News archive for 8th August 2018

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Poorer kids quit music and drama in greater numbers than pupils from wealthier families, warns Labour - Mirror Parents slam school after 'naughty' children made to wait and watch 'good' kids enjoy fun day - Mirror Further education: flexible learning fund - FE News Inferior university pension plans must not become the norm, says UNISON - FE News How you can claim £125 to help with the cost of school uniform in Wales - Wales Online Artificial intelligence could ease marking burden - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Why won't Hinds give colleges more credit?' - Times Educational Supplement | TES ESFA hints at subcontracting crackdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children and young people's mental health: focus group research - FE News Highly rated academy gave Sats pupils too much help – inquiry - Guardian Student Loans Company reviews processes after 'spying' scandal - Guardian Sector leaders unite against T-level plans that would force pupils to wait a year for a retake - Schools Week Highly rated academy over-aided Sats pupils, inquiry finds - Guardian Regional differences in attainment in the early years - DfE School culture and practice: supporting disadvantaged pupils - DfE Literacy and numeracy catch-up strategies - DfE Apprenticeships: subcontracting - FE News National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 regional finalists announced - Education & Skills Funding Agency ESFA Update: 8 August 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Children and young people's mental health: focus group research - DfE Academic performance of disadvantaged pupils in and out of London - DfE Special educational needs in England: January 2018 - DfE International early learning and child wellbeing - DfE Teaching, pedagogy and practice in early years childcare: An evidence review - Early Intervention Foundation | EIF Early years education: What does high-quality provision look like? - Early Intervention Foundation | EIF How early childhood education and care can help to tackle the impact of childhood disadvantage - Early Intervention Foundation | EIF "Horizon shift" called for in access regulation - Russell Group Inside the black box: how high-performing schools create a positive culture - LKMco Leadership vs. parentship: Do you have to choose? - Teacher Toolkit Help inform our response to the inquiry into education funding in NI - NAHT Health Education and Relationships education/RSE to be compulsory for all pupils in all schools - NAHT Special healthy living awards for active schoolchildren - Leeds Beckett University Students need to learn how to write and mail physical letters - UKEdChat Principals demand that Education Funding Inquiry will lead to greater direct investment in schools - NAHT Private schools must boost care places to protect against Labour closures, Tory minister says - PoliticsHome BookTrust: Why reading stories will help prepare toddlers and parents starting school journey this September - Primary Times West Midlands Mayor to speak at AoC Annual Conference - AoC | Association of Colleges Which comes first? School culture or top results? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education secretary calls for tech sector to support schools - Public Technology Researchers criticise lack of evidence for government early years policy - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Call for action over SEND funding following legal ruling - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Going global - scaling up evidence from the national to the international - Education Development Trust | EDT Clearing 2018 guide: How to find an alternative university course on A-level results day - Independent The more people who have degrees the more it devalues them - Express ESFA Update: 8 August 2018 - FE News Using the Learning Records Service - FE News John Swinney: The evidence shows Scottish education is first class - Scotsman Learning aim class codes - FE News National Apprenticeship Awards 2018 regional finalists announced - FE News London school praised by ministers and forced to become academy cheated in Sats exams - Independent Schools need to boost staff and governors’ data literacy, research finds - Schools Week Success of London schools 'not down to ethnicity' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Harris academy that took over Downhills cheated in Sats - Times Educational Supplement | TES Five ways good schools support deprived pupils - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'If teachers said what Boris said they'd be fired' - Times Educational Supplement | TES North-South divide 'all about pupil background' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Exam results needn't determine life chances' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Revealed: Harris school praised by ministers ‘overaided’ pupils in SATs - Schools Week Information from the school census on pupils with special educational needs (SEN), and SEN provision in schools - DfE International early learning and child wellbeing - FE News Regional differences in attainment in the early years - FE News Academic performance of disadvantaged pupils in and out of London - FE News Leadership skills every teacher must have - The Educator Open science, research indicators and reproducibility - Wonkhe ‘Heartbreak’ for schools with no cash for pay rise - Times Educational Supplement | TES Call for trials of small Reception classes - Times Educational Supplement | TES SNP under fire after Higher pass rates fall again and S4 passes nosedive by a third - Telegraph Early years education: what does high-quality provision look like? - EPI Fall in exam pass rates sparks anger over education cuts - Scotsman Leader comment: Bad Highers results? Then you’re just like Einstein! - Scotsman Don't let inadequate data impact your funding - FE News Exams 'stable' despite declining Higher pass rates - Herald Scotland Record number of Scots secure a place at university - Herald Scotland Analysis: Pass rates decline sounds the alarm - Herald Scotland Private schools should give places to thousands of children in care to fend off attack from Jeremy Corbyn, warns Tory Education Minister - The Sun Cambridge University hopes to outwit pigeon brains with spikes - Times Drugs ‘are best way to treat children’s ADHD’ - Times Scotland: Ministers under pressure after pass rates fall despite reforms - Times Scotland: More university places for students in poorest areas - Times Scotland: Skier rises from coma to seven A grades - Times Scotland: Teenager facing deportation gets top marks in his exams - Times Scotland: Standardised test ‘worst of all worlds’ - Times Scotland: Middle-class pupils banned from clearing - Times Ireland: Pupils ‘lack the skills’ for university - Times Not enough evidence that funded childcare works, say researchers - Nursery World