News archive for 18th August 2019

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GCSE reforms are 'squeezing out' arts and technical subjects, man who created the qualification says - Telegraph GCSE student disqualified after examiner mistook hatred for halal meat for Islamophobia - Mirror British children so hungry they eat loo paper and scavenge in bins, says charity - Mirror Schools forced to open doors during holidays to give kids a meal during summer - Mirror Are you a new teacher? 10 things to keep in mind - Times Educational Supplement | TES 4 back to school tricks to save time in September - Times Educational Supplement | TES Top head: 'My own children have rejected university' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Here’s how to stop workload swallowing you whole - Times Educational Supplement | TES National 4 school qualification 'should be completely reformed' - Herald Scotland Woke professors are failing in their duty to teach students the value of open-mindedness - Telegraph This much I know about…the value of choosing English Literature A Level - JohnTomsett Genius trick to get a school uniform for less than £1 - Metro Predicted grades are a lottery and work against the poorest students. Let’s get rid of them | David Olusoga - Guardian Special educational needs crisis deepens as councils bust their budgets - Guardian How can UKRI stimulate local economies through place-based research funding? - Wonkhe Remember those useless A-Levels? The people who took them now run the country - Mail Falling pass rates spark calls for new class of Scots exams - Times Third of pupils still failing maths and English GCSE - Times Bask in your A‑level glory, boys and girls. It may be the last time anyone sings your praises - Times Children 'so hungry they eat loo paper' - Express