News archive for 20th December 2018

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Committee Chair comments on Government response to report on apprenticeships - UK Parliament UK at risk of headteacher 'brain drain', says top school leader - Times Educational Supplement | TES Councils blocking SEND support can learn from the Christmas story - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'England is home now': The EU students left in limbo by Brexit - Times Educational Supplement | TES Mayors must prove they deserve more skills devolution - Times Educational Supplement | TES Early years and childcare statistics - Ofsted Education and training - DfE Statistics: further education and skills - DfE Further education and skills data - DfE Apprenticeship and levy statistics: December 2018 - DfE Community learning - DfE Apprenticeship accountability statement - DfE Apprenticeships and traineeships data - DfE Further education (FE) workforce programme evaluation - DfE Childcare and early years survey of parents: 2018 - DfE Recruit teachers from Spain to teach modern foreign languages - DfE National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2018 (provisional) - DfE Teaching internship scheme: summer 2019 - DfE Surveys on childcare and early years in England - DfE Statistics: childcare and early years - DfE Key stage 2 and multi-academy trust performance, 2018 (revised) - DfE Warning notices to independent schools - DfE English and maths - DfE Studying in the European Union after Brexit - DfE NHS and schools in England will provide expert mental health support - DfE Further education and skills data - Education & Skills Funding Agency Provider level adult education budget (AEB) delivery 2017 to 2018 - Education & Skills Funding Agency ESFA financial assurance: monitoring the funding rules - Education & Skills Funding Agency Statistics: further education and skills - Education & Skills Funding Agency UK at risk of headteacher 'brain drain', says top school leader - Times Educational Supplement | TES No, objecting to Cambridge’s appointment of a eugenicist is not about free speech - New Statesman Best grammar schools in 2018 according to GCSE league tables - Telegraph 'England is home now': The EU students left in limbo by Brexit - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Mayors must prove they deserve more skills devolution' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Councils blocking SEND support can learn from the Christmas story' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Best independent schools in 2018: Compare league table results for GCSEs - Telegraph Seven things we learned from the government’s response to select committee apprenticeships report - FE Week IfA ‘considering’ releasing apprenticeship overspend presentation - FE Week Law school exams: students share their revision tips - Guardian Awareness of 30-hour offer lower among poorer families, DfE survey finds - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Global Student Accommodation rolls out wellbeing framework - PIE News Two-thirds of academy chains perform below average for disadvantaged pupils - Sutton Trust The 12 EEF statistics of Christmas - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF What works in primary? - Education and Employers QTLS benefits highlighted in new research - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Fewer pupils going to after-school clubs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Iranian government school gives ‘limited’ information about extremism - Times Educational Supplement | TES There is reason to hope amid the gloom in education - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sats week dates for 2019, 2020 and 2021 - Times Educational Supplement | TES 8 ways research proves that MATs are transformational - Times Educational Supplement | TES Faster boats: data analytics to prevent student suicides - Universities UK Study finds academy chains underperform for disadvantaged pupils - The Educator NEU comment: Sutton Trust on Academy Chains - National Education Union If young people are to change the world they need the knowledge, the global skills and the belief they can do it - IOE London Blog Feedback sought to develop new support for ESOL Practitioners - Education & Training Foundation | ETF New support for ESOL practitioners - Learning & Work Institute Reflective teaching: Looking back to move forward - UKEdChat Intellectual curiosity and confidence help children take on maths and reading - UKEdChat Pupils with autism twice as likely to be bullied – what can teachers do? - UKEdChat Nicola Sturgeon responds to Labour criticism of SNP education record - Scotsman The strength of apprenticeship programmes - FE News Lessons from interning: how to stand out while blending in - Guardian DfE paid £9k for minister’s business class trip to Argentina - Schools Week Nicola Sturgeon defends her Government's record on education - Herald Scotland Nicola Sturgeon hails primary school teacher numbers - Mail Parents in poor areas less likely to use childcare entitlements - Nursery World Scotland pledges healthy meals and outdoor play for pre-school children - Nursery World Three-quarters of 0- to 5-year-olds use digital devices - Times Educational Supplement | TES How much of your feedback is ‘true but useless’? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Who is to blame for performance of poor pupils in academies? - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE shies away from apprentice travel and Ucas pledges - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scottish teachers offered 5% pay rise - Times Educational Supplement | TES Student loan distortions show statistics failures - Financial Times Touchscreens can benefit toddlers – but it’s worth choosing your child’s apps wisely - The Conversation School's out for slumber: Website shows 'tired' schools - BBC 2021 key stage 2 SATs will clash with Eid, DfE reveals - Schools Week Let’s stick with academies rather than twisting again - Schools Week How to tackle grade inflation? Open university exams to all | Sonia Sodha - Guardian Transforming students’ lives - Wonkhe Universities can learn from high street retailers - Wonkhe Teaching as design: New research from technology-rich learning environments - BERA College lecturers in Scotland vote for strike action in long-running pay battle - Scotsman Transforming students’ lives - Wonkhe Universities can learn from high street retailers - Wonkhe “The frog is slightly dead” – Nick Barr in conversation on fees and loans - Wonkhe Future graduates will need creativity and empathy, not just technical skills | Natalie Brett - Guardian ASCL response to Sutton Trust report on academy chains - ASCL How do universities prepare graduates for jobs that don't yet exist? - Guardian Britain's university system is broken and in need of radical reform - Telegraph Academy chains underperforming for disadvantaged children, study finds - Guardian ‘After going part-time, I'll never go back to full-time teaching’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Fair funding needed for post-18 education and skills - FE News Put Less Money into the Classroom and More into the Workspace - FE News The rise of apprenticeships as a route to success - FE News Two thirds of academy school groups are performing below national average for disadvantaged students - The Sun NHS to work with schools on improving mental health support - Times Educational Supplement | TES 7 ways academy trusts could give poorer pupils a better deal - Times Educational Supplement | TES Two-thirds of academy chains 'below average for disadvantaged pupils' - Times Educational Supplement | TES The 38 MATs 'below average' for poorer pupils - Times Educational Supplement | TES Two thirds of academy trusts have below-average results for disadvantaged pupils - Schools Week Government names first 25 areas to get school ‘mental health support teams’ - Schools Week More women have degrees, but men are closing the gap - Times Two in three academy chains 'fail' poorer pupils, study finds - Independent Academy chains fail poorer pupils - Times Stressed-out students get two more days for exams - Times New trailblazers launched to improve children´s mental health - Mail State-funded academies achieving poor exam results - Financial Times