News archive for 21st September 2018

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Searching for the Hartlepool Promise: One austerity-hit coastal town’s battle for its schools - New Statesman 3aaa told staff to leave dates off paperwork and not to tell customers about new starts ban - FE Week Brian Wilson: Testing means little without resources - Scotsman Access museum activities to improve cultural engagement - DfE Get support from your music education hub - DfE Get school-led support to use evidence to improve teaching practice - DfE Develop your career with Women Leading in Education networks - DfE Join the Mandarin Excellence Programme - DfE Access funding for continuing professional development in science - DfE Get support with teaching phonics and early reading - DfE Get help to improve teaching, retention and career progression - DfE Accelerate the development of NQTs and early career teachers - DfE Join the maths Teaching for Mastery programme - DfE Get support to increase the take-up of A level physics - DfE Send students on the Lessons from Auschwitz course - DfE Take part in practical training to improve pupil behaviour - DfE Join the Future Physics Leaders programme to develop as a specialist - DfE Develop the critical use of evidence in geography and science - DfE Get support to build and sustain your leadership team - DfE Make effective use of heritage resources to teach local history - DfE Adult education: why adults decide to study - DfE Evaluation of the 18 to 21 work skills pilot 1: final report - DfE Individual exam results do not tell a school's story - Times Educational Supplement | TES The future of skills: A briefing for teachers - Nesta BERA bites - BERA OFSTED letter to ITE partnerships: September 2018 - UCET Universities warned over ‘world’s best’ claims - The Educator Employer ownership of skills pilot: round 1 final evaluation - DfE Urgent review needed on approach to public service pensions, says MillionPlus - MillionPlus Patterns and trends in higher education report 2018 - Universities UK New caveats for junior and middle schools in Ofsted's inspection data summary report and school performance tables - NAHT Practical solutions for reducing teacher workloads - NAHT In the news: 21 September - UCU UCU superannuation working group endorses JEP report on USS pension scheme - UCU Wealthy international parents buy up luxury UK homes - PIE News Ireland’s new re-entry visa application system worries students - PIE News Join the Future Leaders programme to help you progress to headship - DfE Get help to increase participation in advanced maths - DfE Help GCSE and A level students transition to higher level physics - DfE Work with local partners to develop science teaching in your school - DfE Develop skills in Holocaust education - DfE Find volunteers to become school governors and trustees - DfE Get help to recruit board members for large or growing MATs - DfE Get support from your local maths hub - DfE Get leadership development for teachers from under-represented groups - DfE National Gallery VR tour (resources) - UKEdChat American girls read and write better than boys - UKEdChat HMCI commentary: curriculum and the new education inspection framework - Ofsted Education policy learning begins at home, says new report - Edge Foundation Decision making of adult learners - Learning & Work Institute Why teachers should embrace digital devices in the classroom - UKEdChat Brave new world: How are we preparing the next-generation of learners for the fourth industrial revolution? - Advance HE DfE ‘record school funding’ mantra ‘not helpful’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nine in ten girls fear ‘period shaming’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted Watch: Apprenticeship provider 'requires improvement' amid flurry of monitoring visits - FE Week College teacher pay decision is clumsy and divisive - FE Week Holly Rigby: Why is Labour so timid on education? They make the Lib Dems look radical - Guardian Strike ballots over pay to open in Welsh colleges - UCU Patterns and trends in higher education report 2018 - Universities UK Policy eye: education highlights of the week ending 21 September - Pearson Major DfE research says 'no evidence' the £350m Employer Ownership Pilot had impact - FE Week Mixed reactions to Association of Colleges senior pay code - FE Week Scotland: Councillors defy ministers with plan to scrap P1 tests - Times Group opens new nursery but closes another as underfunding hits - Nursery World Reformed GCSEs – are they disadvantaging the disadvantaged? - FFT Education Datalab Education secretary in Germany in search of inspiration - FE Week Pupil premium 'failing to target the poor' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exams dismissed as ‘fake news’ by 'confused' public - Times Educational Supplement | TES Calls for more school guidance on sexting - Times Educational Supplement | TES Talking to the teacher can render some pupils speechless - Times Educational Supplement | TES Parents fear children are exposed to junk food at school - Nursery World Hinds quick to show IfA support but fails to name employers in agreement - FE Week DfE invests £5.4m in Ofsted early monitoring visits - FE Week DfE finds much needed apprenticeship monitoring cash - FE Week Fasna changes to ‘Confederation of School Trusts’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES FE Podcast: How to spot a failing college - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools are breaking Welsh Government law on infant class sizes - Wales Online Unionlearn celebrates 150 years of workplace learning at TUC Congress - Unionlearn Fair system must be created to allow employers of all sizes to access apprenticeship funding - AELP Universities need incentives too – Mary Curnock Cook on fees and access - HEPI How to become a tutor - The Educator Ofsted chief 'not safe pair of hands’, claims union - Times Educational Supplement | TES What makes for good CPD? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education ranked second most important spending priority - Times Educational Supplement | TES Level 2 and 3 apprentices 'should fill Brexit gap’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Seven tips for better science teaching - Times Educational Supplement | TES Science teachers 'must tackle misconceptions' - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE has ‘no plans’ to scrap national schools commissioner role - Schools Week Teachers shell out hundreds of pounds to park at their schools - Schools Week Having more female classmates ‘helps women complete PhDs’ - Times Higher Education | THE Call to give early career researchers more independence - Times Higher Education | THE UK universities’ ‘misleading’ rankings claims criticised - Times Higher Education | THE Learn another European language – and give two fingers to Brexit Britain | Gaby Hinsliff - Guardian London mayor warned 72 administrators may not be enough when AEB devolved - FE Week Strategies for colleges to engage with employers - FE News Scottish universities criticised for ‘misleading’ online claims - Scotsman What lies ahead for careers guidance, with funding cuts of 24%? - FE News What can we learn from vocational training in Germany? - FE Week Schools forced to shell out £3.8 million in council conversion fees - Schools Week Schools left short by government teacher pay rise plan - Schools Week Three Scottish universities rapped over online claims - Herald Scotland Universities warned over potentially misleading claims - BBC Universities make 'misleading' marketing claims to students, report suggests - Independent AELP calls for March 2020 end to non-levy transition period - FE Week UK universities 'still inflate their statuses despite crackdown' - Guardian Calls for more guidance for schools on handling sexual image sharing - Mail Delete pupil nationality data or face legal action, campaigners warn ministers - Schools Week Seven ways to improve science teaching, according to the EEF - Schools Week Student editor Angelos Sofocleous fired in transphobia row - Times Change ‘outdated’ views of technical training - Times Funding cut in fight against child obesity - Times School’s mini ‘Globe’ was not to be - Times Pippa’s hare raising funds for school - Times Thousands of students get emails selling essays - Times Universities make false ‘world’s best’ boasts on websites - Times Scotland: New university will focus on needs of rural economy - Times Scotland: Rural College must adapt to the changing times | Wayne Powell - Times Scotland: MSPs to quiz Art School bosses over fire ‘failures’ - Times Ireland: Free sanitary products to end ‘period poverty’ - Times Ireland: Lecturer accused over ‘offensive’ Muslim joke - Times