News archive for 21st April 2017

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Growth in unpaid full-time internships raises fears for social mobility - Guardian Pam Tatlow quoted by BBC - MillionPlus Teachers' pension scheme payments: 2016 to 2017 - DfE Setting grade standards in A level modern foreign languages - Ofqual Report cheating, malpractice or wrongdoing, Ofqual urges - Ofqual Tax-Free Childcare launches today for children under four - DfE Public sector apprenticeship target - DfE Governance handbook and competency framework - DfE DfE to underwrite salary for free school ‘heads in waiting’ – and could even employ them in department - Schools Week Chief executive role for new IfA finally advertised - FE Week Find apprenticeship training: how to submit data - Education & Skills Funding Agency ILR data: check that it meets standards and quality requirements - Education & Skills Funding Agency SFA financial assurance: funding assurance review programmes - Education & Skills Funding Agency Academies: funding claims - Education & Skills Funding Agency Free school pre-opening guide - DfE Free school staffing issues - DfE 30 hours free childcare: LA and early years provider guide - DfE Technical and Further Education Bill returns to the Lords - UK Parliament Impact of exiting the EU on higher education report announced - UK Parliament FE Colleges (England) - joint pay claim 2017/18 - ATL Fees and funding for EU students 2018/19 - Russell Group Demonstrating value for money - Universities UK MillionPlus comment on the government’s confirmation of funding for EU students for 2018/19 - MillionPlus Blocking the HE Bill in wash-up; be careful what you wish for - Derfel Owen Government confirms funding for EU students for 2018 to 2019 - DfE National Numeracy working with Premier League on Primary Stars project for schools - National Numeracy Labour Party on class sizes and school funding - NUT Revealed: the best-paid college leaders in England - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level language grades skewed by results of native speakers – study - Guardian Response to government announcement on funding for EU students commencing courses in 2018–19 - Universities UK In this week's Tes Further: an interview with Sir Frank McLoughlin on FE's new leadership programme - Times Educational Supplement | TES Setting grade standards in A level modern foreign languages - FE News Report cheating, malpractice or wrongdoing, Ofqual urges - FE News Weep: clap, laugh or cry. A policy proposal. - Teacherhead Ofsted watch: A bumper crop of ‘good’ grades - FE Week Hundreds of schools held hostage over PFI contracts, as investigation reveals one paid £2,000 for a new sink - Telegraph EU students to remain eligible for grants in 2018-19 - BBC Ofqual rules out rationing top grades for bright pupils taking 'hard' subjects - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofqual ditches plans to regulate ‘easy’ and ‘hard’ subjects - Schools Week Government confirms funding for EU students for 2018 to 2019 - FE News Reality Check: How many children are in classes of more than 30? - BBC Theresa May accused of ignoring students’ fears over university tuition fees - Huffington Post Tim Coulson steps down as RSC to head academy trust - Times Educational Supplement | TES RSC Tim Coulson resigns to head Samuel Ward Academy Trust - Schools Week Modern Apprenticeship (MA) reviews - Skills CFA Expansion plans with Saudi Colleges of Excellence revealed - FE Week For academics with depression, the student feedback process is hell - Guardian Institute for Apprenticeships announces new appointments - FE News Heriot-Watt signs £2.5m research deal with oil giant Total - Scotsman General election, union conferences and teacher popularity - the TES podcast - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sweden: Employment status given to all doctoral candidates - University World News Why I want to see private schools abolished - Guardian RoATP provider now selling for tens of thousands - FE Week Staff anger at cash-strapped college’s new carpark charge - FE Week EU students remain eligible for loans and grants in 2018-19 - Times Educational Supplement | TES YouTube teaches British teens to be good 'Internet Citizens' with workshops on hate speech and fake news - Mirror Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 21 April 2017 - Pearson What secret grade did you get? - FE Week ESFA was right to pause non-levy ITT process - FE Week West Sussex school funding crisis 'negatively affecting' pupils - BBC Institute for Apprenticeships unveils route panel chairs - Times Educational Supplement | TES ESFA pause will destroy good specialist providers - FE Week Guidance for public bodies: Meeting the public sector apprenticeship target - FE News Corbyn: Children crammed into 'super-sized' classes like sardines - Times Educational Supplement | TES Institute for Apprenticeships announces route panel chairs and apprentice panel - FE Week Children crammed into `super-sized´ school classes like sardines, says Corbyn - Mail Why students should be included in net migration figures - Wonkhe Gold! Your Teaching Excellence Framework playlist - Wonkhe £8k for a blind, £2k for a tap; the true cost of PFI - Times Educational Supplement | TES England gives EU students 2018-19 funding guarantee - Times Higher Education | THE Seated breaktimes – concerns grow over cramped school buildings - Times Educational Supplement | TES In defence of reason: why scientists are marching - Financial Times Family and Childcare Trust urges next government to make childcare work for families - Coram Family & Childcare Election period - HEFCE David Sweeney to become Executive Chair Designate of Research England - HEFCE Daily roundup 21 April: YouTube, sugary drinks, and class sizes - CYPN | Children & Young People Now The Global Search for Education: Global Teacher Bloggers on why we need character education now more than ever - Edmodo England assures EU student funding, fees through 2018 - PIE News 'Children crammed into classrooms like sardines,' says Labour - Nursery World Practice Learning: Formats, Challenges and Solutions across the disciplines by Dr Kate Cuthbert - HEA Global: In defence of reason: why scientists are marching - Financial Times General election 2017: Corbyn focuses on 'super-sized' classes - BBC Falling pound cuts tuition fees for foreign students - Financial Times Employing an apprentice: ESFA's technical guide for employers - FE News Plans for mandatory headship qualifications "exacerbate" school leadership crisis - Herald Scotland National Careers Service has 'no positive impact' on employment - Times Educational Supplement | TES Believe me, students have never had it so good - Times Primary student teacher numbers in Scotland set to plummet - Times Educational Supplement | TES