News archive for 10th December 2019

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Number of students taking English A-levels has slumped because they are put off by a 'dull' GCSE cours - Mail How adviser's Twitter remark reignited early years row - Times Educational Supplement | TES Step up climate change education, heads' leader says - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nicola Sturgeon shamed over embarrassing record on education she wants to hide from voters - Express What pupils think about the election and Brexit - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why teachers should all work a four-day week - Times Educational Supplement | TES Four out of 10 poorest Scottish children leave primary school without meeting literacy benchmark - Telegraph Seven deadly difficulties in teaching - Teacherhead I’m a teacher handing out DIY leaflets against the Tories. And it’s working | Ruthie Bubis - Guardian Scrapped school surveys won't be reinstated despite concerns about education data - Scotsman LARS: learning aim reference application hierarchy file - Education & Skills Funding Agency Register of end-point assessment organisations - Education & Skills Funding Agency More evidence for growth mindset - Best Evidence in Brief Effects of Word Generation on academic language, vocabulary and reading comprehension outcomes - Best Evidence in Brief Little evidence of the effectiveness of CPD - Best Evidence in Brief Is a government-mandated reduced-class size policy likely to improve pupils’ achievement in France? The data says oui - Best Evidence in Brief Why further education needs a 2020 vision - Times Educational Supplement | TES Positivity breeds positivity - UKEdChat Putting social justice at the heart of education leadership - Headteachers' Roundtable General Election 2019: A view from further education leaders - Collab Group What is the ideal method of delivering material to improve student welfare? - HEPI Chronic lack of investment in school buildings - National Education Union School funding: Heads threaten protest march - Times Educational Supplement | TES One-fifth of P1s 'at risk of being overweight or obese' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Warning over impact of fluorescent lighting on teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Decision to scrap 'important' early years goal defended - Times Educational Supplement | TES More teachers, but class sizes still larger than promised, new figures show - Scotsman Why we must transform careers advice to fit the future of work - FE News Six festive feelings that only teachers experience - Teach First Language in science - Research Schools Network US & UK more vulnerable to drop in Chinese students than Canada, Aus - PIE News LEYF to launch multi-generational early years scheme - CYPN | Children & Young People Now University of Nottingham to launch £7m ‘digital engagement’ programme - Public Technology Fulbright and Rita Allen Foundation launch Civic Science Fellowship - Fulbright Commission Governance news: The scale of UK HE transnational education - Advance HE Abertay University to present approach to leading transformational change - Advance HE Challenges and success factors for offender related services - ERSA Give scientists fair immigration system – UUK poll - PIE News Nurseries pay for ad in national newspaper to highlight funding crisis - Nursery World Damning school report says pupils are at risk of 'dangerous' behaviour - Wales Online School where brutal cuts leave staff feeding hungry kids and buying them shoes - Mirror Voter turnout: how the education system widens the social class gap - IOE London Blog No-notice Ofsted inspections? Why teaching will suffer - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teacher numbers rise overall but fall in 13 councils - Times Educational Supplement | TES Just three pupils permanently excluded in Scotland - Times Educational Supplement | TES Boy, 15, who studied degree in his spare time is accepted for PhD course - Metro Award-winning virtual and augmented reality providers now available through Jisc - Jisc Using appraisal to drive school performance - Independent Head The importance of play (and why it’s better to avoid bullshit) - The Learning Spy SNP’s domination of Scotland is under threat - Financial Times Literacy and numeracy statistics show modest gains - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why abolishing private schools will harm orphans - Times Educational Supplement | TES Fact check: Six manifesto pledges under the microscope - Times Educational Supplement | TES More awareness still needed of new T Level qualifications - NFER T levels should be more flexible, says NFER - Times Educational Supplement | TES Helping disabled freelancers to thrive through learning - Unionlearn Which party is tackling the injustice of grammar schools? None has the guts | Fiona Millar - Guardian Teacher rebellion: How Mr Jones gave up his job to fight the climate crisis - Guardian Pupils who take government’s technical qualification could miss out on top universities, experts warn - Independent New poll shows overwhelming support for an immigration system based on skills - Universities UK Next NHS staff shortages will include radiographers, as courses close - Guardian The accessible campus may be an impossible dream - Times Higher Education | THE London university replaces chair of governors after review - Times Higher Education | THE When did decent student housing become a “luxury”? - Wonkhe The wonderful and frightening world of university governance - Wonkhe Significant work is needed to raise awareness and understanding of T-levels amongst young people and parents - FE News Lib Dem meltdown: Jo Swinson red-faced as controversial education post sparks outrage - Express The 8 concerns researchers found at approved T-level providers - FE Week Labour’s schools plan would increase class sizes, analysis says - Express T-level providers criticise ‘protectionism’ of schools - Schools Week T-level courses may not be ready by 2020, warns education union - Guardian Stonewall accused of censoring academics over gender issues - Times Scotland: Stirling University spent £75k to hire principal who quit in months - Times