News archive for 7th June 2019

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Almost 100 people from education and children's services sectors recognised in this year's Queen’s Birthday Honours List - DfE Academy trust bosses recognised in Queen’s birthday honours - Schools Week Two students to sue Warwick University over WhatsApp rape threat scandal - Mirror Uni of Southampton forced to pay £2.5million to economist who claims he was discriminated against - Mail Protesters campaigning against LGBT equality hold first demonstration since being banned - Mail Uni regulator insists it has ‘no plans’ to share sensitive pupil data with private firms - Schools Week School holiday rules hit pupil sport stars, MP says - Times Educational Supplement | TES We can't allow sports days to be scrapped - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government pension plan could lead to 'two-tier' system - Times Educational Supplement | TES School responsibilities around school food: a letter to schools - DfE Is research funding in universities at risk if tuition fees are cut? - UK Parliament Section 251: 2018 to 2019 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Letters to academy trusts about poor performance - DfE Grammar school scraps controversial 'exclusion clause' from registration form - Schools Week Birmingham LGBT school protest: Demo held outside new exclusion zone attracts only '40' people - Mirror Children’s Commissioner for England question on the work of her office - UK Parliament New fund to support cross-sector school partnerships welcomed - Independent Schools Council | ISC Don’t write off foundation years - HEPI Bucking the exam factory trend – real world learning good for students and teachers, says report - NFER ASCL response to letter on school food - ASCL Technology-mediated learning theory: A holistic and field-specific referent for the analysis of technology-enhanced learning - BERA Policy update: The Equality Act and Relationships Education in primary schools - NAHT Autumn strike warning for universities in USS pensions dispute - UCU In the news 7 June 2019 - UCU Strikes on the cards at Nottingham College as staff overwhelmingly back industrial action - UCU Start lessons promptly - UKEdChat 10 personal finance tips for teacher - UKEdChat Boys don’t try – rethinking masculinity in schools - Research Schools Network Researchers show that children lose their motivation to participate in physical activities from the age of 9 - UKEdChat Improving behaviour in schools - 3 takeaways from the guidance report - Research Schools Network Genius hour projects in key stage 3 - Research Schools Network Behaviour matters: Introducing the new EEF guidance report ‘Improving behaviour in schools’ - Research Schools Network Real world learning: School 21 and XP - Edge Foundation Recommendations to maximise impact of Learning Support Assistants published - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Policy Eye - highlights of the week ending 7 June - Pearson AoC letter to Conservative Party leader candidates - AoC | Association of Colleges CATS to offer pathway to 13 UK universities - PIE News New social action fund targets disadvantaged young people - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Schools deny running sexist taster classes - Times Educational Supplement | TES LGBT school protests continue outside exclusion zone - Times Educational Supplement | TES The Tes Podcast: Tories, LGBT, and GCSE fake news - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sajid Javid says he would lift work restrictions on international students if elected Tory leader - Independent Ofsted watch: Airports apprenticeship provider slammed by Ofsted – again - FE Week Ministers still relying on 'misleading' record funding claims - Schools Week Maths lecturer sacked for writing 'racist' on anti-extremism poster - Guardian Boys and girls offered different taster lessons based on gender - Schools Week Minister 'shocked' after poorer pupils forced to buy bottles of water at school - Independent Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, headteacher, Anderton Park primary school, Birmingham - Schools Week Is the Prime Minister planning farewell budget hike for FE? - FE Week Birmingham LGBT row: 'Homophobic protests must stop' - BBC Campaign to demand big cut to teachers’ classroom time - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools need a lot more than £1bn, Mr Gove - Times Educational Supplement | TES Will colleges need to change to benefit from Augar? - Times Educational Supplement | TES May ‘wants’ multi-billion-pound boost for schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Minister's shock over schools not providing free water - Times Educational Supplement | TES How to use the Guardian University Guide 2020 - Guardian University league tables 2020 - Guardian Struggling national college seeks partners in order to survive - FE Week School sparks outrage after offering cooking and drama for girls but design and technology for boys - Independent Nursery group re-brands and doubles in size - Nursery World Four-letter verdict on colossal Europeasn Social Fund blunder - FE Week Scottish teachers demand a cut to the time they spend in the classroom - Herald Scotland Survey to look at how nurseries routinely feed and clothe children - Nursery World May wants to make school spending announcement before she leaves - Schools Week Police use pupils to scold speeding drivers outside primary schools - Schools Week The great gift of knowledge and the joy of passing it on - Teacherhead College accused of 'everyday racism' after sacking lecturer - FE Week Over 1,300 apprentices left without any provider, 7 months after 3aaa collapse - FE Week It is easy to conclude that the DfE are not serious about apprenticeship quality - FE Week Queen’s Birthday Honours 2019: knighthood for UAL vice-chancellor - Times Higher Education | THE School pupils will be less disruptive if teachers greet them individually at classroom door, report suggests - Independent There’s a clear need for schools to have consistent and clear behaviour policies - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Growth Company denies conflict of interest in European Social Fund tender - FE Week Personalised approaches can improve disruptive pupil behaviour - Mail #RunAndRevise: Running to beat exam stress - The Educator Is kindness better than detention for tackling poor behaviour in schools? - Independent More cash for state and private school partnerships - Times Educational Supplement | TES One in nine pupils arrives at school hungry, poll finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Say 'hello' to tackle pupil misbehaviour - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools lose £93m a year in pupil premium - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teacher's GCSE history videos banned over 'hate speech' - Times Educational Supplement | TES John Swinney says fears over ‘explosion of combined classes is just ‘a moanfest’ - Scotsman OfS to inspect quality of unregulated apprentices despite Augar recommendation - FE Week Academy keeps top Ofsted grade despite ‘exceptional’ pupil movement - Schools Week Equip Britain to make the most of technological change - Financial Times Oxford to build 2,000 homes to tackle staff housing shortage - Times Higher Education | THE Oxford University admitted a record share of ethnic minorities last year - Mail £200k fund to encourage partnerships with private schools and universities - Schools Week Issue daily report cards to improve disruptive behaviour, teachers told - Schools Week Students on free meals forced to buy drinking water - Times Tories must show further education isn’t poor relation - Times Children removed from ‘toxic’ school in Scotland - Times Swinney bottom of the class | Alex Massie - Times Scottish education concerns branded a ‘moanfest’ - Times Scottish lecturers quit panel in transgender row - Times Ireland: Abusive pupils target writer after her work shows in exam - Times