News archive for 29th September 2016

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Nevada rules funding for school voucher program is unconstitutional - Guardian Unit assessments on National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses to be removed - Herald Scotland The impact of exiting the European Union on higher education inquiry - UK Parliament LRS: registration documents - SFA Brexit impact on higher education: Committee launches inquiry - UK Parliament Nobel laureate says scientific breakthrough ‘would not be possible’ today - Times Higher Education | THE Fewer students with higher grades at BTEC going to university, figures show - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education boards have ‘no purpose at all’ - Times Fury at Muslim school's bid to censor highly-critical Ofsted report: Backlash over judge's decision to allow institution to not be named - Mail Radical plans to overhaul student finance in Wales - Wales Online This is how Wales' student support proposals will affect you - Wales Online This is how Wales' student support proposals will affect you - Wales Online MillionPlus comments on the Government’s response to the consultation on implementing stage two of the TEF - MillionPlus British Council to train and develop 83,000 teachers in Pakistan - British Council As ‘Show Your Working’ test replaces mental maths at 11, what kind of learning are we valuing? - IOE London Blog KS1 data shows the expected standard was not realistic - NAHT MillionPlus Chair honoured with China’s Friendship Award - MillionPlus Response to government Teaching Excellence Framework plans - Universities UK Statement on TEF technical consultation response - Russell Group Voice backs warnings from early years campaigners - Voice Comment on teacher workload report findings - NASUWT Delay announced in opening of apprenticeship training provider register - AoC | Association of Colleges Policy Tracker – Keeping track of what happened in the world of education in September 2016 - Pearson Medals system to be used to rate university teaching - University World News Unionlearn launches European workplace learning toolkit - Unionlearn Unionlearn launches European workplace learning toolkit - Unionlearn The higher education bill will harm universities | Letters - Guardian English universities to be ranked gold, silver and bronze - Guardian English universities to be ranked gold, silver and bronze - Guardian The Careers And Enterprise Company - is it delivering? Not on face to face guidance ... - Montrose42 Blog Early recruitment of higher and degree apprenticeship vacancies for 2017 - SFA Take the time to listen to vulnerable children, say inspectorates - Ofsted Thousands more primary pupils on track to be excellent readers - DfE England’s universities to have medal-style ratings for teaching - Times Higher Education | THE Government cuts funding for School Direct shortage subjects - Schools Week Tuition fees heading over £9,500 - BBC Higher Education in Albania conference - GOV.UK These are the 12 questions you should ask at the first parents' evening - Wales Online British Council to train 83,000 teachers in Pakistan - British Council See early years education in Finland and Sweden - Nursery World Teachers show racial bias against black boys when disciplining children, Yale study finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES New teacher training recruitment caps explained - Schools Week Take the time to listen to vulnerable children, say inspectorates - Ofsted Thousands more primary pupils on track to be excellent readers - DfE AoC calls for delay to apprenticeship funding reforms for first time - FE Week Teachers show racial bias against black boys when disciplining children, Yale study finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government cuts funding for School Direct shortage subjects - Schools Week Campaign aims to end early years funding shortfalls - Nursery World Angry students walk out of university's first sexual consent class in protest at being 'patronised' - Mirror Parents blast 'idiotic idea' to change school week after proposed plans are revealed - Mirror Headteacher banned from classroom for life after helping pupils cheat in exams - Mirror School extends half term break so parents can bag cheap holiday deals - Mirror Killyleagh: Children avoid injury after classroom ceiling collapse - BBC Primary trainees will need a first-class degree to qualify for bursaries - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students stage walkout in protest over 'patronising' sexual consent classes - Independent Phonics test results rise again but poorer pupils lag behind - Guardian AoC calls for delay to apprenticeship funding reforms for first time - FE Week Headteacher banned from classroom for life after helping pupils cheat in exams - Mirror Headteacher banned from classroom for life after helping pupils cheat in exams - Mirror School extends half term break so parents can bag cheap holiday deals - Mirror Campaign aims to end early years funding shortfalls - Nursery World Poorer pupils fall further behind: 5 things we learnt from the KS1 results - Times Educational Supplement | TES Poorer pupils fall further behind: 5 things we learnt from the KS1 results - Times Educational Supplement | TES Phonics test results rise again but poorer pupils lag behind - Guardian Tuition fees heading over £9,500 - BBC Childcare costs to 'sky-rocket' as free scheme expands - BBC Designing the skills we need for the future - Huffington Post Nick Gibb: 147,000 more six-year-olds are on track to become fluent readers but we still have more to do - Telegraph 147,000 more six-year-olds are on track to become fluent readers - but we still have more to do - Telegraph Parents blast 'idiotic idea' to change school week after proposed plans are revealed - Mirror The Careers and Enterprise company - is it delivering? Not on face to face guidance - Montrose42 As ‘Show Your Working’ test replaces mental maths at 11, what kind of learning are we valuing? - IOE London Blog Angry students walk out of university's first sexual consent class in protest at being 'patronised' - Mirror AoC: delay in apprenticeship reforms would be 'prudent' - Times Educational Supplement | TES AoC: delay in apprenticeship reforms would be 'prudent' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Phonics results rise again but writing falls behind at KS1 - Schools Week IB Director General launches initiative to raise student aspirations in Kent - FE News Unionlearn launches European workplace learning toolkit - Unionlearn Sats: Big fall in number of seven-year-olds reaching expected standards under tougher testing regime - Times Educational Supplement | TES I once scoffed at sexual consent classes. Now I'm running them - Guardian Childcare costs to 'sky-rocket' as free scheme expands - BBC Will prep school increase my son's chances of getting a place at a top grammar school? - Telegraph Andrew Hall: Tech tools can help pupils with online assesments - Scotsman MPs to assess impact of Brexit on universities - BBC Nurseries at risk as staffing crisis hits, campaigners say - BBC Academics criticise anti-radicalisation strategy in open letter - Guardian Ofsted ITE inspections and outcomes - UCET DfE Press Release: Teaching Excellence Framework (29 Sept 2016) - UCET NCTL allocations methodology and bursary support information (29 Sept 2016) - UCET