News archive for 12th October 2017

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Pupil performance in GCSEs and A levels - FE News Announcement on the student finance package for 2018-19 – implications for access agreements - OFFA Qualification achievement rates 2016 to 2017 - Education & Skills Funding Agency FE data library - Education & Skills Funding Agency 16 to 19 funding: maths and English condition of funding - Education & Skills Funding Agency ESFA update: October 2017 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Further education and skills: October 2017 - Education & Skills Funding Agency The Ofqual handbook is now live - Ofqual Secondary accountability measures (including Progress 8 and Attainment 8) - DfE Experimental apprenticeships data visualisations - DfE Apprenticeship starts drop by 61% after levy introduced - UCU Five years on; we seek influence not credit - Headteachers' Roundtable MillionPlus and Australia’s Regional Universities Network sign Memorandum of Understanding - MillionPlus MillionPlus comment on the announcement of the Knowledge Exchange Framework - MillionPlus The real casualty of the 2012 tuition fees shake-up? Mature and part-time learners - Universities UK Knowledge Exchange Framework - Russell Group Training providers say urgent review of levy system needed after apprenticeship numbers crash - AELP The decline of sub-bachelor higher education qualifications - HEPI Comment on Sutton Trust report on life skills in schools - National Education Union Exam results show EBacc in decline - National Education Union National Education Union comment on DfE’s annual accounts - National Education Union A new framework is born: meet KEF - Wonkhe Number of children taking the EBacc falls significantly for first time amid concern over decline in  language students - Telegraph Global Britain needs more linguists if we are to succeed after Brexit  - Telegraph Numeric GCSE grades system harming Progress 8 and Attainment 8 - Schools Week Provisional KS4 data 2017: A round-up - Education Datalab Provisional KS4 data 2017: North East secondary schools fall further behind the rest of the country - Education Datalab Provisional KS4 data 2017: Raising the floor - Education Datalab Provisional KS4 data 2017: How are free schools faring? - Education Datalab Provisional KS4 data 2017: Comparing strong and standard GCSE pass rates - Education Datalab Outgoing ESFA chief takes “personal responsibility” for Learndirect decisions - FE Week This is how successful Welsh applicants are at getting places at Oxbridge - Wales Online Beyond Ofsted: How to spot if your child's chosen school is hot on discipline  - Telegraph Oxford University releases new round of interview questions - Guardian GCSE shake-up leaves many schools missing national progress targets - Guardian The government wants a Brexit deal on science and research, says Jo Johnson - Guardian Participation in education and training: local authority figures - DfE 30 hours free childcare: eligibility codes issued and validated - DfE Independent school inspection fees and standards - DfE Storing and disposing of hazardous chemicals in schools - DfE Secondary school performance tables in England: 2016 to 2017 - DfE Pupil premium: allocations and conditions of grant 2017 to 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Daily roundup 12 October: Disadvantaged children, T-Levels, and child abuse trial - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Winning university collaborations deliver the Industrial Strategy across the country - HEFCE Team UK head off to compete at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi - FE News Analysis shows value of innovative development projects in higher education - HEFCE Universities grow knowledge exchange activity for the benefit of businesses and communities - HEFCE HEA expert contributes to new book on graduate employability in Australia - HEA PTES 2017 national report: understanding student satisfaction and retention - HEA Disappointing apprenticeship start data no surprise to business - CBI Bradford takes unique approach to raising aspirations and broadening horizons of young people - NAHT Findings from recent research on the primary and secondary curriculum - The Staffroom Thousands of parents unable to access a 30-hour place - Nursery World University knowledge exchange at the heart of the Industrial Strategy - HEFCE Ofsted: ‘A broad curriculum’ doesn’t mean what you think it means - Huffington Post What is the action plan for T-Levels? - FE Week Robert Halfon: “Potentially, the future of Conservatism is a good one. We’ve just got a long way to get there.” - PoliticsHome Talking about periods with boys — how easy is it? - The Conversation English and maths tolerance announcement - AoC | Association of Colleges Minister says providers are 'up for it' in 30 hours debate - Nursery World Katie Hopkins is not a suitable speaker for schools - Schools Week Separation from your cellphone boosts your cognitive capacity - Learning Scientists Shaping success – the role of the ETF in maths and English - Education & Training Foundation David Laws: 30-hours free childcare policy 'utterly nuts' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students cheat in ever more creative ways: how can academics stop them? - Guardian Number of people starting apprenticeships in UK plunges - Financial Times London nursery teaching 3-year-old children Mandarin to give them 'lifelong advantage for global future' - Evening Standard Expecting schools to stump up cash for sanitary pads is 'harsh', Greening told - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level and 16-19 results 2017: UTCs get lowest average score - Schools Week Holex: 'Adult basic skills Brexit fund' is needed to train UK workers - Times Educational Supplement | TES WorldSkills 2017: A school visit to remember for Team UK - FE Week Sector response to 61% decrease in apprenticeship starts since levy introduction - FE News Progress 8 data shows 30% rise in schools below floor standard - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofqual publishes preview version of new online handbook - FE News DfE: Schools sitting on £4bn of financial 'headroom' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Oxford University sample interview questions: would you make the cut at Britain’s top uni? - Huffington Post School Life review – endearing doc about an unusual Irish prep - Guardian Savings still not found to give schools £1.3bn, DfE admits - Schools Week Frustration as 5% tolerance on English and maths extended indefinitely - FE Week Woodwork skills shortage prompts recruitment campaign - BBC Five questions you should ask to get the most out of your parents’ evening appointment. The lowdown for parents, written by a teacher - Huffington Post First City Training slumps to ‘inadequate’ overall - FE Week EBacc results 2017: Entries drop as academies perform strongest - Schools Week GCSE resits: 5% funding tolerance to be extended - Times Educational Supplement | TES Studio school pupils three times more likely to leave post-16 destinations early - Times Educational Supplement | TES Don't fear maths! - Unionlearn Apprenticeship starts down by 61% after levy introduction - Times Educational Supplement | TES Executive apprenticeships: industry launches Master’s degree for business leaders - FE News Progress 8: EBacc entries have dropped, and other key findings from today's GCSE statistics - Times Educational Supplement | TES National Apprenticeship Week 2018 - FE News Prince Andrew opens academy to help former military personnel get back to work - Express EBacc: Entry and achievement rates down - Schools Week First official apprenticeship levy figures show a 61% fall in starts - FE Week The future for FE – a vision for the next five years - FE News Careers guidance at school: how to make it work for your students - Guardian Inside the 'essay mills' offering to do students' work for them - Telegraph Cambridge University vice-chancellor earning £365,000 stands against requested pay cuts - Express Supply teachers 'quitting over low pay' - BBC UK's MillionPlus and Australia's RUN to collaborate on policy - Times Higher Education | THE Change of storm on the horizon - FE News Gaelic study sees decline in its heartland of the Outer Hebrides - Herald Scotland Students slammed for wearing t-shirts promoting rape on pub crawl - The Sun Sutton Trust: 2 in 5 pupils do no extracurricular activity - Schools Week Apprenticeships could reinvigorate college HE, research suggests - Times Educational Supplement | TES Strip former polys of university status, says ex-minister: Lord Adonis brands decision to 'rebadge' institutions as a 'very serious mistake' - Mail University vice-chancellors must fight pay cuts, says new £365,000 boss of Cambridge - Times Universities urged to make more money from research - Times Teachers encouraged to retrain as prison officers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Give poorer pupils vouchers for extracurricular activities, Sutton Trust says - Times Educational Supplement | TES