News archive for 28th November 2017

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Quality of apprenticeships and skills training inquiry – Education Select Committee - UVAC Dame Glynis Breakwell resigns as University of Bath’s vice-chancellor amid protest at her 'fat cat' salary - Independent Examiners could be barred from setting papers in courses they teach to pupils, exam regulator says - Telegraph Oxford college to rename room dedicated to renowned classicist following sexual harassment claims - Telegraph UK: EU undergraduate applications drop - PIE News Apprenticeship funding bands - Education & Skills Funding Agency Dame Glynis Breakwell to quit University of Bath role amid `fat cat pay´ row - Mail Universities Minister breaks ground at the Dyson Institute - DfE Apprenticeship Live broadcasts in schools - Education & Skills Funding Agency Social mobility in Great Britain: fifth state of the nation report - Social Mobility Commission State of the nation 2017 - Social Mobility Commission Bath University vice-Chancellor quits amid pay row – but she will enjoy 'golden handshake' of £265,000 - Telegraph 'It feels a little forgotten': West Somerset bears brunt of social mobility challenge - Guardian Scottish universities call for clarity over EU research funding - Scotsman Highest-paid university vice-chancellor in UK resigns after pay pressure - Financial Times Apprenticeship levy could disadvantage rural communities, report claims - Times Educational Supplement | TES Outrage as BBC World Service internship scheme only open to people who aren't white - Express Revealed: The best and worst parts of England for disadvantaged pupils - Times Educational Supplement | TES Union hits out at 'ridiculous' GCSE resits after report claims students' motivation 'low' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Oxford University to issue 100-year bond worth £250m - Guardian Bath University vice-chancellor quits after outcry over £468k pay - Guardian University of Bath vice-chancellor quits in pay row - BBC How to encourage young people to make a habit of helping others - The Conversation Social Mobility Commission response - Sutton Trust Nominations open for Festival of Learning - Education & Training Foundation Eton teachers help set seven exams taken by its pupils, says headmaster - Guardian Study reveals gulf in social mobility between councils - Scotsman Closing degree attainment gaps - HEA Closing degree attainment gaps - HEA How to support refugees to succeed in higher education - HEA How to support refugees to succeed in higher education - HEA Firms providing ‘good jobs’ should get tax cut - IPPR Govt should commit to supporting a new ‘double lock’ for public sector pay - IPPR London Review of Education examines the impact of music education - IOE London Blog Children's services leaders urge action on home schooling - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Daily roundup 28 November: Baby deaths, junk food, and mental health - CYPN | Children & Young People Now SMC 'state of the nation' report - Russell Group The Industrial Strategy: Will the Government put its money where its mouth is? - NFER Four reasons why the Higher Education and Research Act (2017) needs supplementing - HEPI Comment on Social Mobility Commission report - National Education Union Comment on maths and English re-sits - National Education Union Oxford university to issue first ever bond - Financial Times NAHT comment on changes to assessment arrangements for GCSE computer science - NAHT University vice-chancellor breaks rank to criticise proposals for staff pensions - UCU Leeds Beckett opens its doors for postgraduate and research open day - Leeds Beckett University Government reveal new Industrial Strategy - The Staffroom Teachers at crisis-hit Whitehaven Academy want Bright Tribe removed - Schools Week Teaching grammar does not improve children's writing ability, research finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools need to wake up to relational bullying - Schools Week IEE round-up of interesting items of recent education research - Institute for Effective Education Questioning the curriculum: here’s to Michael Young’s next 50 years at the IOE - IOE London Blog School's 'successful shoes' Facebook sparks anger - BBC Assessment: The 'worrying' rise in exam malpractice – and four other trends discussed by experts today - Times Educational Supplement | TES Eton headmaster admits his teachers help devise 7 exams sat by pupils during inquiry into exam cheating - Telegraph State of the nation - sector response - FE News Ofsted accused of racism over hijab questioning in primary schools - Guardian Tough new intervention trigger for FE Commissioner - FE Week Children's early years experiences vary widely across the country - Nursery World 'By secondary it’s too late' – readers on promoting girls' school sports - Guardian Disadvantaged pupils outside of London 'have odds stacked against them' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Private schools take 1% of pupils from very disadvantaged backgrounds - Schools Week Experts demand ‘national strategy’ for tech procurement as school spending drops - Schools Week Ofsted’s further education and skills official statistics for 2016/17 have been released - FE News Children from UK’s most disadvantaged areas ‘being left behind economically and socially’ - The Sun Further education and skills inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2017 - Ofsted Give RSCs responsibility for teacher supply, says Social Mobility Commission - Schools Week Social Mobility Commission report: The findings and recommendations for schools - Schools Week Europeans want more vocational (not higher) education… - Wonkhe Recruiting tomorrow’s higher education leaders - Wonkhe Head teacher accused of changing pupils' test scores to appear better than they were - Wales Online Keep up, Phillip Hammond. The UK’s research lags behind | Martin McQuillan - Guardian Online mental health support for young people - EPI The worst places in Wales to grow up poor (and the best) - Wales Online Social mobility: The worst places to grow up poor - BBC The fat cats have got their claws into our universities, and will eat them up | Aditya Chakrabortty - Guardian Social Mobility Commission warns UK is in a 'spiral of division' - PoliticsHome Christine Counsell, Director of Education, Inspiration Trust - Schools Week Briefing for a successful STEM building - FE News Fall in apprenticeship starts - FE News New target for three quarters of Glasgow pupils to get at least one Higher - Herald Scotland Teachers in tough schools ‘should get extra money’ - Herald Scotland 'They called me names like Scarface, Joker, Buttface' - BBC Twice as many poor students attend universities since fees were brought in - Mail Apprenticeship Live broadcasts in schools - FE News It’s OK to beat your wife, says Islamic school book - Times ‘Forty’ abusers at Catholic school - Times Surge in young ‘money mules’ who risk prison for just £50 - Times Coursework to be dropped over cheat fear - Times Archaeologists find ‘oldest school in the world’ in Israel - Times Scotland: Student found dead on Edinburgh College campus - Times Scotland: Poorer students lose out in funding muddle - Times Scotland: Teacher accused of trying to access sex websites - Times