News archive for 26th May 2017

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What does the Theory of Multiple Intelligences tell us abut how to teach? - The Learning Spy A comedy of errors: exam board forced to apologise to GCSE students after confusing Capulets with Montagues - Mail Teacher disciplined over 'most likely to become a terrorist' award - BBC Student housing tempts wealthy investors - Guardian Education cuts are a false economy – please, Theresa May, reconsider | Kester Brewin - Guardian First 'big, fat' maths GCSE exam has 'damaged pupils' confidence' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Meet the world’s first professor of play - Guardian Merger of two London colleges agreed - FE Week Comedy of errors - BBC Ofsted watch: Three providers drop to ‘requires improvement’ - FE Week How well would you do in your A levels now? Take the quiz - Independent A plague o' both your houses: error in GCSE exam paper forces apology - Guardian GCSE exam error: Board accidentally rewrites Shakespeare - BBC Pledge to abolish university tuition fees needs honing - University World News Girl, 11, accuses school of war crime in feedback form - BBC What the Conservative manifesto means for international students - Huffington Post Capulets and Montagues: UK exam board admit mixing names up in Romeo and Juliet paper - Independent Australia: International student numbers up 15% on last year - University World News Now is the time for a clear and ambitious vision on education - Guardian Children don’t listen to adults – and that’s just as it should be - Guardian Teacher who taught the Manchester bomber: 'a dislikeable boy who displayed average laziness' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Tendering for external quality assurance finally launched - FE Week From standing in the classroom to standing for election: Steph Peacock - Teach First AQA English literature exam prompts series of hilarious ‘waffle’ jokes from GCSE students - Huffington Post Are unpaid internships becoming the new norm? - Huffington Post Tory cash ‘boost’ for schools means up to £440 less per pupil - Times From classroom to campaigning: Amy Gray - Teach First Cameroon / Nigeria: Calls for release of students jailed over Boko Haram joke - University World News Ex-Ofsted chief and London headteacher warns school standards are at risk if budgets slashed further - Evening Standard Success of technical colleges depends on ending recruitment of young people at age 14 - FE News India: STEM focus to drive 'world-class' universities scheme - University World News Gender pay gap in universities 'will not close for 40 years', report warns - Independent Lego Professor of Play hired by Cambridge University to study child development - Independent In the news: 26 May 2017 - UCU What, exactly, do the manifestos say on higher ed? - HEPI FP9 priorities - Russell Group Call for research participants – The Research Base - BERA ASCL's Code of Ethics Project: What professional risks are attendant upon accountability? - ASCL Transport needs to support students - AoC | Association of Colleges Exam error will have caused stress and concern - ASCL Latest OCR policy briefing released - May 2017 - NAHT Paul Whiteman confirmed as General Secretary Designate - NAHT Think-tank weighs up parties' childcare policies - Nursery World Parties accused of not spelling out consequences of manifestos - Nursery World GSE: Hey millennials – are you loving the fourth industrial revolution? - Edmodo Why careers information is an indispensable part of your college's overall mission - FE News Conservative government poses biggest threat to school funding, IFS claims - Huffington Post Colour me clever - Wonkhe Lessons in the language of higher education: Deep fried corgi?!? - Wonkhe Important notice 26 May 2017 – insufficient allocation – please respond - UVAC 30 hours free childcare: eligibility - DfE Earnings adjustment statement (EAS) 2016 to 2017 - Education & Skills Funding Agency OCR English literature exam, 26 May 2017 - Ofqual ILR specification, validation rules and appendices 2017 to 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Using the register of apprentice assessment organisations - Education & Skills Funding Agency Advanced learner loans qualifications catalogue - Education & Skills Funding Agency Reminder – allocations: business case and growth advice for HEIs - UVAC General Election 2017: an analysis of manifesto plans for education - EPI Tech transitions: UTCs, studio schools,and technical and vocational education in England’s schools - IPPR What does North Yorkshire tell us about how reliable the 11-plus is? - Education Datalab Conservatives to cut pupil funding by 7% by 2022, say experts - PoliticsHome Evidence of intent - Sutton Trust Gender pay gap in academia will take 40 years to close - Guardian 'I don't know how we will fund nursery staff' (video) - BBC Roger Crofts: Geography undervalued in understanding of world - Scotsman Talking about terrorist attacks with young people: tips for teachers - Guardian Tech skills are seriously lacking in universities – take it from the IT guy - Guardian Cambridge University appoints Lego Professor of Play - Mail DfE adviser calls for maths GCSE resits U-turn - Times Educational Supplement | TES Investigation: DfE ‘hid’ damaging Lord Nash academy cost emails - Schools Week Tutor agency claims it has found a term-time holiday ‘loophole’ - Schools Week Tory manifesto pledge is for only 17 extra free schools - Schools Week Hackers steal Edmodo users’ details - Schools Week Are we kryptonite to our super hero teachers? - FE News USA: Shifting tongues (video) - BBC Schools worse off under Conservatives, says IFS - BBC Government school policies need to be based on evidence - not just a hunch - Independent NOCN expanding through new acquisition - FE Week The Guardian view on school funding: Tory manifesto just gets flimsier | Editorial - Guardian Schools face years of funding cuts if Tories win election, say reports - Guardian Andrew Denholm: Uncertainty persists behind ‘delight’ of college pay deal - Herald Scotland Tory manifesto £4bn education pledge 'could still leave schools short', warns leading think tank - Independent UTCs should offer 16 to 19 education, report urges - Times Educational Supplement | TES Number of traineeships falls for the first time - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pass or fail: election manifesto education policies analysed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Change entry from 14 to 16 to save ‘failing’ UTCs, says thinktank - Times Educational Supplement | TES Tory school spending pledge would see funding 'fall to 2010 levels' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Private finance legacy frustrates efforts to reform Scottish curriculum - Times Educational Supplement | TES Think tanks reveal true costs of election manifesto pledges - Schools Week