News archive for 26th April 2017

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Higher education bill will damage UK universities without Lords' amendments, says union - UCU Students step in to host union meeting banned by Manchester Metropolitan University - UCU Bury College pulls out of merger with the University of Bolton - UCU Shock as Manchester Metropolitan University bans union meeting - UCU Union implements academic boycott of London Metropolitan University - UCU Multiplication check, Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and collecting teacher assessment data at KS2 - NAHT DfE must ensure new schools represent value for money - ASCL ASCL calls on political parties to put an end to ‘scattergun’ reforms - ASCL The next general election - AoC | Association of Colleges 'Tuition fees hike' or inflationary catch-up? - Universities UK Confusion over new GCSE grades - Voice ATL comment on PAC report on capital funding for schools - ATL It’s good to talk: bursaries, fees and everything else? - HEPI Statement from AELP’s CEO on non-levy apprenticeship allocations - AELP Rank-a-doodle-doo – it’s the new CUG league table - Wonkhe Taking the strategic approach to supporting students’ mental health - Wonkhe ESFA update: April 2017 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Children and young people's mental health report to be published - UK Parliament Primary assessment report to be published - UK Parliament Higher Education and Research Bill: Lords amendments - UK Parliament Technical and Further Education Bill returns to the Lords - UK Parliament MPs damning report into free schools - NUT UCU comment on HEPI teacher training report - UCU Highly unusual decision taken to extend principal’s notice period to full year - FE Week Taking the strategic approach to supporting students’ mental health - Wonkhe Private schools should offer parents 'thank-yous', says ex-Eton head - BBC New president elected by National Union of Students - BBC Academy trusts could engage parents by offering discounted flights, former Eton head suggests - Times Educational Supplement | TES Divisive NUS president Malia Bouattia defeated in election - Guardian British children are two years behind Asian kids when it comes to intelligence - Mirror I want an NUS that listens, learns and leads - Huffington Post From now on, the NUS will stop shutting Jewish students out of the room - Huffington Post NUS Conference 2017: Students across the country will soon be offered free tampons - Huffington Post Emily Chapman elected as new NUS VP for FE - FE Week Zionist row president ousted from top of National Union of Students - Telegraph New NUS president is self-confessed former drug dealer who did not go to university - Telegraph A third of teachers have suffered abuse from parents, study shows - Times Educational Supplement | TES PMQs: Parents asked to clean school toilets because of Tory funding cuts, warns Labour MP - Huffington Post Shakira Martin wins NUS president election in shock defeat for Malia Bouattia - Huffington Post Hungary education law: EU to take legal action amid university row - BBC FE champion Shakira Martin elected NUS president - FE Week How are the cuts affecting your school? Share your experiences | Sarah Marsh - Guardian The one thing all schools should teach (but don’t) - Huffington Post FE's Shakira Martin elected NUS president - Times Educational Supplement | TES Merger between university and college cancelled - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK best universities 2018 revealed - Independent NUS vows to mobilise thousands of students ahead of general election for ‘referendum on Brexit terms’ - Huffington Post This is how Wales' universities rank - including one that is the UK's second worst - Wales Online "Keep up!" - 86% of students want higher education to keep up with mainstream tech trends by introducing activity tracking apps - Jisc Two friends at a Welsh school have won places at Harvard and Princeton - Wales Online Hungary: George Soros faces humiliation as Orban plans to shut his university project - Express Cash-strapped schools could buy cheaper photocopiers, says minister - Guardian Non-levy funding allocations sent to providers following tender pause - FE Week Supportive schools and teachers key to beating exam anxiety, PISA finds - SecEd Outdoor Classroom Day on May 18 - SecEd Gerald Haigh: A legacy of insight, passion and challenge - SecEd Resources planned to help tackle online addiction among students - SecEd Unions fight to put funding on General Election agenda - SecEd How small changes can make a big difference in student attendance - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Government under fire over 'incoherent' school places system - PoliticsHome UK aims to double number of students going abroad by 2020 - PIE News Early Education election statement - Early Education Trailblazer drafts apprenticeship standard for EYE Level 3 - Nursery World MPs attack 'increasingly incoherent' funding system for new school places - Times Educational Supplement | TES St Andrews University ranked third in UK guide - Scotsman Further education is key to social mobility in Brexit Britain - Social Market Foundation | SMF Internet porn fears of public school parents - Mail Department for Education 2017-18 Main Estimate Memorandum - UK Parliament Ofsted 2017-18 Main Estimate Memorandum - UK Parliament Teachers' Pension Scheme 2017-18 Main Estimate Memoranda - UK Parliament MPs question government's 'grip' on new school places - BBC New free schools funding system 'incoherent' and offers poor value for taxpayers' money, PAC warns - Independent MPs condemn free schools policy as incoherent and wasteful - Guardian Scotland's oldest university tops league table - Herald Scotland Colleges and universities urged to enter The Herald's prestigious Higher Education Awards - Herald Scotland The students’ dilemma: career or beer? - Times Funding system for new schools ‘increasingly incoherent’, say MPs - Schools Week Schools need an extra £1bn if they are to be 'protected from funding cuts' - Times Educational Supplement | TES