News archive for 24th June 2018

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Learndirect under new ownership just days after PeoplePlus deal falls through - FE Week Teachers reveal what they really want as thank you gifts - Metro ‘Rotten to the core’ flagship Steiner school to close, as it emerges concerned parents were sent gagging letters - Telegraph Jamie Oliver hails ban on energy drinks as government brings in plans to cut childhood obesity - Mirror Childminders’ relative rule plea - Nursery World John Tomsett: different perspectives, flexible working practices, and Carlos Alberto - JohnTomsett What next for the Glasgow School of Art? | Letters - Guardian University World News - UK and global edition: 24 June 2018 - University World News Upskirting of teachers is increasing and so are rude comments about them online, says union - Wales Online Re-visioning support for disabled students in HE - Wonkhe Let’s look beyond Oxbridge: achieving social justice in higher education - Wonkhe Who do students expect to see on campus? - Wonkhe Are university admissions racially biased? - Wonkhe Glasgow School of Art blaze ‘shows need for nationwide action’ - Scotsman Scots suicide student's family describe horror over violent partner's Oxford place - Herald Scotland Pupils upskirting teachers increasing, NASUWT Cymru warns - BBC Polish to English: how one school is bridging the gap - Times Educational Supplement | TES The education week that was: Foreign teachers and a French A-level foul-up - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Reigniting a love of writing can inspire GCSE success' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Jill Westerman: 'We need a renaissance in adult education' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government strengthens Childhood Obesity Plan - Nursery World Festival of Education 2018 - Teacher Toolkit 14 ways AI can transform teaching and learning - Montrose42 Blog Fears state students could be 'shut out of top universities' after being forced to take new tougher GCSEs - Mail Are the new GCSE exams causing mental health problems? - The Learning Spy Make no mistake, we are living under a diversity dictatorship - Telegraph There are good reasons why poor British children struggle in school | Barbara Ellen - Guardian Save children from the mobile menace - by turning yours off and giving them love and attention - Mail Lord Lilley calls for a UK skills revolution after we leave EU - Express Iain Duncan Smith says it's time we rescued the deprived ethnic group that's stayed under the radar - Mail Should schools offer GCSEs or IGCSEs? - Times Mr and Mrs Posh are still winning the class war - Times Sturgeon fails test in simple statistics as she cherry-picks figures on school results - Times Tantrum test for all 4‑year‑olds - Times Private schools shun tough GCSEs - Times