News archive for 17th March 2018

back to standard EdNews format

Scotland: Low level disruption – the new ‘norm’ blighting our schools - Scotsman Now PE is racist says two academics - Mail Thousands of schoolkids are now using high-tech devices to cheat in exams - Mirror 'I'm fed up with martyrs telling me that "teaching is all about the kids"' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats that schools face, experts warn - Telegraph Great British Bake Off star calls for universal free childcare - City AM Schools should teach critical thinking on celebrity culture - former Eton head - Mail Lewis Hamilton forgives teachers who doubted him at school - Mail The Case Against Education - The Learning Spy The basic truth about men, women and power in Wales - Wales Online University pensions chief says striking academics are being misled - Financial Times Long read: The battle for the soul of RE - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lauren Child profile: ‘I don’t see the point in Sats. I hate testing for little people’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES I love teaching, but, for the sake of my sanity and my family, I need to quit - Metro 'A GCSE grade is a terrible way to measure student progress – we need a new approach' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Secret Teacher: I was undermined for a decade. Now I can call it bullying - Guardian Train all teachers in attachment issues, says trauma expert - Schools Week Students used to ‘solve’ teaching crisis in Scotland - Scotsman Where abolishing tuition fees has meant underfunded universities, fewer places for poorer families and less autonomy - HEPI Teachers reduce hours and pay to manage workload - Schools Week Let’s put teacher CPD at the heart of school improvement - Schools Week Faith no more? Have catholic schools had their day, asks Kevin McKenna - Herald Scotland Scotland: Have catholic schools had their day, asks Kevin McKenna - Herald Scotland ‘Cap principals’ pay at £150,000’ - Herald Scotland USA: Florida shooting survivors reject the arming of teachers - BBC Two councils have half of struggling schools in Scotland - Times People don't trust us on NHS and schools, Theresa May admits - Guardian Philip Hammond’s promise of apprenticeships paves way for UK’s future business leaders - Express