News archive for 10th June 2019

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Scottish college lecturers accept pay deal in EIS vote - BBC Scottish college staff accept pay deal after walkouts - Herald Scotland Review of the online learning and artificial intelligence education market - DfE Letter to awarding organisations: decisions on use of Ofqual logo - Ofqual Teacher Recruitment Bulletin - DfE £18.5 million to boost diversity in AI tech roles and innovation in online training for adults - DfE Textbooks criticised for complacency on climate change - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lack of funding isn't the only danger we're facing - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why the phonics screening check doesn't work - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ban on LGBT protests at school gates remains in place - Times Educational Supplement | TES Isolation booths are bonkers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why we must face up to violence in colleges - Times Educational Supplement | TES Special needs pupils ‘less likely to go from school nursery into its reception’ - Guardian Birmingham school LGBT protests 'probably harassment' - BBC Welsh school breakfast club attendance drops after charge - BBC Headteacher 'happy' after judge bars 'awful' LGBT protests from school gates - Mail Headteacher 'very happy' after judge bars 'awful' Birmingham LGBT protests from school gates - HuffPost Standing in support of UCL’s provost Michael Arthur | Letter - Guardian Michael Gove banned four teachers for cocaine possession - Schools Week Research reveals extent of 'postcode lottery' in 0-5 SLT services - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Teaching pupils about the realities of work - Teacher Toolkit In conversation with David Lammy MP - Times Higher Education | THE Improving behaviour in schools - a look at the evidence - Research Schools Network Supplementary guidance to the Office for Students - Advance HE Have Tory leadership candidates forgotten about FE? - Times Educational Supplement | TES £3.6m in benefits for training provider director - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children with special needs discouraged from attending some primary schools - London School of Economics | LSE IOE academic recognised in 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours List - IOE London Blog Let's talk about the criminal age of responsibility - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why schools and colleges should talk more - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ending BTECs could lead to students dropping out of education - ASCL Are university boards good enough? - HEPI UK home secretary calls for post-study work restrictions to be lifted - PIE News Why aren’t schools doing more to develop soft skills? - The Educator Birds eye launches schools partnership to promote healthy eating - Primary Times All about alpacas: more furry exam stress relief for students - Wonkhe Delivery plans outline vision for research and innovation in the UK - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Launching a new fund to help people navigate the changing labour market - Nesta The invisible hand that supports quality research - Wonkhe The impact of dialogic teaching on English and maths progress - Education & Training Foundation Minister unveils details of £20m early years training fund - Nursery World A multi-activities approach to implementation across a MAT - Research Schools Network Pay deal struck for college lecturers in Scotland - Scotsman Scottish college lecturers vote 'overwhelmingly' to accept pay offer - Mail Scottish teachers vote to strike over Coatbridge schools 'blue water' fears - BBC Birmingham school LGBT row: Trial date set over protests - BBC Judge set to make ruling on interim injunction barring LGBT teaching protesters - Mail NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates to stand down - Schools Week Action plan launched to tackle rural skills gap in Scotland - Mail Supporting the transformers in your workplace - Unionlearn Schools 'discourage' admission of pupils with SEND - Times Educational Supplement | TES Special needs children who attend school nursery less likely to get reception place amid funding cuts - Independent Funding council investigates six figure payment to former Scottish university principal - Herald Scotland Scrapping BTECs 'could make student grades worthless' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Chris Keates standing down as NASUWT general secretary - Times Educational Supplement | TES The 14 best Scottish universities in the UK - Scotsman Engineer aims to inspire children from minority backgrounds in Scotland with STEM campaign - Herald Scotland Best independent schools in the UK: Compare league table results for A-levels - Telegraph 2019 cyber security survey now open - Jisc Best independent schools in the UK: Compare league table results for GCSEs - Telegraph Teachers spared ban over GCSE malpractice - Times Educational Supplement | TES Obesity risk as third of pupils don't get enough sleep - Times Educational Supplement | TES Universities under pressure to widen access - SecEd Gerraway with accentism – I’m proud to speak Yorkshire | Katie Edwards - Guardian Movers and Shakers: Edition 283 - FE Week Valuing the curriculum in its own right - Schools Week It's time to take a long view on the recruitment crisis - Schools Week Cuts jeopardise leading alternative provision - Schools Week Scottish high school gets top marks from inspectors - Herald Scotland UK government may acquiesce to return of post-study work visas - Times Higher Education | THE UKRI agrees to create research integrity watchdog - Times Higher Education | THE We can’t look directly at costs, but we can compare them - Wonkhe Values, not value - Wonkhe TRACing the costs of teaching in higher education - Wonkhe Johnny Ball accuseds ministers of dumbing down maths lessons - Mail A third of primary school children sleep less than the recommended hours - Nursery World Funding support for a new centre for children with emotional and behavioural needs using crowdfunding - Nursery World Wales unveils experience-rich curriculum - Nursery World Report reveals benefits of Sure Start - Nursery World Exams: Student with dyspraxia speaks out over extra time - BBC Labour rebukes MP who backed school protest - Times Lack of sleep putting children at risk of obesity - Times No need to say sorry for rape tale GCSE test | Libby Purves - Times Strike at Scottish school on toxic waste dump - Times Irish crèches get funds for new places and safety measures - Times