News archive for 4th September 2017

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'Exceptionally bright' Zimbabwean orphan, 21, who was adopted by a British family nine years ago wins battle to stay in the UK and can finally take up his place at Oxford - Mail Joint union advice on teacher and school leadership pay scales for 2017/18 - NAHT New Sport England survey to understand how children engage in physical activity - NAHT Calls for inquiry into grammar school that 'unlawfully' excluded students - Guardian Oxford University vice chancellor defends her ‘grossly excessive’ £350,000-a-year salary by insisting she’s paid less than premier League footballers - Mail Grammar school says students told to leave due to poor grades can return due to threat of judicial review - Telegraph Nursery staff 'require pay cut' for 30 hours childcare to be sustainable - CYPN | Children & Young People Now “Results for Life Report” demonstrates value of soft skills - The Staffroom What do teachers do on school inset days? - BBC Call for 'significant' teacher pay rise amid reports public sector cap will be lifted - Times Educational Supplement | TES Research round-up 1 September 2017 - NAHT Student with Oxford University place wins battle to remain in UK - Guardian DfE advertises ‘school improvement’ roles for RSC office - Schools Week 'Brilliant student' Brian White can stay in UK - BBC 2019 performance tables: technical and vocational qualifications - DfE Why having your say matters - NAHT New Insights on WP: Building students’ self-awareness in untraditional settings - HEPI My inner city pupils have high standards. These cuts will undo all their hard work | Rachel Seiffert - Guardian REF just got real: mist now clearing on the road to 2021 - Wonkhe Is Britain’s university system really a timebomb? - Wonkhe Five-fold increase in number of students disclosing a mental health condition - FE News This year's Sats spelling test was harder than in 2016, figures suggest - Times Educational Supplement | TES How to improve children’s language awareness at primary school - The Conversation Oxford vice chancellor attacks 'tawdry' politicians over university pay claims - PoliticsHome Closing the gap: we need the best teachers in the most deprived schools - IOE London Blog Consultation launched on mega-London college merger amid Grenfell opposition - FE Week Tuition fees are not being used to boost our salaries, Oxford University head insists - Telegraph Oxford vice-chancellor attacks 'tawdry politicians' in university pay row - Guardian Oxford head attacks 'tawdry politicians' on university pay - BBC 'Sharp rise' in student mental illness tests universities - BBC The GCSE religious revolution - Huffington Post Maggie MacDonnell and Natasha Devon talk mental health live - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted calls for urgent improvements at university-sponsored academy trust - Times Educational Supplement | TES University-backed academy trust criticised for overseeing weak teaching - Schools Week External quality assurance of end-point assessments - FE News Back to school: Third of girls find personal appearance one of their biggest worries after summer holidays - Independent This is one school leaver's advice to everyone starting this week - Wales Online Seaside towns among most deprived communities in UK - Guardian Why two-year degrees can make students feel valued again - Huffington Post 'I could have walked in with a bomb and set it to go off on Thursday': Woman claims she was able to freely walk into Prince George's new school just days before the royal starts classes - Mail Is the left’s blase attitude to teaching knowledge helping the far right? | Richard Russell - Guardian NUS: Improve teaching and basic skills to make FE great - Times Educational Supplement | TES Britain's coastal communities amongst worst performing areas for earnings, jobs, health and education - Social Market Foundation | SMF Not by degrees: Improving student mental health in the UK's universities - IPPR As Brexit negotiations continue we should remember the world’s youth still want to work in the UK - City AM How to improve the quality and quantity of STEM students - FE News Social and emotional learning and its positive impact on academic success - FE News Prince George will be taught to “be kind” at new £17,600-a-year private school - Mirror Pupils 'disadvantaged' over delay to National 4 reforms - Herald Scotland Schools ‘narrowing’ subject choices too soon - Herald Scotland Sector feels the strain after fall in new Level 3s - Nursery World Settings warn their viability is at risk under 30 hours - Nursery World Two-thirds of secondary pupils 'begin school year worried about their appearance' - Times Educational Supplement | TES More freshers have mental health woes - Times Universities can’t afford to lose top academics - Times Scottish government’s curriculum for excellence will widen inequality, says Lindsay Paterson - Times Ireland: Thousands of children emigrate each year - Times Ireland: Schools ban demanded for builders that fail safety tests - Times