News archive for 7th November 2017

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Some Islamic schools in England still segregating children - Guardian Cambridge professor who warned against partying is accused by students of risking mental health damage - Telegraph Cambridge University professor tells new students not to have a 'good time - Independent Cambridge professor tells new students not to have a 'good time' because it's 'not possible or acceptable' - Independent Equal Opportunities Commission could not make ruling on school skirts | Letters - Guardian King’s Lynn Academy hit with termination warning notice - Schools Week DfE refuses to publish report about failed free school Collective Spirit - Times Educational Supplement | TES Six ways to support learners with autism - Times Educational Supplement | TES Learndirect has resources to exist for 'foreseeable future' - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE set to 'get tough' on failing independent schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sats: Fewer schools have results quashed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Former academy trustee’s firm billed more than £6m in ‘related-party’ payments - Times Educational Supplement | TES College of Teaching signs pledge to use evidence-based practice - Schools Week Government investigated 524 cases of SAT maladministration in 2016 - Schools Week In 2017, not one of my sixth-formers took A levels. It was the best decision I ever made - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK education and training statistics for 2016 (updated) - DfE Advantages of going to university 'less than they were', says ISC chair - Times Educational Supplement | TES Cambridge Uni students warned against 'good time' by prof - BBC Association of Muslim Schools cannot appeal Al-Hijrah judgment, court rules - Schools Week Learndirect accounts reveal huge debts and an uncertain future - FE Week The failure to educate a child anywhere in the world risks instability for us all - Times Educational Supplement | TES Consultation launches on FE residential safeguarding standards - FE Week Why school uniform Is bad for our children - HuffPost Private schools should join multi-academy trusts, says ISC chair - Schools Week Only 6% of care leavers go to university. They deserve better chances | Ruth Kelly - Guardian Five Years on: pushing through the Richard Review - The Staffroom Should schools ask for parental permission to give children chocolate? - Mirror Teachers demand funding for 5% pay rise in budget - Guardian Free speech on campus: could US violence spread to British universities? - Guardian Today we're asking the Government to give teachers a 5% pay rise - HuffPost Families flocking to Scotland’s sought after school catchment areas - Scotsman Unions demand immediate 5% pay rise for teachers - Mail Our cowed universities can no longer see off an invasion of their autonomy | Peter Scott - Guardian Stop shooting silver bullets and learn to trust our teachers again | Rebecca Allen - Guardian How can schools better support young parents? - Schools Week Teachers and social workers 'not trained' on Named Person scheme - Herald Scotland Thousands of pupils to sit controversial standardised tests twice - Herald Scotland 'Tubby and terrified': How fear puts girls off PE - BBC Unions demand 5% pay rise for teachers ahead of autumn budget - Schools Week Girls lose out in PE gender gap - Times Educational Supplement | TES Four-year degree ‘would help end skills shortage - Times Parents to get real-time school reports with feedback appt - Times Most girls feel unhappy asking questions in class - Times