News archive for 21st October 2016

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More than 3 in 4 employers say unions make the difference on training, review finds - Unionlearn Remembering the future of higher education - University World News In this week's TES Further: is the Sainsbury's review 'half-baked'? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Plans to cut teaching assistant pay by nearly a quarter prompt new strike vote - Times Educational Supplement | TES Primary assessment inquiry - UK Parliament Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 21 October 2016 - Pearson School well-being league tables: a view for and against - The Conversation National programme launched to improve the delivery of independent end-point assessment in apprenticeships - Education & Training Foundation | ETF FE commissioner to face questions on area reviews - FE Week Rochford Review: Experts praise ‘brave’ proposals for new SEN assessment - Schools Week International schools market to double over the next 10 years - EducationInvestor Outgoing FE Commissioner quizzed on post-16 reviews - UK Parliament Academy finances examined by Committee - UK Parliament Sally Collier's Speech to the Federation of Awarding Bodies Conference - Ofqual Showing leadership and empowering students: how universities can change campus culture - Universities UK MillionPlus welcomes Universities UK report ‘Changing the Culture’ - MillionPlus ‘Final straw' on pay prompts strike action in schools - NASUWT Assessment reform announced - NAHT City of Liverpool College staff pass no confidence vote over financial concerns - UCU In the news: 21 October 2016 - UCU UCU members at Coventry subsidiary company to be reinstated on original contracts - UCU Tackling sexual violence and harassment in HE: work still to do - Wonkhe Innovative funding models can sustain higher education - University World News Rise of 'predictable' exam papers due to fears of social media backlash, expert argues - Telegraph Observatory to monitor higher education progress - University World News Ongoing funding crises challenge universities' mandates - University World News Calls for minister's axing over student fund abuse claims - University World News Labour market report highlights need for more STEM skills - University World News Minister calls for political neutrality in universities - University World News Lord Baker: UTCs ‘struggling to keep going’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Social media 'backlashes' have led to predictable exams, assessment expert claims - Times Educational Supplement | TES School playing field sales due to surge - Times Educational Supplement | TES Placard-waving students face disciplinary action - University World News Results-boosting primary-school philosophy lesson to be trialled across 200 schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools being forced to hire lower calibre teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Durand signed £2.6m deal with company owned by ‘priceless’ Sir Greg - Times Educational Supplement | TES Charity Commission finally publishes Durand investigation - Schools Week The 7 schools doing really well on Progress 8 - Schools Week World-class or flagship - Which way for universities? - University World News DfE refuses to release pupil nationality data agreement - Schools Week Academy sponsors owe £13m in pledged funding - Schools Week Greening wants trainee teachers to experience more school placements - Schools Week EEF hands out £1m for second pilot of controversial philosophy programme - Schools Week David Carter: The weakest academies will be supported not ‘shamed’ - Schools Week Universities open doors to business opportunities - University World News Some advice on how to become a world-class university - University World News Teachers and TAs: how to create the perfect partnership - Guardian How to climb the international university rankings - University World News Students need to work before studying abroad - University World News Students Share Shocking Cases Of Sexual Assault On Campus Using #UnsafeAtUni - Huffington Post Academic exchange pilot to boost science and innovation - University World News Is simultaneous mobility the future for PhD holders? - University World News Unlocking the power of equal partnerships - University World News Rethinking university career services - University World News Do free trade deals pose a threat to higher education? - University World News African Virtual University to open more centres - University World News Schoolgirls with autism share experiences in young adult novel - Guardian Stricter controls on private institutions offering TNE - University World News Minister in storm after overriding university autonomy - University World News Strike cancelled after college gives compulsory redundancy assurance - FE Week Quick fixes for schools do more harm than good - Times New Sutton Trust Alumni Network will offer support, advice and networking to over 20,000 beneficiaries - Sutton Trust City of Liverpool College placed in administered status by ‘extremely concerned’ minister - FE Week Call for more robust approach to sexual harassment and hate crime on campus - UCU Hands-On, Zero-Tolerance Approach To Sexual Violence On Campus Urged By Universities UK Task Force - Huffington Post Primary school blames Brexit for hike in lunch prices - Telegraph I was being stalked, but my university refused to protect me - Guardian Zero tolerance to sexual violence required on campus - University World News FE mergers: A question of quality - FE News More pupils absent from school for family holidays - Telegraph Under-fire Nottingham Islamic girls' school appeals pupil ruling - BBC Teachers 'wasting time on marking in coloured pens' - BBC HE leaders urge voters to back global engagement - University World News 'It's a crying shame': teachers on scrapped A-level subjects - Guardian Philanthropy for public schools: we need funding from Gonski the program, not the man | Correna Haythorpe - Guardian Fear Of Hate Crime Among LGBT Students Doubles In A Year Amid Post-Brexit Vote Tensions - Huffington Post University sex abuse report fails to tackle staff attacks on UK students - Guardian Offer cash rewards to underachievers to boost GCSE results, study says - Guardian National programme launched to boost apprenticeship end-point assessment - FE Week