News archive for 29th May 2018

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Ucas drops need for university applicants to declare convictions - Guardian University students offered course on Black Lives Matter movement - Independent Scots academics to examine ways to reduce male suicide risk - Scotsman Government response to T Level consultation - the highlights - AoC | Association of Colleges Recording of bullying incidents welcome but does not go far enough - NASUWT NAHT rejects Bold Beginnings approach to early years learning - NAHT What schools should publish online - NAHT Harness the power of peer review - NAHT Union welcomes Association of Colleges' U-turn on pay talks - UCU Manifesto idea #24: Lorraine Dearden - HEPI Why education research needs working papers - BERA Ireland: International English language students up 8% - PIE News Ministers unveil £50m cash boost for special needs children - PoliticsHome 72 apprenticeship frameworks with replacement standards to stay until 2020 - FE Week Fostering curiosity can promote academic achievement - Best Evidence in Brief The effects of teacher stress on pupil outcomes - Best Evidence in Brief Evaluation of computer game to teach pupils to read - Best Evidence in Brief The academic benefits of pupil–teacher familiarity - Best Evidence in Brief Reflections on the future of social mobility - Wonkhe What does teaching enhancement have to do with reputation management? - Wonkhe DfE begins T-level tender process for single awarding organisations - FE Week Daily roundup 29 May: Child obesity, gender, and missing refugees - CYPN | Children & Young People Now New education pack to teach Scots pupils about genocide - Scotsman What is Ofsted? How do school inspection reports work and what do the ratings mean? - The Sun What’s the difference between grammar, private and state education and what is free school expansion? - The Sun Daily roundup 29 May: Child obesity, gender, and missing refugees - CYPN | Children & Young People Now What’s the difference between grammar, private and state education and what is Theresa May’s free school expansion? - The Sun Parents of state school pupils are crowdfunding air purifiers to protect them from air pollution - Independent Dreaming spires to Ladbrokes: Oxford college owns 300 properties in Brent - Guardian A-level archaeology: A victim of the financial hyperthermia education is suffering in the UK today? - HuffPost Deaf service cuts: a stark reminder of deaf education’s troubled history - The Conversation New Bioinformatics Course to Address Skills-Gap for Researchers, Students and Healthcare Professionals Worldwide - FE News Removal of apprenticeship frameworks - FE News Association of Colleges backs down on 2018/19 pay negotiations - FE Week Employers and education providers voice serious concerns over T Level work placements - FE News Concern over short window for early years T-Level consultation - Nursery World 47 Wellbeing tips for teachers - Teacher Toolkit New £50m fund to create extra places and facilities for children with SEND - Nursery World Do colleges still need Jisc? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Long read: Applied Generals in a battle to survive - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Hinds' political future depends on T levels' - Times Educational Supplement | TES College pay talks start after deadlock broken - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government announces £50m to boost school SEND facilities - CYPN | Children & Young People Now IfA extends T-level content consultation deadline after sector criticism - FE Week Technology To Support Apprenticeship Providers: How To Open More Doors For Your Team - FE News Oxford and Cambridge university colleges own property worth £3.5bn - Guardian Planners criticise Institute for Apprenticeships IfA teched over professional assessment - FE News Durham University Business School revamps joint Executive MBA with EBS - FE News The 2019 Guardian University top ranking: strictly roots - Wonkhe Why education research needs working papers - IOE London Blog Free school programme is being redirected - The Educator Parenting app has positive impact on children’s development - Best Evidence in Brief What teachers tapped this week #35 – 29th May 2018 - Teacher Tapp Live chat: the compiler of the Guardian University Guide answers your questions - Guardian How to tell which universities are taking student mental health seriously - Guardian Nottingham Trent leapfrogs rival in university league table - Guardian Manifesto idea #23: Nick Hillman - HEPI Effective speech, language and communication support for students - NAHT More than 20,000 Year 6 pupils 'severely obese' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Six steps to choosing the right university - Guardian University league tables 2019 - Guardian 40,000 new places must be found at schools after the influx of migrants - Express Pupils who have private tutors 'are more likely to fail the 11-Plus' - Mail From lewd comments to upskirting: female teachers speak out about sexual harassment - Guardian UK opportunities in the global skills marketplace - FE News Brixton Prison: How its Bounce Back training programme is building on the UK’s need for construction workers - City AM Scotland: Teachers ‘trained at home’ to help tackle school recruitment crisis - Herald Scotland Cath Murray - Profile - Schools Week Free schools boost for England's worst-performing areas - BBC Teachers ‘trained at home’ to help tackle school recruitment crisis - Herald Scotland 40,000 new UK school places are to be created by 2021 after ministers set aside £680m - Mail Tens of thousands of children become severely obese in primary school, figures show - Independent DfE announces £50m to expand special schools, but the money isn’t new - Schools Week What’s the best thing to say to pupils before their exams? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Parents raise cash for school air purifiers - Times Tenfold rise in primary pupil obesity - Times Schools given £50m to help disabled pupils - Times