News archive for 19th April 2017

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Leader comment: School meal offerings still not serving their purpose - Scotsman ‘Cultural step change’ called for over Scottish school meals - Scotsman British children are online more than almost any other developed nation - and are more unhappy as a result - Telegraph Government blocks move to give child benefit to apprentices - Times Educational Supplement | TES Publish grammar school and funding consultation responses before election, union demands - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools to be left in funding limbo until new government formed, DfE reveals - Times Educational Supplement | TES Disadvantage and worklessness: a longitudinal perspective - IOE London Blog Selective schooling has negative impact on UK children, say world education experts - Independent Malala Yousafzai friends set to attend Edinburgh University - Scotsman British teenagers more competitive than peers but more likely to bullied - Guardian Corbyn accuses May of ‘broken promises’ over school funding - Schools Week In the age of Trump and May, students' unions are a beacon of hope - Huffington Post 'Starved of resources': School funding dominates first PMQs since election called - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK teenagers are among the most unhappy in the world, PISA data reveals - Huffington Post What is going on with apprenticeship reforms? - FE News Parents make a big difference just by talking - BBC PISA wellbeing tables 2017: UK pupils among unhappiest in the world - Schools Week Most teenagers happy with life, study finds - BBC LRS: schedule for uploading ILR/NPD achievement data - Education & Skills Funding Agency School census 2016 to 2017: guide for schools and LAs - DfE Congratulatory letters for schools at key stage 4 - DfE Pupils are less confident in countries with selective schools, OECD finds - Schools Week Ministry backs down on greater control of universities - University World News Halfon 'very hopeful' Technical and FE Bill will be passed before election - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK pupils among the world's unhappiest - Times Educational Supplement | TES The Supporting maths and English learning in the workplace - a guide for union learning reps - Unionlearn New Pisa happiness table: see where UK pupils rank - Times Educational Supplement | TES General Election 2017: Is this the end of the road for the Higher Education and Research Bill as we know it? - HEPI The HTRT doorstep manifesto - Headteachers' Roundtable School funding crisis is driving up class sizes, teachers warn - SecEd Teaching unions: Around the Easter conference halls - SecEd Nine homes by the age of nine... - SecEd Unions speak out on workload, working conditions and mental health - SecEd Teachers want guidance on tackling hate crime in schools - SecEd School leader receives first ever Wellbeing Champion award - SecEd Technical and Further Education Bill: Commons consideration of Lords amendments - UK Parliament Apprenticeship recruitment: support tools for employers and training organisations - Education & Skills Funding Agency ESFA update: April 2017 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Education spending should be at the top of the General Election agenda, says NAHT - NAHT Pupil absence in schools in England: 2015 to 2016 - DfE Zimbabwe: schools accept goats for tuition fees - BBC 2VCs: Will the Tef do serious damage or just puncture a few egos? - Guardian Mary Brown: Higher pay encourages cheating students - Scotsman Mental health and apprenticeships - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Response to decision to hold a general election on 8 June 2017 - Coram Family & Childcare Collaborating to commercialise: Funding for universities to deliver the Industrial Strategy - HEFCE Daily roundup 19 April: Football abuse, bullying and primary testing - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Men and mental health – what does it mean for education and training? - Education & Training Foundation | ETF International students top NUS’s Brexit platform - PIE News Nurseries can play a role in improving children's well-being - Nursery World Apprenticeships plan set out - Nursery World Arriving shortly: An update on HESA’s New DLHE review - Wonkhe USA / China: Making waves for academic credit - Wonkhe Teaching apprenticeships? A question of perception - FE News Driving the quality of apprenticeships in England - FE News UK employers are spending less on training than other major EU economies - City AM Ireland: Plan to cut school costs ‘lacks vision’ - Times