News archive for 19th May 2017

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Tom Rawstorne: behind the scenes at one of 'Britain's worst schools' - Mail Jamie Oliver condemns Theresa May for scrapping free lunches - Guardian Head risks job by refusing to enter pupils for Sats - Times Educational Supplement | TES Future education - a father's perspective - GOV.UK 15 representatives for modern languages in the UK: Manchester University must think again about cuts to languages - Guardian Labour's fees pledge offers a shred of hope to students - Huffington Post Athena SWAN to expand in Republic of Ireland - ECU No vote, no say - AoC | Association of Colleges In the news: 19 May - UCU Three-quarters of Apprenticeships still delivered by independent training providers - AELP ‘Forward, together’ or ‘more of the same’? - HEPI Getting the facts straight on education - NFER Election 2017: what the manifestos say on higher education - Universities UK Progress update on Bell Review recommendation on new higher education sector agency - ECU Union slams 'short-sighted' redundancies at Southampton Solent University - UCU Leeds headteacher bans 'ridiculous' SATS tests - Independent Teaching union votes for ‘moratorium on education changes’ - Scotsman “Moratorium on education changes” plea - SSTA teaching union - Scotsman Students warned against using 'essay mill' sites to write dissertations - Guardian In this week's Tes Further: GBBO's Prue Leith, manifesto mishaps and more - Times Educational Supplement | TES Policy Eye - Highlights of week ending Friday 19 May 2017 - Pearson Ofsted watch: Provider on apprenticeships register rated ‘inadequate' - FE Week The politician running schools in Wales answers the big questions facing our education system - Wales Online Confusion for new providers on RoATP over compulsory training - FE Week Should teachers do what children want? - The Learning Spy Ditch the grammar and teach children storytelling instead - Guardian Assessment organisations put to the customer service test in our mystery shop - FE Week Policy Eye - highlights of the education week ending Friday 19 May 2017 - Pearson Schools told to expect more Sats 'chaos' as moderators fail to mark pupils' work correctly - Independent Priorities for a new Government: advice from our academics part 3 – school leadership, ICT and educational psychologists - IOE London Blog ‘Alarming’: ESFA still giving one-man bands access to millions - FE Week Why are black children missing from the grammar school debate? - Guardian The trouble with the sisterhood in academia - Guardian Who makes the cut? - Sutton Trust Celebrating and supporting academics (in the park) - Wonkhe Not forgotten yet – what next for TEF? - Wonkhe Marc Lambert: Tune in to young children’s needs with a song - Scotsman More Sats 'chaos' as two thirds of moderators fail to assess pupils' work correctly - Times Educational Supplement | TES How international students use social media to choose a UK university - Times Higher Education | THE Review calls for Reception Year to stay in EYFS - Nursery World What the manifestos say on early years - Early Education Fidget spinners are not just a fad – ask any ballpoint-pen clicker | Katherine Isbister - Guardian UK’s first South Korea campus to open this year - PIE News Sutton Trust US programme 2017 cohort announced - Sutton Trust Policy Exchange’s John Blake comments on Labour’s education proposals, in the TES - Policy Exchange Sutton Trust US programme 2017 cohort announced - Fulbright Commission Grammar schools fail to help middle-income families - IOE London Blog Daily roundup 19 May: Free school meals, Instagram, and baby deaths probe - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Exodus of children in care from London – but why? - Schools Week Government to step in over supply teacher costs - Schools Week DfE believes fewer teachers in creative subjects will be needed in the future - Schools Week Inspiration Trust to change turnaround approach with ‘knowledge-led’ curriculum - Schools Week May's education revolution - Mail Tackle candidates on school cuts, heads ask parents - BBC Teachers leaving profession for work overseas - Herald Scotland Glacial progress exposed for colleges’ apprentice delivery - FE Week Jobs for the boys myth limits apprentice opportunities - FE News Three-quarters of Apprenticeships still delivered by independent training providers - FE News College delays start time to get students 'match fit' for study - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teaching union calls for end to “more rules by big guns” - Scotsman 850 Scottish teachers quit in 2016 before reaching retirement age - Herald Scotland Top graduates ‘shun’ teaching over career prospects - Herald Scotland Independent providers deliver three in four apprenticeships - Times Educational Supplement | TES Bill for millions to end 'testing treadmill' in schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES More than £500K to bring 49 teachers back to the profession - Times Educational Supplement | TES