News archive for 8th October 2019

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Consultation to update Ofqual’s 'Taking Regulatory Action' policy - Ofqual Teachers urged to quit their jobs to 'save the planet' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers 'are the key influencers - not celebs' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted: Small schools must meet our curriculum standard - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofqual threatens more exam board naming and shaming - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scots toddlers living in poverty three times as likely to develop language and communication issues - Scotsman Bright Tribe investigation referred to fraud police - Schools Week University debts and “restrictive” tuition fees - Financial Times Supporting disabled students to succeed - Office for Students Albanian applications now open for Chevening scholarships - GOV.UK Teacher subject specialism training (TSST) courses - DfE The Year of Education 2020: UK and Lebanon together for education - GOV.UK 5 top tips for NQTs to crack assessment - CEM | Centre for Evaluation & Monitoring Shadow education secretary calls for urgent talks in university pay and pension disputes - UCU Supporting care experienced students through university - Universities UK How research can inform teachers and teaching in schools - BERA Student and graduate views of the purpose of universities - Wonkhe How can universities support trans students and staff? - Wonkhe Welcome to education’s newest exclusive club: T levels - Times Educational Supplement | TES What grades will be required to study the new T levels? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Art teachers condemn maths and science retention cash - Times Educational Supplement | TES Creating wellbeing and work life balance - Teach First Striking staff at Nottingham College announce 14 strike dates for November - UCU More strikes at Birmingham school - NASUWT Why apprenticeships should be valued all year round - international logistics company shine a light on learners - ERSA Sector reacts to SEND campaign court defeat - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Smacking ban and action on eating disorders in Wales - SecEd Ways of doing controlled practice - UKEdChat Ofqual wants to ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards - Schools Week Ofqual wants to ‘rebuke’ rule-breaking exam boards - FE Week Keep trade books out of open access policy, says Universities UK - Times Higher Education | THE Stargazers and Big Bang expert win Nobel Prize in Physics - Times Higher Education | THE The 5 key rules of effective CPD - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted: Curriculum ‘deep dives’ won’t penalise small schools - Schools Week Another 14 strike days announced at college involved in contracts row - FE Week Tory manifesto co-author bemoaned ‘activist academics’ - Times Higher Education | THE Students must be introduced to the human-machine workplace - Times Higher Education | THE London students do less well in Pisa rankings than GCSE - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nottingham College staff to strike for 14 more days - Times Educational Supplement | TES Adult education: the WEA unveils new boss - Times Educational Supplement | TES How I found my vocation: 'As a black, deaf student, I work 10 times harder' - Guardian Young people put off tech jobs by lack of diversity - Mail October 1920: Women granted full membership of Oxford University - Guardian Just imagine if your school had seen a 5% annual funding rise since 2010, like the Labour years | Fiona Millar - Guardian Top scientists accuse Boris Johnson of ‘behaving like a clown’ over research funding - Guardian Nobel peace prize nomination for schools breaking Northern Ireland’s barriers - Guardian If London were a country, how would it do in PISA? - IOE London Blog Introducing… Lord Agnew - FE Week Profile: Rachel Snape - Schools Week 500 children put their best feet forward for two-day street dance - Herald Scotland How do you breathe less pollution on school run? - BBC Sir Peter Ratcliffe: Nobel for Oxford scientist who has paved the way for new cancer care - Times Robot helps pupils to improve their writing - Times Scotland: Glasgow Art school starts global search for director - Times DfE Teacher Recruitment Bulletin (October 2019) - UCET