News archive for 26th September 2016

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Save the Children: The domino effect of educational underachievement is something we ignore at our peril - PoliticsHome Cambridge University names Canadian academic as next vice-chancellor - Guardian Canadian academic nominated head of Cambridge - Financial Times Maintaining spending on quality education worldwide 'critically important' - NASUWT AcSS Briefing – Making the best of Brexit: Supporting UK Science, Higher Education and Research for the Future - BERA MillionPlus Chair calls on the Labour Party to champion a 21st century vision of universities - MillionPlus UK Minister's China visit strengthens link between countries - British Council Education Policy Institute - September Newsletter 2016 - UCET Prevent resources for post-16 learners to be developed by ETF - Education & Training Foundation | ETF EAIE: more action, coordination required to meet refugee HE needs - PIE News Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue - SFA Shadow CEO for the Institute for Apprenticeships announced - DfE Ofsted welcomes 31 new apprentices - Ofsted Nearly a third of students borrow outside of their student loan - Training Journal Freshers warned to be smart and avoid Modafinil - GOV.UK Nobel Prize predictions published - Times Higher Education | THE HR professionals play a ‘crucial’ role in helping bridge the gap between education and work - Training Journal Will you take part in Naked Teaching Day? - Times Educational Supplement | TES New University of Cambridge vice-chancellor unveiled - Times Higher Education | THE Peter Lauener appointed interim chief executive of Institute for Apprenticeships - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted takes on 31 apprentices - Times Educational Supplement | TES Fears for rural primaries as Cumbrian schools asked to cut budgets due to £8m SEND black hole - Times Educational Supplement | TES Councils criticised for adding to teachers’ workload - Times Educational Supplement | TES Labour plans grammar schools debate after issue tops poll of members - Schools Week Peter Lauener bags third chief executive job – despite concerns over EFA workload - Schools Week It’s a CEO hat-trick for Peter Lauener, as Institute for Apprenticeships added to EFA and SFA - FE Week Theresa May is grammar scammer as schools plan revealed to be a sham that will divide, not unite - Mirror Middle class parents face hidden costs of more than £5,000 a year to send their children to university - Mail Parents urged to boycott schools' country of birth requests - Mail If We’re To Have A Selective Education Race, Pupils Must Be Able To Change Lanes - Teachwire Why learners value Functional Skills - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Parents face steeper university costs - BBC School leadership – a problem in search of a solution - Montrose42 Dear Jo Johnson: Minister, It's Time To Tell Parents The Truth About What You Expect Them To Pay Towards University Costs - Huffington Post Parents 'expected to pay up to £5,372 a year' towards university costs - Telegraph UK industry body signs deal to export motor industry skills to India - FE News Canadian academic next Cambridge vice-chancellor - BBC Making the most of university: Getting in is just the beginning  - Telegraph No scrubs: how women had to fight to become doctors | Farrah Jarral - Guardian 'Smart drug' warning for students - BBC A head teacher who transformed an under-performing school bids farewell to pupils after 40 years - Wales Online Home Office 'won't see pupil nationality' - BBC Study of Jesus 'should be part of mainstream history lessons' in Scottish schools - Herald Scotland Sector Response to the Peter Lauener Institute for Apprenticeships appointment - FE News The £4,000 a week student flat where Fresh Meat meets Monopoly - Guardian My Experience Of Student Politics - Huffington Post Data shows positive impact of African diaspora fellows - University World News Cardiff is no longer Wales' top university, according to a respected league table - Wales Online The Department for Education announces that Peter Lauener is appointed as the Shadow Chief Executive for the Institute for Apprenticeships. - FE News Ofsted welcomes 31 new apprentices - FE News Parents urged to boycott schools' requests for non-white pupils to prove they're not asylum seekers - Independent Parents urged to boycott schools' requests for non-white pupils to prove they're not asylum seekers - Independent Spelling error in Scots council’s job ad for English teacher - Scotsman It’s a CEO hat-trick for Peter Lauener, as Institute for Apprenticeships added to EFA and SFA - FE Week Buongiorno! ¡Hola! Every day is a day of languages - Unionlearn Open Inspiration - Managing Change in FE and Boosting Learner Resilience - FE News Movers and Shakers: Edition 183 - FE Week Brexit fears could force 15% of UK university staff to leave posts, experts warn - Independent St Andrews University ‘best in UK for teaching quality’ - Scotsman How good are the lectures? - Times Parents urged to boycott requests for children's country of birth information - Guardian Education Policy Institute - September Newsletter 2016 - UCET