News archive for 16th February 2019

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Striking schoolchildren are a beacon of hope - Scotsman Glasgow ranks first when it comes to students wanting to stay after graduation - Scotsman Private schools face £100m raid by Government to fund teacher pensions which could lead to fee rises - Telegraph Labour rules out universities going bust in plans to scrap ‘free market experiment’ on sector - PoliticsHome Scotland’s education system a pioneer for Wales - Education matters Confused about where the political parties stand on tuition fees? You will be… - HEPI 35 things great headteachers do - Teacher Toolkit Schoolchildren’ climate change demonstration paralyses capital - Express Gender equality benefits everyone - Times Higher Education | THE Labour brands English OfS ‘not fit for purpose’ in overhaul plan - Times Higher Education | THE Labour to ban university bosses from awarding themselves huge salaries - Independent Want children to remember what you teach? Book a school trip - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘Let's reignite the passion in Scottish education’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Brexit is distracting us from the impact of austerity' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Teachers aren't experts - they need tools to talk about mental health' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'In the age of edtech, why can't we have decent classroom heating?' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers at a Steiner school 'thought it appropriate for pupils to sit on a teacher's lap' - Telegraph Most EEF trials ‘don’t tell us anything’, say researchers - Schools Week Halfon’s ‘reckless’ plan to scrap GCSEs a ‘non-starter’, says baccalaureate fan - Schools Week Halfon’s call to replace GCSEs and A-levels with ‘holistic baccalaureate’ denounced as ‘reckless’ - FE Week Labour would end free market in higher education, says Rayner - Guardian How edtech could help schools with flexible working - Schools Week How we made virtual reality part of our students’ learning - FE Week Even if you get everything right, the odds are still stacked against you post London Challenge - FE News No evidence for “no excuses” behaviour policies - Schools Week Scottish universities under pressure to scrap student graduation fees - Herald Scotland Boost for John Swinney as headteachers back pay deal - Herald Scotland Labour pledges to prevent universities from going bust - BBC Praise for pupils taking time off to raise voices on climate - Times Poor children ‘must have university chance’ in Scotland - Times Pupils who want to play an instrument face £500 rise - Times 'Lessons to be learnt' over older Stoke High School pupil - BBC Moray MP fears ‘squeeze’ on music tuition in Scottish schools - Times