News archive for 28th February 2017

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One in four Scottish pupils need extra support - Scotsman 'Unforgivable' budget cuts could see comprehensive schools in Bridgend lose up to five teachers each - Wales Online Private school head warns he will expel students because school is oversubscribed as he lists misdemeanours pupils will be excluded for - Telegraph Local authorities fail to allocate one in four special needs students with school place by deadline  - Telegraph Should students build their own degrees by studying at several universities? - Guardian New careers advice Bill reaches second reading - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lords Pass Technical and Further Education Bill Amendment so pupils and businesses can meet in schools for tailored careers development - FE News National Offer Day 2017: What to do if you fail to secure a place at secondary school - Telegraph Why antiquated universities may leave the UK trailing behind  the rest of the world - Telegraph Compulsory sex and relationships education set to be announced for thousands of school students - Huffington Post World Book Day 2017: teachers, send us pictures of your costumes - Guardian Teachers protesting against tough new headteacher filmed chanting 'she's getting sacked in the morning - Telegraph Sugar levy set to raise £415m to support schools' fight against obesity - Telegraph State schools could scrap Christian assemblies after London council changes rules - Telegraph #SaveOurAdultEducation call for loans justice is raised in House of Lords - FE Week 'I felt guilty when I got my results': your stories of buying essays | Guardian readers and Sarah Marsh - Guardian OECD report backs radical reform of Welsh curriculum - BBC Aamer Anwar bids to become Glasgow University rector - Scotsman The four-year option: why take an integrated master's? - Guardian Ministers set to announce plans for compulsory sex education lessons in schools for four-year-olds - Telegraph Sex education likely to be made compulsory for all secondary schools - Guardian Cambridge degrees are not in need of reform - Telegraph Sex and relationships education to be compulsory in all schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Betsy DeVos labels Black Colleges 'pioneers of choice' despite being set up for African-Americans with no options - Independent Ofqual challenges ‘blurred’ responsibilities in apprenticeship programme - FE Week Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) - DfE EPI responds to Education Committee report on multi-academy trusts - EPI MPs call for tighter restrictions on academy trusts - Nursery World New funding to boost schools facilities and healthy lifestyles - DfE New equality, diversity and inclusion course launched - Education & Training Foundation | ETF It’s time to heed the drive towards open books - HEFCE Give councils power to set up academy trusts, MPs recommend - CYPN | Children & Young People Now DfE set to announce plans to make SRE compulsory - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Education spending across the age range - HEPI Early signs suggest significant benefits in schools joining forces - ASCL Welsh education getting better – but teachers need more help - Times Educational Supplement | TES Almost one in three London children will miss out on first choice school - Evening Standard UTCs and STEM - NUT Apprenticeships are vital to our future, say London's youngsters - Evening Standard Experts say a new type of teacher will be needed in Wales to deliver its changing curriculum - Wales Online US university to teach students how to identify fake news - Times Higher Education | THE Falling in love with studying in Paris - Times Higher Education | THE Social pedagogy: the approach that intertwines well-being and learning - IOE London Blog Brexit impact on universities in the North and Scotland examined - UK Parliament MPs concerned about performance of multi-academy trusts - UK Parliament MPs concerned about performance of multi-academy trusts - UK Parliament Update on RAISEonline replacement service - NAHT Government should learn the lessons and adopt a more flexible approach to academies, says NAHT - NAHT NUT Cymru response to OECD report - NUT Multi-academy trusts - NUT Student 'desperate to get back to studies' after removal from UK is halted - Guardian ATL comment on Education Select Committee report into multi-academy trusts (MATs) - ATL ATL comment on secondary school places - ATL Replying to UCAS offers: don't miss the deadline! - Studential Clearing the path for careers advice - AoC | Association of Colleges NASUWT comments on the Education Select Committee's report into multi academy trusts - NASUWT NASUWT comments on OECD report on Welsh education reform - NASUWT Education spending needs to reach the front line - NASUWT Using the register of apprentice assessment organisations - SFA Sir Peter Lampl comments on Education Select Committee report on multi-academy trusts - Sutton Trust Nic Dakin MP: It should not be unnecessarily difficult for students to access information about their future - PoliticsHome How can we tackle hate crime with four school systems? | Tim Brighouse - Guardian The north-south divide: a tale of two academies - Guardian DE Johnston: SNP is responsible for fall in school standards - Scotsman Dear Justine Greening, homework widens the gap between rich and poor children | Michael Rosen - Guardian Sugary drinks levy will earn schools £415m - BBC Let councils run academy chains, say MPs - BBC Why we need to bring the work place closer - FE News Schools are useless at preparing students for technical careers - FE News Delay to Education Bill after raft of concerns from councils and parents - Herald Scotland Expert calls for more time for reading in schools to combat "smartphone" generation - Herald Scotland Principal of Glasgow college to retire with pay-off - Herald Scotland Restrict academy chain expansion, ministers warned - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children in UK's poorest areas 10 times more likely to go into care - Guardian Commons report raises doubts over benefits of multi-academy trusts - Guardian New St Andrews campus could create 500 jobs - Times Multi-academy trusts: seven concerns raised by MPs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools don't understand the skills employers need, Stem workers say - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools to receive £415m from sugar tax to encourage healthier lifestyles - Times Educational Supplement | TES MPs sound warning over mixed results from academy trusts - Express Greening announces £415m ‘sugar tax’ cash for new school sports facilities - Schools Week ‘Far from clear’ if DfE can cope with academies expansion, warn MPs - Schools Week MPs warn not enough evidence for expansion of 'unaccountable' multi-academy trusts - Independent