News archive for 10th November 2016

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Academies sector annual report and accounts - GOV.UK Millions invested in degree apprenticeships - DfE DfE publishes a ‘dry run’ Sector Annual Report and Accounts for Academy Schools in England - NUT MillionPlus welcomes the creation of a degree apprenticeship fund - MillionPlus Getting worse: HEFCE’s bleak prognosis for university finances - Wonkhe HE in Brexit Britain: from international leader to also-ran? - IOE London Blog Muslim students attacked on US college campuses in ‘Trump-Related’ incidents - Huffington Post No place for hate. No place for antisemitism. - Huffington Post Teachers from across Wales gather for the NASUWT annual conference - NASUWT Student Finance loans 'illegal and unenforceable', says top lawyer - Independent SNP accused of fresh 'power grab' with plans to scrap university and college funding body - Express Theresa May must repay Cameron's illegal student loans - Independent Universities pay heavy price for offering free tuition - University World News Tennessee mother calls for removal of school history book 'promoting Islamic propaganda' - Guardian Degree apprenticeships awarded multi-million pound fund - Telegraph Cardiff primary school unveils £2.2m 'Learning Cube' extension - Wales Online Studies by Edinburgh Uni researchers shed new light on dinosaur discovery - Scotsman China overtakes UAE as top host of branch campuses - University World News Don't waste 'rich teaching opportunity' of Trump win - Times Educational Supplement | TES Seven ways to give better feedback to your students - Guardian White working class children are falling behind on GCSEs, Sutton Trust report reveals - Huffington Post No-resit GCSEs prompt rise in ‘special consideration’ requests – but ill pupils lose out - Schools Week Record number of GCSE and A-level papers get extra marks after 'special consideration' - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE to open up academy finances in transparency drive - Schools Week HE in Brexit Britain: from international leader to also-ran? - IOE London Blog Adult further education: outcome-based success measures - DfE Teaching Excellence Framework: year 2 specification - DfE Schools: statutory guidance - DfE Why sexual consent classes should not be scoffed at - The Conversation Plans for changes in school transport in Blaenau Gwent have been put on hold - Wales Online MPs call on government and Ofsted to do more to boost parental engagement in their children’s education - Social Market Foundation | SMF White working class boys have lowest GCSE Grades as disadvantaged Bangladeshi, African and Chinese pupils show dramatically improved results - Sutton Trust Earning and learning: Making the apprenticeship system work for 16–18-year-olds - IPPR A new series of webinars challenge FE leaders to think big and stop obsessing about the detail - Education & Training Foundation | ETF IPPR apprenticeship report released - AoC | Association of Colleges Researchers say thousands of youngsters 'failed' by apprenticeship schemes - PoliticsHome Mind the gap - Sutton Trust https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/economy/manufacturing/opinion/coca-cola-european-partners/80684/coca-cola-european-partners - PoliticsHome Inspection raises 'significant concerns' over SEN services - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Majority of white working class boys failing to get good GCSEs - Express Apprenticeships 'must address distinct needs of teens' - BBC Call for Scottish database of school bullying as incidents 'swept under the carpet' - Herald Scotland Influential think tank calls for college-only route to replace the level 2 apprenticeship - FE Week Schools must focus on struggling white working-class pupils, says UK charity - Guardian Don’t abolish 16-18 apprenticeships! - FE Week Scrap level 2 apprenticeships for 16-18 learners, report argues - Times Educational Supplement | TES Colleges to benefit from £4.5m degree apprenticeships fund - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Attainment gap' varies dramatically between ethnic groups, analysis shows - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children who join Scouts and Guides 'have better mental health in adulthood', study finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES