News archive for 8th December 2016

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Brexit impact on higher education: Committee publishes evidence - UK Parliament Children and young people's mental health - the role of education inquiry - UK Parliament Brexit could see EU student numbers nose dive, Cambridge warns - Guardian Questions posed by the Pisa international school tests - Guardian Cambridge warns of Brexit hit on EU student numbers - Financial Times Georgetown students occupy president's office as part of Nike protest - Guardian Newham schools consider suing council over £500k PFI costs - Schools Week Scottish pride dented by poor school results - Financial Times If we're serious about measuring teaching quality at university, where is the metric for qualified teachers? - Telegraph 'Colleges need to reshape their organisations to survive' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Speak to immigrant students like me before you ‘deprioritise’ them | Sharon Akaka - Guardian The best countries in the world to get an education - Independent Don't buy pink toys for girls, parents told - BBC Ruth Gilbert: what employers are looking for when recruiting young people - FE News DfE hires grammar school critic as head of strategy and social mobility - Schools Week Do top independent schools only select pupils from an 'elite club' of prep schools? - Telegraph Marine Le Pen: No free school for illegal migrants in France - BBC Bigger pay rise for new teachers is an option, Justine Greening suggests - Times Educational Supplement | TES Black students walk out of major NUS meeting over claims of ‘institutional racism’ - Huffington Post Make FE funding more flexible to promote innovation, government urged - Times Educational Supplement | TES Author Jacqueline Wilson backs children's diary campaign - BBC Minister hints at early years workforce strategy delay - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Children’s centre closures on the increase - Nursery World UCAS responds to The University and College Union (UCU) Report - UCAS What do the Pisa results mean? - FE News Five out of six a level students given incorrect exam result predictions by teachers, UCU study finds - Huffington Post Call for university applications overhaul as report reveals just 16% of predicted A-level results are correct - UCU Honorary degree for Liverpool student kicked out for anti-apartheid protest - Guardian It’s time to introduce post-qualification admissions - Wonkhe Consultation on the second Research Excellence Framework - HEFCE Consultation on the second Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) - HEFCE Principles and practicalities for delivering the Diamond Review - Wonkhe Daventry becomes sixth UTC to announce closure after recruitment problems - Schools Week The best places to study for a degree in Europe - Guardian Grade prediction system means the brightest, poorest students can miss out on top university places - IOE London Blog Further evidence grammars do not improve social mobility, says NAHT - NAHT A busy time for SEND | Rona Tutt - NAHT Joint Union Asbestos Committee - NUT Coroner investigating the death of retired teacher Sue Stephens rules that she died following exposure to asbestos at school - ASCL Inspection system needs to work in current education landscape - AoC | Association of Colleges Primary education: what is and what might be - ASCL MillionPlus welcomes the National Collaborative Outreach Programme - MillionPlus 2016/17 edition of Informed Choices published - Russell Group Summary of changes to early years funding - NAHT Brexit could push UK universities 'off a cliff edge', major committee report warns - Independent Skills Funding Agency: business update - SFA FE Choices learner satisfaction survey 2013 to 2014 - SFA FE Choices learner satisfaction survey 2014 to 2015 - SFA LRS: help and support - SFA NCCIS management information requirement - DfE All researchers to be submitted to REF 2021 - Times Higher Education | THE Bright Tribe walks away from struggling schools in north - Schools Week A-level choice 'more important with AS-levels changes' - BBC Most students' predicted A-levels 'wrong' - BBC A-level result predictions are too high for 80% of pupils as teachers try to boost candidates' chances of going to a good university - Mail Loophole could disadvantage disabled pupils - Herald Scotland Damning report leads to call for school science shake-up - Herald Scotland Minister questions long-term success of Scots university spin-out companies - Herald Scotland UCET Christmas Newsletter - UCET Five out of six A-level grade predictions by teachers are wrong, study shows - Times Educational Supplement | TES Calls for 'complete overhaul' of UK university application process - Guardian Gendered toys could deter girls from career in engineering, report says - Guardian Junk food advertising ban aims to tackle childhood obesity - Scotsman Scotland: Fix failing school quangos, Swinney told - Times Five out of six A-level grade predictions by teachers are wrong, study shows - Times Educational Supplement | TES