News archive for 2nd May 2017

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NUT Cymru react to new testing approach - NUT Government must review the effect of budget reductions on mental health provision, says NAHT - NAHT Education funding crisis is hitting mental health support - ASCL Non-levy update: Contact your ESFA account manager - AELP ATL comment on Government response to the House of Commons Education Committee’s report on the recruitment and retention of teachers - ATL Impact of the General Election 2017 on OFFA business - OFFA Individualised Learner Record (ILR): sources of data - Education & Skills Funding Agency ILR specification, validation rules and appendices 2017 to 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Pupils should have more time for well-being, say MPs - UK Parliament This election will test the laws (and patience) of the wonkiverse - Wonkhe The antidote to university league tables? - Wonkhe Pupils aren't prepared for careers because of high-stakes accountability and a lack of funding, MPs warn - Times Educational Supplement | TES New Surface laptop takes on Chromebooks in battle for classroom computing - Mirror Morpurgo: 'Dark spider' of Sats is bringing fear to classrooms - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teacher recruitment a 'significant challenge', say MPs - BBC Most UTCs half empty as pupil numbers dwindle - Schools Week What does the new solicitor super-exam mean for trainees? - Guardian Individualised Learner Record (ILR) specification 2017 to 2018 - FE News You are getting bad career advice from UCAS - Huffington Post Research round-up 1 May 2017 - NAHT Scottish exam season starts for thousands of pupils - Scotsman NUS to offer free tampons to all female students across the UK - Independent Wales reading and numeracy tests to be taken online - BBC Paul Whiteman nominated as next general secretary of NAHT - Schools Week Love trumps hate: five ways teachers can build solidarity and inclusion - Guardian Paul Whiteman announced as preferred candidate for NAHT general secretary - Times Educational Supplement | TES Commissioner concerned over ‘strain’ on leaders running two colleges - FE Week Why parents should resist the temptation of term-time holidays - The Conversation Schools should teach students how to manage the ‘risks’ of Facebook and Snapchat, insist MPs - Huffington Post What is happening to the apprenticeship sector? - FE News NUS president-elect Shakira Martin tells BBC 4 Woman’s Hour: ‘I should have been in jail or dead’ - Huffington Post Everyone values critical thinking, don’t they? - The Learning Spy Ofsted: London college jumps from 'inadequate' to 'good' - Times Educational Supplement | TES USA: White House relaxes Obama-era healthy school lunch rules - BBC Boarding school places for Syrian refugee children remain unfilled - Schools Week Students should have more time for well-being, say Health and Education Committees - FE News Large London college leaps two grades from inadequate - FE Week Girl’s open letter shows how much stress children are under from exams - Metro Consolidation of training providers - FE News Exam season starts for pupils and students across Scotland - BBC Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to end student tuition fees is far from barmy - Guardian Catholic archbishop: grammars and free schools now on the hymn sheet - Guardian Part-time student numbers collapse by 56% in five years - Guardian Recruiting and retaining teachers will remain a significant challenge - UK Parliament Children and young people’s mental health —the role of education - UK Parliament Comparative judgement provider says study shows system works in high-stakes context - Times Educational Supplement | TES Online assessments will replace test papers for reading and numeracy - Wales Online Higher level apprenticeships guide - Studential Nursery owner's 30-hours petition reaches 5,000 signatures - Nursery World New nutrition course aimed at primary teachers - Nursery World Daily roundup 2 May: Shorter school week, ADHD, and child maintenance - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Iraq: Without school, children of Mosul feared lost to poverty and conflict - Mail Teaching practical functional English and maths as 'the standard' for all children and young people - FE News University bosses who fail to make sure foreign students return home after their courses have finished should have their pay slashed - Mail Schools cutting mental health services to plug funding gaps, warn MPs - Guardian Tech giants and schools told to guard children’s mental health - Times Funding cuts are having a detrimental effect on pupils' mental health, find MPs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools are struggling to provide mental health support for children due to funding cuts, say MPs - Huffington Post Ofstedwatch: the latest Ofsted reports for FE and skills - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupils should be given more time for well-being, say MPs - Independent MPs urge cuts review as budgets affect school mental health services - Schools Week