News archive for 2nd April 2020

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Treasury will subsidise college wages – but under what circumstances? - FE Week Treasury confirms colleges can furlough staff - FE Week University finance concerns amid rising deficits and collapse in overseas student numbers - Telegraph Mum humiliated as Tesco refuses her free school meal voucher - Wales Online Pupils' submitted coursework will not be marked this year, SQA says - Mail MP backs university students' calls to slash accommodation fees - Mail Coronavirus: SQA issues new exam grade guidance - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students to sit English and maths exams at home during Covid-19 lockdown - FE Week Coronavirus: Teacher legal advice webinar 'zoombombed' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Schools use labs to make equipment for medics - Schools Week Hardy: 'It would take years to rebuild apprenticeships' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Remote learning: What is it like for autistic students? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: FE institutions urged to pay suppliers - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK students demand ‘safety net’ so their grades don’t suffer due to coronavirus - Metro Joint covid-19 advice Wales - National Education Union Coronavirus and school fees - Independent Schools Council | ISC Russell Group statement on university assessments - Russell Group Coronavirus information - Voice ISC commentary: Coronavirus and school fees - Independent Schools Council | ISC What do teenagers really think about the virus, school closures... and their futures? - Telegraph Which providers are exposed to a downturn in international recruitment? - Wonkhe Effectiveness of school closures in historic pandemics put under the microscope - Mail Keeping children safe in education - DfE Are universities encouraging students to believe hard study is bad for their mental health? - Times Higher Education | THE Pupils 'still mix' despite pandemic school closures - Times Educational Supplement | TES Thousands of apprenticeships at risk due to coronavirus crisis, providers warn - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Volunteers deliver 5,000 food parcels to children eligible for free school meals - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Coronavirus daily digest - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Headteacher's message to pupils that every parent should hear - Wales Online LSE students and alumni develop app to help with social distancing - London School of Economics | LSE Funding agency ‘pause’ planned audits during Covid-19 lockdown - FE Week LSE achieves Athena SWAN gender equality award - London School of Economics | LSE COVID-19 update - Fulbright Commission UK Summer Institutes - update on 2020 programme - Fulbright Commission Ofsted extends complaints consultation amid pandemic - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Number controls, safety nets, community contribution (podcast) - Wonkhe Universities, PSRBs and Covid-19 - Wonkhe The power of metacognition in everyday life - Learning Scientists Protect universities and colleges now so they can lead recovery, UCU tells minister - UCU Now is the time to turbocharge technical education, says MillionPlus - MillionPlus Universities UK’s response to NUS’ open letter on student renters - Universities UK Flexible starts, new test rules: UK HEIs address financial risks of Covid-19 - PIE News Keeping key workers working: the role of pre-school childcare - Institute for Fiscal Studies | IFS Ofsted consultation on complaints process extended - Nursery World Settings encouraged to stay open over Easter - Nursery World MP backs calls for university accommodation rents to be cancelled - Mail Coronavirus: Let's clap for school and college staff - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Williamson warned over grading 'injustice' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: EYFS still applies 'in full', says DfE - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Challenge' is what will keep our students going - Times Educational Supplement | TES Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff - Nursery World We must not lose sight of teaching’s human touch - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Teachers warned of 'zoombombing' risk - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Schools build PPE for NHS staff - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exams: Teachers in Scotland demand clarity on grades - SecEd Coronavirus: Why now is an ideal time for teacher study - Times Educational Supplement | TES University study is designed for the privileged – students from disadvantaged backgrounds suffer - The Conversation Mind the gap: will home learning reinforce inequality and what can we do about it? - IOE London Blog Fears for children not safe at home or exposed to gangs during coronavirus lockdown - Evening Standard UCU: 'Country can ill afford to throw teachers on dole' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Cumbria school becomes a hospital in two hours - Schools Week Hundreds of university staff to be made redundant due to coronavirus - Guardian Coronavirus stresses could be ‘trigger for abuse’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: School bagpipers to celebrate key workers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Schools need ‘priority access’ to testing and protective equipment - Schools Week Analysis: Are teacher-assessed GCSE grades a good idea? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Unionlearn launches Learning @ Home Campaign - Unionlearn Lecturers went on strike over insecure jobs – now we fear coronavirus cuts | Charlotte Morris - Guardian How to square widening participation with student number caps - HEPI School assembly goes online - Cambridge Network Professor Google's plan to change the classroom forever - Telegraph Experts reveal whether school closures are really effective amid COVID 19 lockdown - Express Could our Covid-19 response help us the sector more inclusive? - Wonkhe Why I fear the toxic legacy of teaching children at home - Mail Universities face crushing blow as overseas students stay away - Times Britain doesn’t value black lives, claims NUS leader Larissa Kennedy - Times Scottish universities say they face ruin if foreign students stop coming - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: university staff sent to health service - Times Covid-19 could be a curse for graduates but a boon for universities - Times Higher Education | THE Kinder publishing practices should become the new normal - Times Higher Education | THE Would a ‘viral Manhattan Project’ help overcome Covid-19? - Times Higher Education | THE