News archive for 16th May 2019

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WJEC apology after GCSE computer science exam problem - BBC A future Labour government should offer a lifetime education grant to everyone - Mirror Britain's shame as teachers have to turn to foodbanks to feed hungry school kids - Mirror Statistics: school and pupil numbers - DfE Digital functional skills qualifications: subject content - DfE National curriculum assessments at key stage 2: 2019 (provisional) - DfE 30 hours free childcare: Summer term 2019 - DfE Secondary and primary school applications and offers: March to April 2019 - DfE Call for views on new digital Functional Skills qualifications - DfE Further education area reviews: funding to restructure colleges - Education & Skills Funding Agency How apprentices in England are assessed - Education & Skills Funding Agency All employers in England to have better access to buy high quality apprenticeships - Education & Skills Funding Agency SEND - DfE Ministers Nadhim Zahawi and Nick Gibb questioned - UK Parliament Four in 10 school staff 'don't know how to handle epileptic seizure' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Spielman: Lack of FE research 'depressing and disappointing' - Times Educational Supplement | TES MAT criticised over failing schools in new Ofsted check - Times Educational Supplement | TES Islamic school in Newcastle sent hate mail in third attack on centre this year - Independent Scotland's largest council backs right of headteachers to scrap P1 tests - Herald Scotland Shocked pupils at £37,000-a-year school taught wrong book for English IGCSE exam - Mirror Half the nation's teachers not trained to help a child who has an epileptic fit - Mirror GCSE and A-level exam revision tips: A* students on how they aced their exams and coped with stress - Wales Online Are we right to welcome AI into schools? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sats: 'Tricky' maths test left children in tears - Times Educational Supplement | TES The ETF supports AoC’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Charter - Education & Training Foundation | ETF 35 minutes – the reality of school lunchtime - Times Educational Supplement | TES Making the case for contextual admissions - Sutton Trust Inspiring Governance and National Governance Association launch new campaign to bring ‘Educators on Board’ - Education and Employers UK minister underlines importance of mobility deal for British students - PIE News Tuition fees cut expected as Theresa May's legacy - BBC Mayor launches new £15m youth funding round - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Sharp rise in teachers asking for mental health help - The Educator Scottish college lecturers rally for cost of living pay rise at Holyrood - Mail Protests against LGBT lessons spread across the UK as Christians join conservative Muslims - Mail College to axe A-level department at a time of quality and financial concerns - FE Week UK minister underlines importance of mobility deal for British students - PIE News NGA campaign calls on teachers to become governors of other schools - Schools Week Student Natasha Abrahart's suicide: Neglect a 'contributory factor' - BBC Two-thirds of adults think PE should be a core subject - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘Terminal decline’ in support plans for special needs pupils to be reviewed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Banned: Bullying headteacher who cheated in Sats - Times Educational Supplement | TES Any form of industrial action inevitably impacts upon our learners - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nicola Sturgeon denies parents are being 'left in the dark' on school standards in Scotland - Mail The 21 winners of the West Midlands AEB tender - FE Week Why won't Susie eat her vegetables? Combatting metacognitive disconnect with mindset - Learning Scientists Music therapy training available for early years settings - Nursery World 'She went through torment': parents criticise Bristol over student suicide - Guardian DfE launches consultation on fully-funded digital functional skills qualifications - FE Week Outrage as Scottish council agrees to fingerprint payments for school dinners - Scotsman Without attractive teacher pensions, how will we recruit? - Times Educational Supplement | TES ESFA to finally invite small employers and providers to trial apprenticeship system - FE Week Colleges receive £405 million in restructuring support - Times Educational Supplement | TES Consultation launched on new digital skills qualifications - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools of thought: can mindfulness lessons boost child mental health? - Guardian Pupils at £37,000-a-year private school sit English IGCSE exam only to find they have been taught wrong book - Independent Vocational Qualifications Awards returns for 12th year and crowns inspirational winners - Wales Online 'The jobs aren't there': why graduates are leaving northern towns - Guardian Timeline controversies - Headguruteacher UK economy 'risks losing £3.3bn without FE funding boost' - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘Steep rise’ in teachers struggling with mental health - Times Educational Supplement | TES Helpline for teachers struggling with mental health problems receives record number of calls - Independent Review after decline in use of vital support plans for vulnerable pupils in Scottish schools - Herald Scotland John Swinney: Passing exams is not the same as learning - Herald Scotland Councils hit back in row over Scottish school subject squeeze - Herald Scotland What MadeAtUni has taught me about winning hearts - Wonkhe We need to recognise prior learning - Wonkhe Modern universities are not neoliberal – but many academics are - Times Higher Education | THE Treasury opposition ‘could block’ England’s post-18 review - Times Higher Education | THE Want to be less stressed? Do some overtime (but not too much) - Times Higher Education | THE Pregnant at Oxford University: Juggling motherhood with studying - BBC 28% rise in teachers calling emotional support helpline - Schools Week Revising for GCSEs is tough, but it will be worth it | Nick Gibb - Times Scrap universities to end left-wing bias, says Roger Scruton - Times Scottish pupils lose subject choices as schools endure staff shortages - Times Scotland: Support for children with extra needs to be reviewed - Times Almost 15% of secondary pupils in Ireland are absent ‘excessively’ - Times