News archive for 20th January 2018

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More than 17,000 UK students face university rent arrears - Guardian Students warned not to rely on sexual consent apps which risk criminalising youngsters. - Telegraph Primary school children need to learn about intellectual property - Telegraph USA: How 'home schooling' covered up Turpin House of Horrors abuse - Express Generous donations from strangers to help our most vulnerable pupils. - Times Educational Supplement | TES Our young, talented pupils are addicted to energy drinks – and the impact is horrifying - Times Educational Supplement | TES 70 colleges and universities have adopted "Everyone Can Code" programmes - Express A quarter of young Brits feel stressed or anxious every day - City AM At some point, we have to employ a moral compass - Times Educational Supplement | TES Carillion apprentices reveal wage uncertainty after firm's collapse - HuffPost Children’s career aspirations limited by gender stereotypes and background - UKEdChat 'No induction, no leaving do...the loneliness of the interim college manager' - Times Educational Supplement | TES A small cog in a large, unbearable machine': the reality of child protection - Times Educational Supplement | TES Use of sand vests to calm children in Germany with ADHD sparks concern - Guardian Secret Teacher: the UK has a complex racial history. Why aren’t we teaching it? - Guardian Careers and Enterprise Company doubles down on employer-mentor diversity - Schools Week Men far more likely than women to be secondary headteachers - Herald Scotland Pupil literacy skills improved by ‘reading for pleasure’ scheme - Herald Scotland Selective sixth form forced to scrap grades threshold after joining trust - Schools Week Compulsory Saturday lessons could ‘burn out’ teachers, union warns - Schools Week It’s time to beat the gender pay gap in schools! - Schools Week Children dream of hitting the big time on YouTube - Times Call for more sarcasm at school is no joke - Times Fair fees for university tuition - Times