News archive for 15th April 2020

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Black and Asian pupils more likely to have grades over-predicted than white peers, exam watchdog finds - Telegraph Teachers demand PPE as they say they should not be 'guinea pigs' for lock down exit strategy - Telegraph Coronavirus: Teachers 'at risk' if sent back early - Times Educational Supplement | TES Universities warned not to force students to pay for any extra terms in order to graduate - Telegraph Coronavirus: No Ofqual bias checks on individual grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hundreds of students in UK sign up to rent strike - Guardian Top academies head calls for date to be set to reopen UK schools - Guardian Coronavirus: Fears schools may 'exploit' GCSE grading - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Ofqual launches consultation on 2020 calculated grade proposals - Schools Week Ofqual seeks views on plans for teachers to estimate GCSE and A-level grades - FE Week Thousands of UK children going hungry because there aren't enough vouchers for free school meals - Mail Coronanvirus GCSEs: Year 10s could get grades after all - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Open letter urges DfE to scrap baseline - Times Educational Supplement | TES Further education and skills: March 2020 - DfE Response to 31 March direction from Secretary of State for Education - Ofqual Ofqual seeks views on GCSE and A level grading proposals for 2020 - Ofqual School governance update - DfE ESFA Update: 15 April 2020 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Despite covid-19, students are staying in Northern Ireland - Wonkhe Pause the new curriculum: why Wales must take a step back and reassess what really matters - Education matters How to turn around a failing school: Myth or fact? - Teacher Toolkit Coronavirus information - Voice So long, and thanks for all the TEF? - Wonkhe ASCL comment on primary school national offer day - ASCL Update on the national free school meals voucher scheme - NAHT Children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen - UKEdChat Tributes pour in for critic of Pisa and league tables - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education hit hardest as coronavirus batters UK economy - Guardian Pivot to adapt to “significant” drops in international enrolments, HEIs told - PIE News IT among subjects suffering most from home-schooling, study finds - Public Technology Diary of a headteacher: Remote working is making us more effective and efficient - SecEd Extra money for mental health services - National Education Union Let's not waste this opportunity to embrace edtech - Times Educational Supplement | TES No plans to reopen schools in Wales, education minister says - Mail Childcare providers among hundreds of firms not eligible for Government help - Nursery World Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven - Nursery World Are schools closed till September and when will they reopen? - Express Teachers brand free school meal vouchers a "fiasco" as kids left without food at Easter - Mirror When will schools reopen in the UK, and is it safe to send my child back? - Telegraph UK set to pull plug on MBA apprenticeships - Financial Times UK schools reopening: No 10 could send pupils back to school next month - Express How to train someone up to WorldSkills level remotely - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs: 4 reasons I'm worried about teacher assessment - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Impact on young people to be assessed - Times Educational Supplement | TES How we are supporting our community in the face of this pandemic - FE Week Families face delays for free school meal supermarket vouchers due to IT problems - The Sun When will schools in Scotland reopen? - Scotsman Primary school places 2020: When are admissions announced - The Sun Updated unionlearn guidance on apprenticeships - Unionlearn Transforming teacher performance management is within reach - Schools Week Ministers pressure primary schools to reopen amid COVID-19 peak - Express ‘What put the goodness into your heart?’ the testimony of Bergen-Belsen survivors and how acts of compassion inspire us to face modern adversity - IOE London Blog Scotland: When are primary school places announced? - Scotsman Coronavirus: Prioritise reopening schools, says Starmer - Times Educational Supplement | TES Free recording: Response to Ofqual's guidance on grading vocational qualifications - FE Week The educators giving Covid-19 'the boot' - Times Educational Supplement | TES When will schools reopen in UK and what’s happening with exams? - The Sun Coronavirus: Pressure for primary schools to reopen in May amid fears over economy - Mirror Primary schools could reopen next month as pressure mounts on government - The Sun A student-centric bailout for universities - HEPI Diversifying reading lists should not be skin deep - Times Higher Education | THE Graduates lose job offers during coronavirus pandemic - Times Prince Williams’ old school dragged into spat between teachers - Times Give us a B‑L‑U‑E to cheer on Oxbridge - Times Scottish pupils judged on grades without exams - Times