News archive for 16th January 2019

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Ofsted will not treat college students like kids - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools with debating clubs or cadets to be rewarded to help build childrens' resilience, Ofsted chief says - Telegraph Colleges forced by budget cuts to promote ‘bums on seats’ courses that are ‘low-value’, Ofsted says - Independent Universities imposing library bans on students who fail to pay rent could face legal action - Independent Education inspection framework - Ofsted Further Education providers invited to deliver new T Levels - DfE Amanda Spielman launches EIF consultation proposals - Ofsted Introduction of T Levels - DfE ESFA Update: 16 January 2019 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Lords debates digital techology and young people - UK Parliament Damian Hinds MP appears before Education Committee - UK Parliament Scotland: Stalemate on pay not down to union militancy - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted's new regime will split accountability in two - Times Educational Supplement | TES Expanding Co-op academy chain names new chief - Times Educational Supplement | TES Colleges asked to apply for next wave of T levels - Times Educational Supplement | TES T Levels: next steps for providers - Education & Skills Funding Agency Provider rated ‘inadequate’ after Ofsted found low employment for arts and media students - FE Week Damian Hinds to lobby Treasury for multi-year education funds - Guardian Ofsted to ditch focus on exam results when inspecting schools to 'raise true standards' - HuffPost UK to end ‘over-reliance’ on data in school assessments - Financial Times Minister ‘shocked’ by college decision to block access to FE Week - FE Week Big divide between rich and poor nurseries - Nursery World Primary school league table 2018: Search and compare the best primary schools in your area - Telegraph Key findings from Ofsted’s Annual Report - The Educator Schools in 'tough areas' could get new rankings - The Educator Will Ofsted drive curriculum reform in our schools? - Teacher Toolkit West Bromwich teachers to strike - NASUWT Ofsted should stop judging schools and focus on improvement - Schools Week Voice welcomes Ofsted consultation but calls for delay in full implementation - Voice Ofsted consultation on changes to education inspection framework - National Education Union Heutagogy: Panacea or predicament in higher education? - BERA Best independent schools in the UK: Compare league table results for GCSEs - Telegraph Liverpool University Chinese cheating email 'racist' - BBC Six things we've learnt from Ofsted's new draft inspection framework - NAHT Qualifications and pay falling in early years sector - Early Education Why does vocabulary matter? - CEM | Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring What aspects of the new proposed Ofsted framework do you like? - Teacher Tapp Consultation plans from Ofsted promise change of emphasis in inspections - UKEdChat Scotland: Queen Margaret University staff overwhelmingly back industrial action in row over job losses - UCU Secondary school league tables: Search for the top schools for GCSE results  - Telegraph Best independent schools in the UK: Compare league table results for A-levels - Telegraph Ofsted Framework welcomed - AoC | Association of Colleges State school in one of London's poorest areas sees 41 pupils offered places at Oxford and Cambridge - Mail Hinds praises Ofsted framework for tackling teacher workload - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hinds and Slater: 5 things we learned from their questioning by MPs today - Times Educational Supplement | TES We need to build a learning society - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why ‘Spatial ability’ could be the key to Stem success - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSE exams 2019: Five pitfalls to avoid - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland: Striking lecturers' pay demands ‘unreasonable’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Six things we’ve learnt from Ofsted’s new draft inspection framework - Schools Week Top grammar schools in the UK according to GCSE league tables - Telegraph Scotland: John Swinney defends pay offer to striking college lecturers - Scotsman Scotland: Education Secretary defends pay offer to striking college lecturers - Mail Scotland: College pay claim 'not reasonable' says John Swinney as lecturers strike - Herald Scotland Young mothers at university: 'I breastfed at 5am while writing essays' - Guardian Top DfE civil servant claims T-levels timetable is ‘on track’ following ministerial direction - FE Week Do financial incentives crowd out intrinsic motivation to perform on standardised tests? - CfEE | Centre for Education Economics 6 things we learned on accountability from Damian Hinds at the education select committee - Schools Week How to tackle the problem of pupil loneliness - Times Educational Supplement | TES Spielman: Ofsted plan to give schools 150 mins notice could be dropped - Times Educational Supplement | TES Survival as a teacher means learning to say 'no' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Some are born tidy, some achieve tidiness, and some…? