News archive for 7th June 2017

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Keane Wallis-Bennett FAI: School lacked funds to improve wall - Scotsman Top 200 universities in the world 2018 - the table - Guardian UK universities fall down global league tables after budget cuts - Guardian Top 200 universities in the world 2016: the UK's rise and fall - Guardian US oil firm Halliburton branded ‘obscene’ over unpaid UK internships - Guardian Princess Anne: 'It is never too late to learn' - Times Educational Supplement | TES School cuts a priority after the election - NUT Devolution at a crossroads? - NFER Joint ATL/NUT statement: school cuts a priority after the election - ATL The 2017 Student Academic Experience Results: Teaching is improving but students want better value for money - HEPI Are Chinese-English bilingual schools the future of primary education? - Telegraph HEPI-HEA student experience survey: the good, the bad, and the ugly - Wonkhe Most excellent! The Teaching Excellence Alliance - Wonkhe From students’ unions to universities – reflections of a defector - Wonkhe Fear of debt really is deterring the poorest from university - Wonkhe Copyright licences for schools - DfE Sport and physical activity should not be overlooked - AoC | Association of Colleges Teacher ran out-of-hours 'fight club' where students settled disputes by wrestling - Telegraph Third of university students say courses are poor value - Guardian It's not affordable!' Corbyn plan to scrap tuition fees slammed by ex-education secretary - Express NHS groups backtrack on proposals to restrict autism diagnoses - Schools Week Giving your child a smartphone is like giving them a gram of cocaine, says top addiction expert - Independent Cardiff college once named 'Britain’s Brainiest School' has been sold - Wales Online Scrapping the education maintenance allowance was a mistake - FE Week Don't bring back the education maintenance allowance - FE Week Navigating the stormy sea of CPD in schools - Teacher Development Trust | TDT Teaching is improving but students want better value for money - HEA Home News Daily roundup 7 June: Mental health, school repairs, and internet safety - CYPN | Children & Young People Now The poor North: Great Britain before the election - Sutton Trust Only Labour will create an education system accessible for everyone, not just the privileged few - Huffington Post University students thank their inspirational teachers - SecEd Call for clarity on government’s careers guidance plan - SecEd UTC initiative must refocus on 16-19, says think-tank - SecEd Fieldwork, immigration and Brexit - SecEd SEN: EHCP waiting times are ‘still too long’ - SecEd Conservative's 'ordinary working class family' grammar school claim is ‘statistical jiggery-pokery’ - SecEd Concern that schools are not preparing for new rules on personal data - SecEd Funding crisis: Teachers report larger classes and fewer subjects - SecEd Cottingley primary school may cut teaching week to save cash - BBC Accounts reveal shocking financial mismanagement at defunct academy trust - Schools Week Changes to apprenticeship assessment: life beyond the Regulated Qualifications Framework… - FE News Students say university 'value for money' falling - BBC Lauren Child named as new children's laureate - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lauren Child: New Children's Laureate worried about equality in books - BBC Charlie and Lola creator Lauren Child named children's laureate - Guardian Poorer students aren’t applying to university because of fears of high debts - IOE London Blog Picture book author Lauren Child is new children’s laureate - Nursery World Teaching (in)tolerance in schools - Huffington Post Teachers: here's how to get your lessons off to a flying start - Guardian Collective data power - Sutton Trust Charity backs overhaul of SEND system - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Election 2017: Tory cuts force school to reduce lessons by 30 minutes a day - Independent Mensa Genius Test: Pupil tops Stephen Hawking's IQ score (video) - BBC Luton teacher who held out-of-hours wrestling sessions banned - BBC Schools urged to review trip plans in wake of terror - BBC Somerset: first-time student voters learn hard lesson of tactical voting - Guardian Why students should vote green - Huffington Post What each party manifesto means for student voters - The Conversation Election countdown: Most teachers do not think schools will improve after Thursday's poll - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'I get angry when I'm patronised': the teenagers standing for parliament - Guardian NUT school cuts campaign video goes viral - Schools Week How counting on your fingers can make you better at maths - Times Educational Supplement | TES A new dawn for further education? - FE News 5 top tips for a sixth form college becoming an academy - FE News Global: Education aid 'stagnates' despite pledges - BBC Refugees welcome? How Britain and Sweden compare on education for migrants - Independent Where did all the male teachers go? - Times