News archive for 1st March 2018

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Britain must identify ‘too big to fail’ contractors - Financial Times Bristol University students seek to ban 'Terf' speakers who question transgender status of women - Telegraph One-third of London families miss out on first choice of secondary school - Guardian Schools face most widespread disruption 'in a generation' due to snow, headteachers' union warns - Telegraph Fall in teacher-training applications softens slightly - Times Educational Supplement | TES Commissioner report shows governors’ surprise at college’s dire finances - FE Week Up to a third of London children miss out on top choice of secondary school, survey finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES FE Commissioner: “Structural change” could follow £1.4m emergency cash injection - FE Week CBI responds to the Prime Minister's review into post-18 education - CBI Welcome progress on EU nationals arriving during Brexit transition - Universities UK International students: what to expect from studying in the UK - Guardian ESFA e-bulletin: 1 March 2018 (issue 209) - Education & Skills Funding Agency Further Education Commissioner intervention reports - Education & Skills Funding Agency Qualification achievement rates and minimum standards - Education & Skills Funding Agency Celebrating progress in fair access - OFFA Functional skills subject content: mathematics - DfE Secondary school places confirmed for thousands of pupils - DfE Universities must adopt a proactive approach to mental health - Times Higher Education | THE NFER supporting National Careers Week - NFER Who supports academics? ‘No one. No one. Literally no one.’ #UniMentalHealthDay - HEPI We need to stem the crisis in SEND - ATL Bringing out the best in people: health and wellbeing at work - Education & Training Foundation North-south divide for poorer pupils on School Offers Day - Teach First Who should create study plans? - Learning Scientists Girls at single-sex schools more likely to take advanced STEM subjects - UKEdChat Teachers and other school-based professionals can treat children’s mental health problems - UKEdChat 'Staff exodus' threatens high-quality childcare - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Daily roundup 1 March: Teeth, snow, and fish oil - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Five things to know on school offer day - Sutton Trust Understanding assessment: A blog guide - Teacherhead Universities threatening big pay deductions risk prolonging strikes - UCU World Book Day 2018: Parents told not to dress children up due to high expense - Independent Learning and Work Institute and Hotcourses UK launch Festival of Learning’s Have a Go Month - FE News Man who stole £4,000 from the Scouts is cleared to register as a teacher - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE says 'rekindling teachers' passion' for their subjects could help retention crisis - Times Educational Supplement | TES Assessment of early learning goals doesn't provide an 'honest picture', says physical development expert - Nursery World New apprenticeship report reveals gender stereotyping and negative perceptions are major issues - FE News Snow days make headteachers sing (video) - Times Educational Supplement | TES Which schools are closed in Scotland on Friday? - Scotsman Three in five students sexually assaulted or harassed at university, survey finds - Independent There's snow stopping us! - Nursery World Apprenticeship reform programme: benefits realisation strategy - FE News National Offer Day 2018: What to do if your child doesn’t get their first choice of secondary school - Independent More support needed for 19- to 24-year-olds, says Gordon Marsden - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers are still falling for 'fads', warns senior Ofsted official - Times Educational Supplement | TES World Book Day gives children a chance to dress as their heroes – and that’s good for them - The Conversation Launch of new practitioner-led investigation into the teaching, learning and assessment of apprenticeship standards - FE News Stockport College earns its third Ofsted ‘inadequate’ in five years - FE Week Young people not in education, employment or training (NEET), UK: February 2018 - Office for National Statistics (ONS) Statistics on the performance of state-funded schools in multi-academy trusts in England (corrected) - Ofsted Strike action escalates on a second day of college walkouts - FE Week NEET statistics quarterly brief: October to December 2017 - DfE The office a bit more for students - Wonkhe How can teachers boost their careers? Live chat - Guardian Snow Storm Emma: Will my school close today? Headmaster reveals closure secrets - Express Snow school closures: Which schools are closed today because of the snow? - Express School closures for Thursday, March 1: Over 1,200 schools closed due to severe snow - find out if yours is affected - Mirror Improving children's access to nature starts with addressing inequality - Guardian Teachers are buying food for hungry Scots pupils, warns charity - Scotsman Cameron Wyllie: Why we must radically rethink education - Scotsman National Offer Day: Parents must have choice when it comes to education - Telegraph Teachers are buying food for hungry Scots pupils, warns charity - Scotsman Something is wrong on the internet, luxury apprenticeships edition - Financial Times Schools cancel costumes amid growing backlash against World Book Day - Times Educational Supplement | TES Looking back for a glimpse of the future - FE News The case for the best from all backgrounds: Why apprenticeships can help build a more resilient workforce - City AM Five things to know on school offer day - BBC Exam body under fire over changes to geography Higher - Herald Scotland Five things to know on school offer day - BBC A fifth of Year 6 pupils will miss out on their preferred secondary school - Mail Festival of Learning launches Have a Go Month - Times Educational Supplement | TES Green light for master's degree apprenticeship - Times Educational Supplement | TES Secondary school places: Union argues the government is 'failing' to guarantee enough first choice placements - HuffPost Early years recruitment crisis putting Government's 30 hours policy at risk - Nursery World Nearly half of girls have self-harmed - Times Skive off school and enjoy sledging, says headmaster - Times Harassed parents lose plot over world book day costumes - Times Students’ contracts and university pensions - Times Scotland:Study-at-home courses could solve Scottish teacher shortage - Times Scotland: Funeral for victims of 1645 plague found under school - Times Scotland: Minister Maree Todd: childcare pledge is viable - Times NCTL: Changes to ITT requirements (March 2018) - UCET