News archive for 7th December 2020

back to standard EdNews format

Higher exams: John Swinney under fresh pressure to axe tests - Herald Scotland Concerns as S5 pupils in Scotland entered for fewer exams - Herald Scotland Key ‘State of the North 2020’ report holds ‘levelling up’ agenda to account - IPPR Most UK university students think fees must be refunded after Covid-19 disruption - City AM Ofsted: Three big questions about inspection in 2021 - Times Educational Supplement | TES Cardiff primary shuts as 27 more city schools hit by coronavirus - Wales Online Imperial College accused of cover-up over claims of bullying by president - Guardian Covid forces school to close until new year - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools face drop in attendance as parents prioritise safety before Christmas - Mail Eton parents fear their children are being indoctrinated by a woke political agenda - Mail Collaborative curriculum planning - Teacher Toolkit Should education be traditional or progressive? - The Educator Demand for tutoring shows more catch-up funding is needed - The Educator 'Unacceptable' to go back in classrooms, Ofsted warned - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted visits from January 2021: all you need to know - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted’s ‘support’ and monitoring visits from January: what FE providers need to know - FE Week We need to respect teachers' excellent work - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why T levels could be the future of qualifications - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid: 24 hours to avoid 'chaotic' end of term - Times Educational Supplement | TES Two more councils announce schools closing early for Christmas - Wales Online Ofsted's plans: January 2021 - Ofsted Code used to calculate qualification grades in summer 2020 - Ofqual Funding allocations to training providers: 2020 to 2021 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Withdrawal of funding approval from qualifications with no publicly funded enrolments for the funding year 2021 to 2022 - Education & Skills Funding Agency ‘I wish I was wearing a filter right now’: why tweens need more emotional support to deal with social media - The Conversation How employers are benefitting from T Level industry placements - Education & Skills Funding Agency International students in UK will be able to access vaccine - PIE News Mother 'left in debt' after council ends school transport for autistic son - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Covid winter grant scheme: Councils roll-out government-funded holiday hunger support - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Call for partners in GM: Supporting over 50s into employment - ERSA Why we should care about international tests - IOE London Blog Technical education, more important than ever before - Education & Training Foundation Two new trustees join the ETF Board - Education & Training Foundation Why nostalgia for classic children’s books is a problem - Research Schools Network Reasons to mark - UKEdChat School sends GCSE and A-level students home after five Covid cases - Wales Online NASUWT rejects the latest Isle of Man pay offer - NASUWT Imperial stands by Alice Gast after ‘bullying’ probe - Times Higher Education | THE Context amid crisis: Why human perspectives matter more than ever - HEPI UK’s new underground observatory open for research - UKRI Ofsted: ‘Precautions’ mean January inspections are safe - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children who defer school start will get free care - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted’s new ‘supportive’ inspections: everything you need to know - Schools Week As ex-teachers in business, the education community knows we can contribute useful ideas - Teach First Leadership series: Balancing formal and informal knowledge - Ambition Institute Why this Eton mess isn't any of Williamson's business - Times Educational Supplement | TES Timss 2019: 'Rankings are the least informative part' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Top DfE job goes to acting boss Susan Acland-Hood - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs 2021: Plan 'won't level playing field' for North - Times Educational Supplement | TES Susan Acland-Hood made permanent boss at DfE - Schools Week Scottish nurseries win relief from business rates until 2023 - Nursery World Extra £44m funding will cover living wage rise, Minister says in early years debate - Nursery World Calls for early end to school term in Wales snubbed - Wales Online Are we revolutionising Sats by stealth? - Times Educational Supplement | TES T Levels successfully launched at La Retraite Sixth Form - Education & Training Foundation Technical education, more important than ever before - Education & Training Foundation Entire school shuts after teacher tests positive for Covid - Wales Online Covid: Teacher trainers get 3-month Ofsted reprieve - Times Educational Supplement | TES One positive from Covid? Pupils arriving in PE kit - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted to resume ITE inspections from April - Schools Week Movers and Shakers: Edition 336 - FE Week In conversation with Paul Joyce about Ofsted’s 2019/20 annual report - FE Week Equality law to blame for Eton free speech row, says rival head master - Telegraph Is confusion in the classroom really such a bad thing? - Schools Week ESFA investigates finances of Trinity Academy London Trust - Schools Week New cap on exit payments could lead to legal disputes - Schools Week Demand grows for student-led impact investment funds - Financial Times PQA’s underlying – and false – assumption - Wonkhe What might the graduate labour market look like in 2021? - Wonkhe Peer support can help student engagement in challenging times – if you know what works - Wonkhe Students push for university climate change divestments - Financial Times Forcing an antisemitism definition on universities is ministerial overreach - Times Higher Education | THE ‘Whole UK sector can benefit’ from shift to India on enrolment - Times Higher Education | THE Digital divide: Pupils in Wales rely on games consoles - BBC Simon Henderson: ‘Trendy’ Eton head backed by parents in sacking row - Times Make all schools coeducational by law, including Eton - Times Scotland: ‘Stalinist’ Open University removed trans comment - Times Scotland: Myths of workers’ uprising feature in teachers’ guide - Times