News archive for 15th August 2018

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SNP under fire over education 'omnishambles' as primary school tests boycott launched - Express Parents need to have an 'honest discussion' with their child if they miss grades - Telegraph Halls or no halls? How to pick decent university accommodation - Guardian A-level results day: How to login to UCAS Track - Express A-level results day: Universities should do more to tackle growing student mental health crisis, Ucas boss says - Independent A-level results day and clearing – latest updates: Pass rates and trends from around the UK - Independent Results Day 2018: How to secure your dream place through last minute clearing - FE News What to do about your A-level results - Financial Times Kirstie Donnelly: Young people need to know their options - Times Educational Supplement | TES Alex Beard: All primary school testing should be scrapped - Times Educational Supplement | TES Robots are not the only labour market worry - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exclusive: Ofsted set to scrap teaching and learning grade - Times Educational Supplement | TES North-east training provider on the verge of collapse - FE Week What to pack for university: the essential freshers checklist - Telegraph Edexcel allows exam candidates to opt out of gender classifications - Schools Week If results day hasn't gone to plan, please take heart - HuffPost A-level results Q&A - an expert answers your questions - Telegraph Welcome to Tes' A-level results day BINGO - Times Educational Supplement | TES The last straw? Heads are fuming over pay deal - NAHT The devil's in the data - ASCL Comment ahead of results day - Universities UK Student mental health: dealing with the transition from school to university - Universities UK It’s time to ‘open up physics’ if we want to bring in more girls and shift the subject’s declining uptake - IOE London Blog What jobs are we preparing children for? - Teacher Toolkit Calls to ban Scotland’s P1 testing as pressure builds on Government - Scotsman Signs of progress: what can we learn from results? - CEM | Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring New microsite for GCSE and A-levels results day analysis - Nuffield Foundation Getting to grips with grammar - UKEdChat Union raises concerns over 'inconsistent and fragmented' careers advice - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Student finances: the lowdown on loans – and how not to blow the lot - Guardian ILR standard file specifications and reference data - FE News Sir John Dunford: A-Level results day: ‘we must change university admissions’ - Sutton Trust Oxford International launches ‘Core Scholarship’ - PIE News ESFA Update: 15 August 2018 - FE News Using Ofsted’s inspection data summary report (IDSR): 16 to 19 - Ofsted ESFA Update: 15 August 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Student mental health: dealing with the transition from school to university - Universities UK The problem of predicting A levels - Wonkhe Plotting aspirations – who wants to go to university? - Wonkhe A Level results: Government’s ‘new norm’ of choice between university and an apprenticeship unfulfilled as mishandling of levy reforms sees apprenticeship opportunities slump - AELP When is Freshers' Week 2018? - Mirror Five tips for students going to Oxbridge - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day: 'Celebrate success, not grades' - Times Educational Supplement | TES How will Ofsted inspect a school's curriculum? - Times Educational Supplement | TES University open days: your turn to ask the questions during clearing - Guardian Clearing 2018: Helping teenagers find a university place - Independent Scottish families encouraged to pull pupils out of tests - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results day explained: What is UCAS Track and UCAS Clearing - Evening Standard Scotland: pressure building to scrap P1 tests in face of opt-out campaign - Mail Clearing 2018: What are the best universities for education, social life and accommodation? - Independent A-level results day: UCAS Clearing - how it works and how to apply - Express Packing for the first term at university - Guardian Calls to ban Scotland’s P1 testing as pressure builds on Government - Scotsman Edexcel grade boundaries leaked ahead of A-level results day - Schools Week Best-paid jobs that don't need a degree - Mirror The UK's highest paying degrees, according to graduate salary - Telegraph A-level results day 2018: When do A-level results come out? - Express Nursery group to hold a day to celebrate nursery practitioners - Nursery World Clearing 2018: time to find your perfect place at university - Times Clare Marchant, CEO of UCAS: Clearing - what to do if your A=level results are worse than expected - Times University Clearing: the real value of a degree - Times Primary schools relying on fundraising to deliver basic education - Schools Week University league tables: A guide to the top ten UK institutions in 2018 - Telegraph A-levels: Is the popularity of English literature at risk? - Times Educational Supplement | TES New geospatial mapping and download service available for free to UK FE colleges - Jisc Best and worst schools in England and Wales revealed - is your child's on the list? - Mirror Students increasingly turn to private tutors to help them through their degree - FE News A-level results day: Less well known qualifications can improve 'job earnings' report finds - Independent A level results day is tomorrow - when does UCAS Track open? All you need to know for the day - Wales Online A-level results day: When do schools receive the results? - Express When does UCAS Track update? - Wales Online Half of parents would opt for apprenticeships over HE - Times Educational Supplement | TES SEND: heads warn for support pupils is under threat - Times Educational Supplement | TES A-level results: should universities lower entry grades for disadvantaged students? - The Conversation The world's most exclusive boarding schools - Telegraph Clearing advice: How to call Ucas on A Level results day - Telegraph A-Level results 2018: Does taking AS-Levels lead to improved A-Level grades? - FFT Education Datalab A-Level results 2018: What will this year’s results look like? - FFT Education Datalab It’s time to ‘open up physics’ if we want to bring in more girls and shift the subject’s declining uptake   - IOE London Blog Bright Horizons signs deal with Morgan Stanley to offer workplace childcare - Nursery World A-level results day 2018: A step-by-step guide on what to do tomorrow - Telegraph Which Russell Group universities are in Clearing 2018? - Telegraph Below the bar. Why minimum entry standards are a bad idea. - Wonkhe Shared understandings of technology to support children’s digital citizenship - BERA The last straw? Heads are fuming over pay deal - NAHT ASCL comment on Toby Young report - ASCL Funding crisis puts A-level music and languages in peril - ASCL ASCL comment on Toby Young report - ASCL Funding crisis puts A-level music and languages in peril - ASCL Funding crisis puts A-level music at risk - Times Educational Supplement | TES Holiday hunger: 150% rise in pupils in need - Times Educational Supplement | TES Parents ‘spend £244 per child for new school year’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Call to let UTCs and studio schools select - Times Educational Supplement | TES Rachel Hall: Should I do a PhD? You asked Google – here's the answer - Guardian How to prepare for Ucas Clearing before Results Day - Telegraph Transgender teens can remove gender from A-level qualifications in major exam board shift - Express The man who is fervent about feeding hungry kids, but hates food banks | Aditya Chakrabortty - Guardian A-level results day: What to do if your child doesn’t get the grades they hoped for - HuffPost Ruth Davidson: SNP dithers over education as Higher pass rate falls - Scotsman How to give the best possible advice to students and graduates? - FE News National campaign urges parents to withdraw children from controversial P1 tests - Herald Scotland Analysis: John Swinney between a rock and a hard place on P1 testing - Herald Scotland Universities will try to lure A-Level students who don't get their grades with 'Mickey Mouse' courses - Mail Government accused of 'total failure' to widen elite university access - Guardian Few students feel £9,000 university fees are justified, survey finds - Mail Exam results: The highs, lows and... embarrassing mums - BBC Allow UTCs and studio schools to select pupils, argues Toby Young - Schools Week Autistic students protected from ‘repugnant’ school exclusion policy - Times Teenagers turn backs on A-level French and German - Times Rugby School pulls out of ‘flawed’ A‑level rankings - Times It’s a bit late now to say exams aren’t everything | Alice Thomson - Times Scotland: Father and ex-rugby international Alasdair Strokosch cries foul over school places - Times Scotland: School of Art cordon may be reduced in days - Times Ireland: Fianna Fáil promises €8m school scheme to promote cycling safety - Times Ireland: More students reach top grade in Leaving Cert examinations - Times Ireland: Teacher who told chatty girls to tape mouths shut has ban upheld - Times Ireland: Ex-lecturer Julian Myerscough who fled trial facing child rape charges - Times Debate over Scotland's schools enters new term - BBC