News archive for 7th November 2019

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Teenagers shouldn't be lured into studying maths and science A-levels just for high-paying jobs - Mail Analysis shows maths A level qualification adds £6,000 to a salary in just six years - Mail School building boost pledged by two main parties - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers 'drown in Ofsted workload tsunami' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupils born preterm ‘slipping under the radar’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education secretary accused of ‘complete lack of knowledge’ over call for polling stations not to be placed in schools - Independent Recruitment drive as Ofqual cracks down on non-compliance - Schools Week Recruitment drive as Ofqual cracks down on non-compliance - FE Week 5 reasons ambitious professionals need to consider an Executive MBA - Independent University of Hertfordshire data breach reported to watchdog - BBC Nicola Sturgeon accused of 'mantra of denial' over decline of subject choice in schools - Scotsman Flu vaccine shortage leaves children at risk - Times Association of Colleges launches election 'manifesto' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Engaging parents with our Family Maths resources - National Numeracy New polling suggests many students will vote tactically over Brexit - HEPI Do you have a voice in the election campaign? - Wonkhe Talking about teacher finances - UKEdChat Engagement and interest - Learning Scientists New guidance for businesses on employing international students - Universities UK University and college leaders launch 12-month bid to find ways to combat climate emergency - Universities UK Mental health in HE: are initiatives available universally? - Advance HE Festival of Learning 2020 nominations open - Education & Training Foundation EPI report on life outcomes of students taking vocational qualifications - AoC response - AoC | Association of Colleges University and college leaders launch 12-month bid to find ways to combat climate emergency - AoC | Association of Colleges Emerging TNE markets experiencing phenomenal growth - PIE News Spending more time in nature can improve young people’s confidence - IOE London Blog Children address what more needs to be done to improve children’s rights - IOE London Blog Childcare provider costs rocket by 20 per cent - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Election 2019: Charity calls for free private school places for disadvantaged pupils - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Gavin Williamson blasted for 'complete lack of knowledge' after he called for polling stations not to be placed in schools - Mail ESFA Update: 7 November 2019 - Education & Skills Funding Agency More people than ever want to be a doctor - UCAS 20/20 vision: Aiming high while the population is low - UCAS Effort to save school nativity plays too late, DfE told - Times Educational Supplement | TES Languages: We can do better for our bilingual students - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why universities need to embrace their wild side - Times Higher Education | THE Time with nature boosts our school work, say pupils - Times Educational Supplement | TES First minister grilled over pupils' subject choices - Times Educational Supplement | TES The highest-paying HNC and HND subjects - Times Educational Supplement | TES Election officials hit back at call to find alternative poll venues to schools - Mail Nigel Farage attacks schools for teaching young children Brexit is 'evil' - Express Cambridge don resigns from college after sexual harassment complaints - Independent Hundreds more schools offering nursery provision - Times Educational Supplement | TES Without school support, anorexic pupils won't recover - Times Educational Supplement | TES Isolation units are draconian psychological torture - Times Educational Supplement | TES NASUWT pledges support for Suzy Lamplugh workplace safety charter - NASUWT University staff don't want to strike for fair pensions and pay, but we're being forced to | Jo Grady - Guardian NASUWT opens hotline for teachers to report concerns about pupil indiscipline - NASUWT Festival of Learning 2020 award nominations launched - FE Week Number of children’s centres: 2003 to 2019 - DfE Childcare and early years providers survey: 2019 - DfE Nativity play school polling stations row deepens - BBC Jisc service gets student voters on the rolls as the UK prepares for the polls - Jisc Labour: Corbyn’s ‘well off’ mother sent sons to Grammar School - which he wants to destroy - Express McDonnell: We’ll replace and upgrade schools with share of £150bn fund - Schools Week Students: will your vote be more effective at home or university? - Guardian Repeated GCSE resits 'could harm student health' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Colleges and universities to launch climate commission - Times Educational Supplement | TES Boarding schools warp our political class – I know because I went to one | George Monbiot - Guardian University lecturers giving students time to register to vote - Guardian 2020 Festival of Learning award nominations now open - Learning & Work Institute Record numbers signing up to study medicine at university, figures show - Independent Postgraduate researchers are positive about their experience despite high anxiety - Advance HE General election: Large proportion of students willing to vote tactically over Brexit, poll suggests - Independent Further education pathways: Securing a successful and healthy life after education - EPI Election pledges must have social mobility at their heart - Sutton Trust General election: Free doughnuts, drinks and goat petting among incentives to get students to vote - Independent Growing funding gap between FE and HE means fewer opportunities and poorer health outcomes - FE News Study reveals major gender imbalance in UK university spin-outs - Times Higher Education | THE This is no ordinary strike in no ordinary year - Wonkhe Students risk missing out on votes as universities lag on registration - Times Higher Education | THE Tory manifesto could freeze English fees and target ‘low value HE’ - Times Higher Education | THE Students more likely to vote tactically on Brexit - BBC Walks in the wild can boost children's school work - Mail 'Landlords treat us students like we're dumb kids' - BBC Sajid Javid to raise borrowing for schools - Times Fight for Oxbridge place tougher than ever after applications surge - Times Old universities don’t necessarily outrank new ones - Times Scotland: Shortages of flu vaccine leave pupils waiting weeks - Times Scotland: Ministers admit curriculum failures as grade slump hits disadvantaged - Times Ireland: Teachers, pupils and parents want overhaul of Leaving Cert assessment - Times