News archive for 24th April 2019

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Children should not stop playing sport in run up to exams as it has no impact on results, study suggests - Telegraph One mental health first-aider a school not enough, warn experts - Times Educational Supplement | TES Jeremy Corbyn's Sats plan is wrong-headed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Councils place 'unlawful hurdles' in way of parents seeking SEND support - Times Educational Supplement | TES The union has been letting FE branches down - Times Educational Supplement | TES Wales: Parents furious as schools reveal 'ludicrous' plans to shut 45 minutes earlier - Mirror Private school chaplain 'molested pupil during lesson on how to be posh' - Mirror ESFA Update: 24 April 2019 - Education & Skills Funding Agency ESFA: privacy notice - Education & Skills Funding Agency Understanding the regulation of End-Point Assessments - Ofqual Letter to awarding organisations: international qualifications - Ofqual How much screen time should children be allowed? - BBC Wales: These are the hardest primary schools to get a place at in Cardiff in 2019 - Wales Online Scotland: Religious reps voting on education not a legal requirement - Scotsman Guidance recommends no screen time for under-twos - Nursery World Men encouraged to work in nurseries amid 97% gender imbalance - Evening Standard Scotland: Edinburgh University gym boss fired over ‘abhorrent’ WhatsApp rape message - Scotsman Scotland: Narrowing curriculum putting education of generation of pupils at risk - Mail Scotland: Period poverty campaigners welcome Bill for free sanitary products - Mail Scotland: Narrowing of curriculum 'putting education of generation of pupils at risk' - Herald Scotland Understanding why research ethics matters - Advance HE Well-qualified young people held back by disadvantage, study finds - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Teaching ‘gay stuff’ – let’s get this straight - Teacher Toolkit The hidden history of HE (podcast) - Wonkhe Are the media irresponsible in their coverage of people with poor A-Levels but top degrees? - HEPI Taming the tyranny of tech in universities - Wonkhe Lego launches Braille Bricks to make reading more fun for blind children - Mirror Enhanced question paper security meaures - Pearson What does evidence tell us about multimedia learning? - Research Schools Network Awarding body faces fine over online assessment 'failings' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Key dates and figures as Scottish exams begin - Times Educational Supplement | TES Recruitment drive for more men in early years - Times Educational Supplement | TES Independent schools risk losing the battle for hearts and minds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland: ‘Weak’ arguments for teaching different exam courses together - Times Educational Supplement | TES Senior fellows: See one! Do one! Teach one! - Advance HE DfE policy adviser leaves trust amid finance investigation - Schools Week Apprenticeship levy usage rockets from 5 to 22% in second year but only 15% since launch - FE Week Kids under two should never be allowed to watch any screens – or they’ll get fat, WHO warns - The Sun Ofqual issues first ever intention to fine end-point assessment organisation - FE Week UK exam papers to be micro-chipped to prevent online leaks in landmark move - HuffPost Kingston university to close nursery - Nursery World Get real, DfE – Sats cover more than just "basic skills" - Times Educational Supplement | TES College to slash another 55 jobs in effort to save £2m - FE Week 'Good' rating for off-rolling schools 'isn't right', says senior Ofsted official - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nine changes that would prove Ofsted is really listening - Times Educational Supplement | TES Up to 55 jobs at risk at cash-strapped college - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland: Free sanitary products in schools and colleges may become a requirement - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE £30,000 project to recruit more men in early years - Nursery World LGBT lessons are just as important for teachers as students - Metro Don't shy away from seeking science specialists, urges new report - Schools Week New intergenerational scheme to grow, cook and eat together - Nursery World Study reveals youth jobs gap between rich and poor - Mail Disadvantaged students left behind in 'youth jobs gap' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Ludicrous' and 'flawed' - why some schools are already boycotting baseline - Times Educational Supplement | TES I used to be against school uniform until one pupil changed my mind - HuffPost Where is the ‘theory’ within the field of educational technology research? - BERA Why Scots children should learn about Stephen Lawrence’s murder - Scotsman Lego's Braille bricks could be a game-changer for visually impaired kids - HuffPost Calls for more men to work in the early years - DfE Questions on oversight for England’s 30K ‘subcontracted’ students - Times Higher Education | THE Good leaders in FE drive improvements in teaching standards and student outcomes - FE News 9:15 a.m. - Oral evidence session re special educational needs and disabilities - Accountability Hearings 10 ways universities can change the story - Times Higher Education | THE 'Why is my teenage girl picked on for not being gay or trans?' - Mail Scottish exams: How can you cope with stress? - BBC Scotland: Dumfries' North West Campus closure costs kept under wraps - BBC Poorer children 'twice as likely to be out of work in later life' - Guardian The Lego bricks designed for children with sight loss - BBC Greta Thunberg inspires Britain to act on climate change - Times A-level exam thief faces prosecution - Times Ireland: Ali Selim, lecturer in FGM row, wins his unfair dismissal claim - Times