News archive for 12th May 2018

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Scotland: Free music lessons face ‘death by 1,000 cuts’ - Scotsman Students plan summer of defiance in push for ‘people’s vote’ on Brexit - Guardian One million students join calls for vote on Brexit deal - Guardian Homework club for A-level students launches in Eurostar HQ - Evening Standard How to get your students through exams - Times Educational Supplement | TES More teachers needed to close attainment gap in Scotland says Jeremy Corbyn - Scotsman Shocking lack of progress in making Scotland's teaching profession more diverse - NASUWT Pupils and staff left exposed to violent behaviour - NASUWT Abuse of disciplinary procedures leaving teachers in a 'climate of fear' - NASUWT 10 ways to differentiate in the classroom - Teacher Toolkit Stupendous teaching! - Teacher Toolkit Silver Birch Academy Trust in spotlight again over spending - Guardian Extra grammar places must be for poor pupils, warns Tory MP - Evening Standard One cheer for the Tory initiative on grammar schools, says Chris McGovern - Express Stupendous Teaching! - Teacher Toolkit Who were the weirdest people to give a talk in your school? - Guardian Edugeeks and Flat-Earthers. Does engaging with research make you a better teacher? - Teacherhead Secret Teacher: the exodus of older teachers is draining schools of expertise - Guardian The chancellor can’t make maths schools add up - Schools Week Research row over Norfolk boarding school scheme for kids in care - Schools Week Extracurricular doesn’t count as ‘broad and balanced’ - Schools Week Long read: What’s behind the US teacher walk-outs? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland: Do not punish pupils over dirty uniforms, say parents - Herald Scotland Scotland: Universities issue warning over low applications from disadvantaged students - Herald Scotland Student mental health 'failing a generation' - BBC New private 'grammar school' will cost parents just £52 a week and offer no-frills 'traditional academic education - Mail Grammar schools queue up to get hands on £50m fund - Times Grammars should lower pass marks for poorer children, says minister Damian Hinds - Times