News archive for 18th September 2017

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Building a free resource-sharing directory - Teacherhead Five things that could happen next with tuition fees - BBC Boy, 4, 'walks out of school after gates are left open' as parents slam staff in scathing Facebook post - Mirror Teachers to visit pupils' homes and deliver free uniforms after parents left furious over "inappropriate" school uniform row - Mirror 'FOMO' affects parents as well as children, leading headmaster says - Telegraph Developing a global language for employability - HEA IOE academics propose graduate tax to replace tuition fees - IOE London Blog Missed our GDPR training? Watch it online for free! - Jisc 45% UK students disappointed by fewer EU students - PIE News Back to school for thousands of pupils as new free schools open - DfE Union backs teacher’s ‘utterly failing’ letter to Nicola Sturgeon - Scotsman Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2015 to 2016 - DfE National Reference Test 2018 - Ofqual Get information about schools - DfE Fire safety in schools - NAHT Tips for teaching visually impaired students - NAHT Social media: are there hidden problems in your school? - NAHT School staff under pressure - Voice Free school that opened a year ago set to merge with controversial Norfolk academy - Times Educational Supplement | TES National Reference Test dates announced for 2018 - NFER A £7,500 fee cap? How a headline changed everything - Wonkhe Would a shift from bonds to growth assets keep the USS afloat? - Wonkhe On senior pay, the ball is in the sector’s court - Wonkhe LocatEd announces first new free school - Schools Week USA: Georgia Tech police officer overreacted in shooting LGBTQ student, lawyer says - Guardian Students given 'patronising' Paddington Bear-style wristbands to help them get home after nights out - Evening Standard Why a SEND initial teacher training pathway is a bad idea - Schools Week Stockport and Trafford colleges announce merger plans - Times Educational Supplement | TES Do we really have to be so strict about school uniform? - Metro Bringing mental health first aid to higher education - Huffington Post Turkey's new school year: Jihad in, evolution out - BBC Schools to be trained to spot radicalisation by new government commission - Times Educational Supplement | TES Proportion of teenagers entering university at record high - Times Educational Supplement | TES Seeking panel members and assessors for the Teaching Excellence Framework - HEFCE Yes, I’m the child of an MP. That’s no reason to give me abuse | Hanna Flint - Guardian Trojan horse: the real story behind the fake 'Islamic plot' to take over schools (podcast) - Guardian University-backed academy trust praised for ‘rapid’ improvement - Schools Week Scotland: Pupils brawl in bare-knuckle ‘fight club’ at £14,000-a-year private school - Metro Phone ownership more likely to put kids at risk of bullying - Scotsman Scottish teacher writes furious open letter to Nicola Sturgeon - Scotsman Getting paid to get a degree: it’s possible - Scotsman Adult education budget procurement has been a disaster - FE Week Two thirds of loan-funded learners from collapsed providers still lack alternative provision - FE Week Why school leader well-being must become a priority - Huffington Post New EPI report on access and waiting times in children and young people’s mental health services - The Staffroom What knowledge should we teach the next generation? the most important question in education - IOE London Blog Call for older graduates to retrospectively pay for cost of degree - Mail Why I despair of the universities fleecing students in their tawdry Ponzi scheme - Mail How can universities help international students feel at home? - Guardian How strict is too strict at school? - Guardian More teenagers in England and Scotland taking degrees - Mail Don’t lock up young offenders – send them to top boarding schools instead | Afua Hirsch - Guardian Private schools repeatedly fail school standards but stay open - Schools Week Teenage student entry rate hits record high - Herald Scotland Death knell for R.E. in schools: One in four secondary curriculums do not offer subject for GCSE pupils - Mail Across the ages - Nursery World 30 hours saves poorest least - Nursery World Kiddi Caru Euro deal: 'The aim is to have a strong position in every country where we have settings' - Nursery World Big groups limit places and charge for extras - Nursery World Glasgow colleges board backs down over "outrageous" 17 per cent pay hike for executive - Herald Scotland Teacher warns Sturgeon: We are utterly failing children in school - Herald Scotland Three-quarters of school staff say 'relentless' work has caused health problems - Times Educational Supplement | TES Philip Hammond holds out against cutting student loan interest in autumn budget - Times Wristbands will tell cabbies where drunk students live - Times Schools visit homes to prevent the rich from taking bursaries - Times Scotland: Scots teenagers more likely than ever to go to university - Times Scotland: Teachers ‘should get more cash to work in Edinburgh’ - Times Magnus Linklater comment: schools must learn the value of ambition - Times Ofstedwatch: the latest Ofsted reports for FE and skills - Times