News archive for 22nd November 2016

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George Heriot’s appoints first woman headteacher in its history - Scotsman Teachers’ voice anger over ‘worst ever’ geography Higher - Scotsman Graduate employability ranking: the best university for getting a job - Guardian Wales unveils means-tested university grants of up to £11,000 a year - Guardian 13 universities land role in up to EUR1.6bn food project - University World News Kirsty Williams backs Diamond student finance shake-up - BBC Exam chiefs face MSPs after concerns over 'worst ever' higher geography paper - Herald Scotland NUS: FE has been 'cut to the core' and needs extra investment - Times Educational Supplement | TES Generous student tuition fee grants will be scrapped in Wales, Welsh Government confirms - Wales Online Grammar school expansion plan' baffling', says MP - BBC Five ways to help migrant children settle in your class - Guardian Colleges face fresh disruption as support staff reject pay deal - Herald Scotland Future ‘remains uncertain’ for Central Sussex College, Ofsted warns - FE Week Controversial US educationalist Michelle Rhee in talks with Trump - Times Educational Supplement | TES University LGBT initiatives: there's still room for improvement - Guardian Lauener reveals staffing levels for new Institute for Apprenticeships - FE Week Fossil fuel divestment soars in UK universities - Guardian College debt repayments could rise due to insolvency plan, MPs told - Times Educational Supplement | TES Margaret Atwood and other Canada authors in university firing row - BBC Ofsted's next chief inspector promises to listen to critics even when it 'hurts' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Do universities’ workforces reflect the diversity of their students? - Guardian Schoolgirls enjoy sport more when there are no boys around to 'impress', says top headmistress - Huffington Post I know all about Oxford’s class problem. It starts in schools | Alexandra Topping - Guardian How a culture of bullying is driving teachers from their jobs - The Conversation Thinking of retraining as a teacher? Do it. But do your homework first | Claire Soares - Guardian Australia's education exports hit record levels - Times Higher Education | THE Sats: Maths tests guidance changed after DfE gets sum wrong - Times Educational Supplement | TES Letter from Edward Timpson MP regarding the Expert Working Group on the mental health of looked after children - UK Parliament The case for social mobility league tables - Wonkhe Ofsted praises SEN support in Herefordshire - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Paving the way to degree apprenticeships - HEFCE MPs put pressure on Government to protect nursery schools - Nursery World Stella Creasy: England football team struggling because it has too many privately-educated players - PoliticsHome Department for Education rapped by stats watchdog over 'misleading' grammar schools tweet - PoliticsHome Fundraising for charity should be commended, but schools must focus on more than just cash and cake stalls - Telegraph Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue - SFA Apprenticeship training agencies - SFA New school proposals - DfE MPs debate Education and Social Mobility and NHS Funding - UK Parliament School funding - NUT Sir Lenny Henry: Education is a right for all - BBC A new government and a new regime - NAHT NAHT’s annual recruitment survey shows growing problem with teachers leaving the profession - NAHT Adversarial Ofsted system does not help the most disadvantaged, says NAHT - NAHT Industrial Action FAQs - NAHT Ofsted inspections must be fair to all schools - ASCL Concordat to support research integrity making progress - Universities UK ATL urges Government to spend wisely on education - ATL ATL comment on Ofsted school inspections - ATL Quality, compliance and international students doublespeak - Wonkhe World-class apprentices compete for gold - FE News Charge parents £500 to plug school funding gap, says leading head - Schools Week Presence of boys puts girls off school sport, says head - Telegraph ‘Stark choice’ as schools struggle to foot bill for poorer students - Guardian Universities and NUS plan boycott of flagship teaching rankings - Guardian Universities struggle to meet green goals - Guardian FE Commissioner Richard Atkins discusses Area Reviews, the lessons learned and challenges for 2017 - FE News Louise Holmes, founder of EdCentral - Schools Week Kirsty Williams to respond to Diamond student finance shake-up - BBC Conservative education policy is in chaos. This is Labour’s chance - Guardian ‘Low life’ in education department sparks grammar school Twitter storm - Guardian RSC Guide: Tim Coulson, East of England and north-east London - Schools Week RSC Guide: Rebecca Clark, South-west England - Schools Week State schools 'could ask parents for £500 every year' to boost funds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Poorer pupils lag by almost two years - BBC Student loans: fight over 'disgraceful' freeze on income threshold - Guardian The most loaded question in Jakarta: 'What school would you like to go to?' - Guardian Children from poorer areas 'make two years' less progress' at school - Guardian Geography Higher was worst ever, teachers claim - BBC More than half of declining schools kept or improved their Ofsted rating - Telegraph Affluent schools more likely to improve Ofsted grade, and 3 other key findings from EPI Ofsted report - Schools Week Schools boost Ofsted grades despite deteriorating performance, report finds - Schools Week School leader development charities rebrand as Ambition School Leadership - Schools Week Schools with disadvantaged intakes less likely to be rated ‘outstanding’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES DFE Programme on the training of returning teachers (22nd Nov 2016) - UCET