News archive for 27th December 2017

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Academics who criticised professor's British Empire research likened to Stalin by former equalities tsar Trevor Philips - Telegraph Fining universities for no-platforming denies the idea of academic freedom | Simon Jenkins - Guardian Tilt Britain’s education system back towards skills training - Financial Times University of Warwick scraps California branch campus plan - Times Higher Education | THE Headteacher took advantage of colleague's disability to get 21% pay rise - Times Educational Supplement | TES Character for learning & life - The Staffroom 'Is Justine Greening failing to make a impact on the nation's radar?' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Campaign to chart the life of Britain's 'first' black headteacher launched - Times Educational Supplement | TES What can the education sector expect in 2018? - FE News What's it like to be one of the few black teachers in Wales? - Wales Online John Swinney: A career in teaching will become a more attractive option - Scotsman Government's school shake-up could mean even fewer Scots children can learn an instrument, teachers warn - Herald Scotland What is preventing smaller training providers from growing into larger, self-sufficient prime contractors? - FE News What schools issues got people riled up in 2017? - Schools Week Universities must open minds, not close them, says Jo Johnson - Herald Scotland Scotland’s music tradition 'under threat from school cuts’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Universities are wrong target for free speech penalties, Jo Johnson told - Times