News archive for 16th June 2017

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Academy chain chiefs and headteachers recognised in Queen's Birthday honours list - Times Educational Supplement | TES College leaders recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours List - Times Educational Supplement | TES Who got what in Queen’s birthday honours for FE - FE Week Former DfE boss knighted and school leaders recognised in Queen's birthday honours - Schools Week Best-selling author Andy McNab appointed CBE for literacy work - BBC Former teacher Layla Moran becomes new Lib-Dem education spokesperson - Times Educational Supplement | TES Keane Wallis-Bennett FAI: Inquiry into tragedy concludes - Scotsman University of East Anglia in students' personal data breach - BBC Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) - DfE Prompt payment data for DfE - DfE Amanda Spielman's speech at the Sixth Form Colleges Association - Ofsted What academies, free schools and colleges should publish online - DfE Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017 - DfE Academies funding allocation packs: 2017 to 2018 academic year - Education & Skills Funding Agency GSK crowned apprentice team of the year - Education & Skills Funding Agency What maintained schools must publish online - DfE Britain's strictest school gets top marks from Ofsted - Guardian College defiant despite damning Ofsted meaning apprentice register removal - FE Week Expanding academy trusts risk losing connections with communities, governors warn - Times Educational Supplement | TES Eight-month Ofsted turnaround from inadequate to good for UTC - FE Week In this week's Tes Further: 'Judge the apprenticeship levy on completions, not starts' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted watch: Two providers rated outstanding and a UTC bounces back - FE Week Prevent duty - as important as ever - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Language learning gap widens between North and South of England - British Council From Patient to Fellow – recognising lay-led teaching and contributions to education - HEA Principal Fellowship – recognition for strategic teaching and learning - HEA Universities told to enhance support as UK battles its bad PR - PIE News USA: The dying American dream - Sutton Trust The Tes podcast: Porn and politics - Times Educational Supplement | TES In the news: 16 June 2017 - UCU NGA/TES annual governace survey - NAHT Importance of evidence in a post-truth world - NFER The voice of universities must be heard during Brexit negotiations - Universities UK GSE: Is your 15-year-old financially literate? - Edmodo Gainsborough schools abandon shorter summer break policy - BBC UCU response to 'depressing' Social Mobility Commission poll - UCU Free school championed by Gibb rated outstanding across the board - Schools Week Ofsted warns schools they face greater scrutiny over 'substance' of what they teach - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools asked to wear #GreenForGrenfell - Times Educational Supplement | TES Smartphone app trial looking for early years settings - Nursery World Annual workforce report highlights level of qualifications for Further Education teachers and trainers - Education & Training Foundation | ETF New MAT formed by 450-year-old grammar school foundation to recruit comprehensives - Times Educational Supplement | TES If we don't support nurse academics, we can't keep the NHS safe - Guardian Judge and principal blast college nepotism scandal - FE Week Cash-strapped Harlow UTC looks to join academy trust - FE Week Investigation into DfE handling of apprenticeship figures demanded by expert - FE Week GSK apprentices win the 2017 Brathay Apprentice Challenge - FE News Annual workforce report highlights level of qualifications for Further Education teachers and trainers - FE News Amanda Spielman talks about curriculum changes, funding and future challenges. - FE News Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 16 June 2017 - Pearson DfE could be accused of cover-up over apprenticeship achievement rates - FE Week ‘Blame the poor, not Brexit’ - Wonkhe Rock & Enrol: Universities named after bands - Wonkhe UNISON launch new Dyslexia eNote - Unionlearn How one college is winning the battle for hearts and minds - Times Educational Supplement | TES One assistant head’s call to arms on school funding cuts – a message to show your students' parents (video) - Times Educational Supplement | TES Purdah is over, but it has paralysed DfE for 6 months in 2 years - Schools Week Is the grammar school nightmare finally over? - Schools Week Sex crimes in schools up by 255 per cent in four years - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government urged to show it ‘has teeth’ as academy scandals stack up - Schools Week North missing out on learning languages - BBC EEF: New trials include ban on grading pupils' work - Schools Week Survey finds Muslim pupils called “terrorists” and “ISIS” at Scottish schools - Herald Scotland ‘Widening gap’ between London and rest of country in language GCSEs, warns report - Schools Week Early years funding fails to keep pace with inflation - Nursery World Sexual assaults and harassment "going unreported" in Scottish schools - Herald Scotland Schools wanted to take part in marking without grading trial - Times Educational Supplement | TES North-south divide in GCSE language entries - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scottish government writes off £1m bill for unfilled teacher training places - Times Educational Supplement | TES Swinney has ducked a chance to bring genuine change to school governance - Times Nothing will change in Scottish education until curriculum is improved - Times Campaign fails to save St Joseph’s primary school in Milngavie - Times Parents and teachers handed more powers in Swinney’s revamp of Scottish school system - Times Hungary wants shooting ranges in schools - Times ‘Red tape and terror killing off school foreign exchange trips’ - Times University vice-chancellors earn £280,877 on average - Times University College London and Ulster University attacked by hackers - Times Ofstedwatch: the latest Ofsted reports for FE and skills - Times Educational Supplement | TES