News archive for 5th May 2017

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Education publisher Pearson soars - despite a bruising investor revolt - Mail The 11-plus can 'never be tutor-proof' major grammar school exam board admits - Telegraph In the news: 5 May 2017 - UCU Dispute at University of Brighton is over - UCU NAHT's #5priorities - funding education fully and fairly (video) - NAHT Unions issue final warning to school academy chain over cutbacks - ATL ATL comment on the dice being loaded against poorer pupils going to grammar schools - ATL GE2017 priorities - Russell Group Time to get tough with the ‘student snowflakes’ rhetoric - Wonkhe Very meta: ranking higher ed systems - Wonkhe Letters: the legacy of hurt and division created by grammar schools - Guardian Odds of grammar school entry 'stacked against' poorer children - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Principal of York College announced as AoC President-elect - AoC | Association of Colleges Cuts to apprenticeship providers will end in disaster - FE Week Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 5 May 2017 - Pearson Apprenticeship funding bands - Education & Skills Funding Agency Applying to be on the approved list of independent special institutions - Education & Skills Funding Agency DfE ditches Boles back-to-school plan for apprentices - FE Week Ofstedwatch: Contrasting fortunes for colleges - FE Week School of Noise: Enderby's Room artist Dan Mayfield on workshops for young people - Independent Strong leaders are like good wine, they mature with age and experience - FE News Principal with 30 years’ experience named next AoC president - FE Week Association of Colleges announce Dr Alison Birkinshaw, Principal of York College, as its President-elect - FE News Anger over campus closure after £6 million refurb - FE Week Alison Birkinshaw to be next AoC president - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sharp rise in classroom hate revealed in police figures - BBC How UTC education provides a doorway to social mobility - FE News MATs' internal school inspections 'a waste of time', says Ofsted - Times Educational Supplement | TES Actor Michael Palin to be given honorary degree by St Andrews - Scotsman Hate crimes in schools soared during EU referendum campaign, study claims - Evening Standard Pearson sees shares jump 14% after announcing cost-cutting drive - Mail Grammar schools entry exam odds ‘loaded against disadvantaged pupils’ - Huffington Post Devastating impact of non-levy allocations ‘horror show’ - FE Week Pisa study to look at pupils' body image but UK will not take part - Times Educational Supplement | TES Leeds City College SU President is elected NUS Vice President - FE News Under-fire Pearson chief Fallon finds extra £300m savings - Evening Standard British law student caught using invisible ink to cheat in university exam - Huffington Post Eleven-plus exam 'a dice loaded against disadvantaged pupils', says new report - Independent New foundation degree course launched for aspiring early years teachers - FE News Don’t shy away from campus grades - FE Week Lowest percentage of colleges rated ‘outstanding’ - FE Week Curnock Cook: college applications 'natural territory' for Ucas - Times Educational Supplement | TES USA: Pearson launches new cost-cutting drive, may sell K12 business - Mail 11-plus dice `loaded against disadvantaged children´ - Mail School hate crimes spike following Brexit and Trump votes - Times Educational Supplement | TES The 11-plus is a loaded dice – research report - Education Datalab Headteacher board face chaos as elections loom - Schools Week RSCs under fire after ordering interventions in coasting schools - Schools Week Corbyn fails to dish up evidence on free meals as councils admit there is none - Schools Week Grammar schools ditch ‘tutor-proof’ 11-plus provider - Schools Week Four hundred thousand UK children without a bed, charity warns - Times Educational Supplement | TES France: Student mobility and research at stake in historic French election - PIE News Nursery group creates app for parents - Nursery World Student caught cheating with invisible ink: Law undergraduate was caught with 24 pages of notes and a tiny ultraviolet light during an exam - Mail Leading thinking - FE News Afua Hirsch: 'Faith schools harm integration' (video) - BBC Andrew Denholm: Research illuminates debate on fair university access after finally seeing the light of day - Herald Scotland Pupils' exam results 'seriously risked' by teacher shortages - Herald Scotland 'Rolling a loaded dice': the verdict on the 11-plus in Kent - Guardian Poor pupils with same SATs as richer peers do worse in grammar schools test - Schools Week Colleges block students from switching and ditching A levels - Times Educational Supplement | TES Zero-hours jobs count towards school-leaver destination stats - Times Educational Supplement | TES 11-plus like 'rolling a loaded dice’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES