News archive for 8th September 2017

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Ofsted chief warns re pupils dropping key subjects to start GCSE courses at 13 - Mail Cambridge University could allow laptops and iPads for exams amid fear young people are losing ability to write - Telegraph Tutor of the future: Scientists develop algorithm to match pupils with tutors using artificial intelligence - Telegraph Highest paid vice-Chancellor suggests university leader 'characteristics' have little impact on institution's performance - Telegraph The Guardian view on musical education: it needs social harmony | Editorial - Guardian Britain's oldest teacher, 89, still going strong - Mail Major step in Mackintosh library’s rebuild as prototype unveiled - Scotsman Britain's oldest teacher still going strong at 89 years old - Express Wakefield City Academies Trust pulls out of 21 schools - BBC Ofsted to use 'strong pass' of GCSE grade 5 to judge schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Chris Millward appointed as the Director for Fair Access and Participation in the Office for Students - HEFCE EU students will face tougher entry requirements post-Brexit - PIE News Idris Elba partners with a formerly illiterate mother to tackle adult illiteracy with 're-written' story - Pearson Councils seek more free schools to meet rising SEND demand in London - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Daily roundup 8 September: Mental health, Leicestershire, and youth custody - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Some Scottish schools have gone over 10 years without inspection - Scotsman Long-term disadvantage, part four: If Carlsberg made schools…and also designed funding formulae? - Education Datalab IELTS numbers rise to three million a year - British Council Schools “teaching in ‘ability’ sets despite evidence this may cause harm” - IOE London Blog 56 learning projects win £20m from new schools fund - Schools Week Closing the gap: we need the best teachers in the most deprived schools - The Staffroom Recruitment and retention of EPA assessors continues to challenge the FE sector - feCompare Academies financial notices to improve - Education & Skills Funding Agency OFFA welcomes appointment of Chris Millward as Director for Fair Access and Participation at new Office for Students - OFFA Advanced learner loans facility requests - Education & Skills Funding Agency ILR specification, validation rules and appendices 2017 to 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Dedicated schools grant assurance: guidance for local authorities - Education & Skills Funding Agency End of an era as controversial ex-head Greg Martin resigns from Durand - Times Educational Supplement | TES Local authority interactive tool (LAIT) - DfE 30 hours free childcare: eligibility codes issued and validated - DfE Next phase of Teaching Excellence Framework - Russell Group Grade inflation and academic standards – the minister’s challenge to the sector - Universities UK Ofsted in 2017-18: A proportionate approach? - ASCL Research review: Barriers to headship for LGB individuals - NAHT UCU writes to colleges demanding better pay deal as figures show staff suffered 24% pay cut - UCU In the news: 8 September 2017 - UCU Are degrees essential? - Edge Foundation Only 15% of new apprenticeships starts are now for 16-18 year olds. Did the gov get the agenda wrong? - feCompare Parents still struggling to access 30-hours places - Nursery World Education is the missing piece in David Lammy's race review puzzle - FE Week Government accused of breaking promise on school uniform cost - Guardian MP accuses government of breaking promises on school uniform costs - Schools Week Troubled Wakefield City Academies Trust to give up all 21 of its schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES David Lammy: Children in school uniforms are working as drugs mules for London gangs - Evening Standard DfE gives 56 projects almost £20m in first round of school improvement grants - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers lack confidence to support suicidal pupils - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teenager who brought shotgun to Nuneaton school is jailed - Guardian Major provider exposed for offering inducements goes into administration - FE Week WCAT to give away all 21 of its schools - Schools Week University pay: academic questions - Financial Times Milton grants Somerset MPs emergency meeting with funding agency - FE Week Pity poor Prince George – discouraged from having a best friend at school | Mark Vernon - Guardian The Tes Podcast: The behaviour special - Times Educational Supplement | TES 7 tips for Sencos on managing the demands of the job - Guardian Training providers join forces to challenge Justine Greening in court - FE Week I’m a teacher and this is what we have to cope with - Scotsman The row over VC pay is a distraction from the real issues blighting our universities today - Telegraph How people power saved my friend Brian from deportation - Huffington Post Sector response to the Learndirect 2017 inadequate Ofsted report - FE News I'm tired of men belittling female academics – take our research seriously - Guardian Fresh fields – developing approaches to Freshers’ Week - Wonkhe Equality and the REF 2021 consultation - Wonkhe Permanent exclusions 'skyrocket' by as much as 300% in a year - Times Educational Supplement | TES Prince George is not allowed a best friend at exclusive school, according to insider info - Express Ofsted sets up helpline to ensure inspectors understand new GCSEs - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE pledges more transparency for secretive academies system - Times Educational Supplement | TES More than just a competition: WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - FE News Rise in number of under-18s reported for sex offences - BBC Teachers' funding fears for breakfast clubs - BBC University chief on £450,000 claims £8,000 for cleaning and her laundry! Vice Chancellor faces calls to quit after it emerges she received £18,000 in expenses last year - Mail First 'new' grammar school in 50 years opens in Kent - BBC Parents turning to Google to navigate jargon-laden SQA website - Herald Scotland Uncovered: Schools where an inspector hasn’t called since 2004 - Times Educational Supplement | TES Longer GCSE courses force pupils to drop key subjects such as history and languages - Times Tories accused over failure to deliver on pledge to pay for 50,000 apprentices from Libor fund - Times Let exam students use internet, says Harvard professor Eric Mazur - Times Scotland: Follow England’s lead and put cap on university salaries, say unions - Times Scotland: Four in ten teachers say they want to quit as demands pile on stress - Times Union urges college leaders to end years of lecturer pay struggle - Times Educational Supplement | TES