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Milton: Brexit won't delay T levels - Times Educational Supplement | TES Spielman admits to ‘compromises’ over new inspection framework - Schools Week IfA finally releases apprenticeship overspend presentation - FE Week It's time for more funding and less blame - SecEd At the chalkface: Dave Mania and the mockeries - SecEd Embracing thinking schools - SecEd Diary of a headteacher: A challenging year ahead - SecEd Diary of an NQT: The mocks are taking over - SecEd ‘No long-term plan’ for young people’s mental health, MPs say - SecEd Post A level university applications advised - SecEd Programme aims to help schools make better use of education technology - SecEd Home-to-school transport review in Northern Ireland - SecEd CPD spending slashed as school budget deficits continue to rise - SecEd Changes to education inspection framework: Sector response - FE News Anne Milton: Sixth Form Colleges Association winter conference 2019 speech in full - FE Week Anne Milton’s speech for The Sixth Form Colleges Association’s Winter Conference - FE News ESFA seeks training providers to deliver T-levels from 2021 - FE Week Ofsted plans to double length of 'good' school inspections - Times Educational Supplement | TES Heads hit out over Ofsted plans to look at EBacc targets - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted: Schools in poor areas have more chance of top grade - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupils with SEND waiting a year for 'vital support' prompts official concern - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted's proposals fall far short of changing the game - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted set to scrap high-needs inspection category - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted: No requirement for 'zero tolerance' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted needs to become a force for improvement again - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted launches a consultation on proposals for changes to the education inspection framework - Ofsted 10:00 a.m. - Oral evidence session re accountability hearings - Commons Select Committee Video games can turn university graduates into better employees | Matthew Barr - Guardian ASCL response to Ofsted’s new inspection framework - ASCL Business deans anxious over lack of vice-chancellor opportunities - Times Higher Education | THE English post-18 review faces increasingly uncertain passage - Times Higher Education | THE Top scholar’s residency application rejected after 16 years in UK - Times Higher Education | THE Quality data for a quality sector - Wonkhe Financial incentives to attract new teachers extended - Welsh Government Schools failing to tackle bullying and poor behaviour to be heavily punished by Ofsted - Independent Ofsted pledges new ranking for schools in tough areas - BBC Ofsted plans to judge schools on how badly behaved pupils are - The Sun Ofsted’s new framework: longer inspections and shorter notice - Schools Week ‘No game changer’: Ofsted framework proposals won’t reduce stress, say unions - Schools Week New Ofsted framework to be less reliant on achievement rate data - FE Week New Ofsted inspection framework: What’s changing for schools? - Schools Week Norfolk council rebuked over special needs provision - Guardian Ofsted plans overhaul of inspections to look beyond exam results - Guardian Scottish college lecturers go on strike in pay dispute - Mail Ofsted to look at behaviour in schools during inspections - Mail No escape as 'snow day' becomes 'e-learning day' - BBC Schools will be marked down if pupils misbehave under new Ofsted inspection regime  - Telegraph Ofsted launches consultation on how it inspects from early years to FE education - Nursery World Ofsted to watch for whispers in class and phone‑checking - Times Universities at risk from tuition fee curbs - Times Scotland: Vulnerable pupils left without help as specialist teacher numbers fall - Times Scotland: Lecturers to strike again over pay - Times Ireland: Children using mobiles by age 9 do worse in exams, study claims - Times Pupils checking social media on their phones is blamed for increased classroom disruption - Mail Concern grows over fate of Salford council nurseries - Nursery World New award champions books for babies and under-fives - Nursery World