholic schools - BBC Michael Wilshaw: Failure to improve schools linked to Brexit - PoliticsHome http://epi.org.uk/report/faith-schools-pupil-performance-social-selection/ - PoliticsHome Brexit a 'significant risk' to income of universities - Guardian Schools quango amasses 20,000 pages of online guidance for Scottish teachers - Herald Scotland Exam rules herald major shake-up of business education - University World News £54m cost of key university access policy - Herald Scotland No school, no prospects — the Syrian kids who long for a different life - Times Hands down! School warns pupils who try too hard - Times