News archive for 14th March 2017

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Nicky Morgan urges government not to withdraw school funding plans - Guardian Free school funding will create fraction of places pledged in budget, says Labour - Guardian Theresa May embroiled in fresh Budget controversy over unfunded grammar school places - Independent Schools ‘vital link’ in closing graduate skills gap say firms - Scotsman Pupils face ’40-week’ referral delays, and 4 other key points from first mental health inquiry - Schools Week Halfon's skills funding letter published - Times Educational Supplement | TES More than 1,300 apprenticeship providers get green light - Times Educational Supplement | TES Judge rules boy must be taught in Islamic school despite complaints from 'Anglo-Saxon' father  - Telegraph SFA delays announcement of allocations for non-levy funding - FE Week Government tightens school exclusion guidance to clear up 'confusion' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Graduates aren't skilled enough, say employers - BBC Top quality apprenticeship training providers confirmed in new register - FE News Do you know the agenda behind your school’s STEM provision? - Huffington Post Milo Yiannopoulos prompts student protests at Glasgow University over rector nomination - Huffington Post Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018 - FE News DfE dismisses claims it will ditch national school funding formula - Times Educational Supplement | TES Senate passes bill for free public university tuition - University World News The 8 types of teachers you meet at parents’ evening - Huffington Post The great homework debate - Huffington Post Schools need to close graduate schools gap, say firms - Scotsman The elephant in the (staff) room - why we need to talk about teacher wellbeing - Huffington Post School forces 14 year old boy to 'shave every day' as it says policy is that children must be 'clean shaven' - Telegraph Children's expert tells ministers 'show me the evidence for grammars' - Times Educational Supplement | TES What’s the point of school? - The Learning Spy Halfon sets out priorities for 2017-18 in skills funding letter - FE Week Why Alan Turing’s family charity is putting computers in African schools - Huffington Post Lords serve Tories crushing blow by voting to remove international students from immigration figures - Huffington Post Developing the academic resilience of our students - HEA The changing face of international student recruitment - HEFCE Ensuring value for money through governance - HEFCE Four teacher tools for helping students with special needs - Edmodo Ofsted statistics show further decline in childminders - Nursery World The benefits of an international placement during your degree - Times Higher Education | THE Exercise levels decline 'long before adolescence' - BBC Top-quality training providers announced in new register - SFA Individualised Learner Record (ILR): check that data is accurate - SFA Skills funding letter: April 2017 to March 2018 - SFA Apprenticeships reforms: guide for schools - DfE Further education and skills: January 2017 - SFA Register of apprenticeship training providers - SFA School exclusion guidance: proposed revisions - DfE MPs question future of NCS amid concerns over cost - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Lords examines Higher Education and Research Bill - UK Parliament Education's role in children and young people's mental health examined - UK Parliament 'Are you a real teacher?': Five things not to ask special needs educators - Guardian School admissions: is a lottery a fairer system? - Guardian Ministers can no longer ignore protests over the school funding crisis | Geoff Barton - Guardian Department of Health consultation on expansion of undergraduate medical education - HEFCE Mum of two slams 'shameful' planned special education budget cut - Wales Online Teacher shortage plan doesn’t add up - Scotsman Championing success through competitions - FE News Workload is the burning issue for recruitment and retention - ATL Consultation on undergraduate medical education - Russell Group Restructuring - a brief guide - NAHT Radical thinking needed on future of National Citizen Service - UK Parliament Top 10 dumbest university rankings ever - Wonkhe Employers should join universities in reaching out to disadvantaged communities - Wonkhe Managing risk in a new student visa system - Wonkhe Graduates in first jobs 'lack people skills': Half of employers say new employees struggle with teamwork and problem solving - Mail Teachers ‘ill-prepared’ for primary language strategy - Herald Scotland Threat to council over £9m flagship pupil fund - Herald Scotland Ministers threatening to withhold nearly £9m for disadvantaged pupils in row with council - Herald Scotland David Cameron's 'big society' flagship cannot justify costs, say MPs - Guardian Schools face ‘GCSE crisis’ as just 12% of students pass English and maths resits by age 19 - Huffington Post One in 10 GCSE resit students gets C grade by 19 - Times Educational Supplement | TES FE policy too 'complex and changeable', report says - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exam results are prioritised over pupil wellbeing, teachers say - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lack of maths teachers adds up to trouble for Swinney - Times Tory revolt forces rethink of education funding plans - Times