News archive for 22nd January 2020

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Senior UK academics protest over pay and working conditions - Guardian Scotland: Lollipop man banned from high-fiving pupils after one complaint about his 'behaviour' - Mirror We refuse to act as external examiners until universities deal with staffing issues (letter) - Guardian Borders school hailed as high achiever by inspectors - Scotsman 'Maths whisperer': Cardiff teacher gets A* grades for entire class - Guardian Ofsted annual report highlights changing childcare market - Nursery World Tops Day Nurseries launches babywearing project - Nursery World What’s next for initial teacher training? - Wonkhe Tales of two cities: 6 lessons learned about digital transformation - Independent Head Performance-based funding for higher education – could it happen here? - Wonkhe Kate launches childhood survey to help under-fives - BBC 16 to 19: inspection data summary report (IDSR) guide - Ofsted 'Stuck' schools 'facing problems beyond their control' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted: Teaching to the test hits GCSE resit grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES Science Minister outlines the UK's world-leading role in EdTech - DfE ESFA Update: 22 January 2020 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Work in harmony to secure a sound skillset - Herald Scotland Male participation in nursing and allied health higher education courses - Office for Students Five ways careers services can expose students to opportunities in digital technology - HEPI SQA exam body announces review of National 3 and 4 - Times Educational Supplement | TES A community approach to conferences - UKEdChat Sutton Trust on social mobility - National Education Union Differentiation: A plea to Ofsted - SecEd Dream jobs? Teenagers' career aspirations and the future of work - OECD How learning by questions is changing pedagogy - Teacher Toolkit Class distinction: Are the UK's elites getting further away from the rest of the population? - Sutton Trust Would your university work with an edtech startup? - Jisc World Economic Forum provides catalyst to support local careers events and help inspire next generation - Education and Employers Paper by IFS researchers published in the American Economic Review - Institute for Fiscal Studies | IFS How accountability must change - SecEd Duchess of Cambridge launches survey on under-fives - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Travel programme for disadvantaged children opens up to primary pupils - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Sustainability panel to be streamed live from Let’s Talk Value 2020 - Advance HE Boost inclusivity by focusing on pre-professional identity - Advance HE National award for Seetec Outsource apprentices - ERSA Hoople Ltd becomes Society for Education and Training Corporate Partner - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Top tips for managing change in school - The Educator Thousands of apprentices dumped by training provider after Ofsted inspection - FE Week All hail the Cardiff ‘maths whisperer’ – and other life-changing teachers - Guardian New Easthouses school approved despite car park concern - Scotsman British Airways own apprenticeship recruitment faces grounding after Ofsted visit - FE Week Grade appeals charge 'does not price out state school pupils' - Herald Scotland Free school rapped for off-rolling after ‘encouraging parents to home-educate children’ - Schools Week Ofsted inspector fleeing fire finds escapes tied shut - Schools Week Johnson lifts barrier to low-earning migrant teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES £750m 'needed to support SME apprenticeships' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students could be taught 'same stuff' twice, SQA admits - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Little or no evidence' that phonics improves reading - Times Educational Supplement | TES What does Ofsted mean by 'cultural capital'? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Go vegan to avoid threat of legal action, schools told - Times Educational Supplement | TES Off-rolling: Free school 'pushed home education' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exams agency says appeal charges are not affecting students - BBC Social media giants face £17m fines if they break tough new code to keep kids safe online - The Sun Where is Ofsted’s evidence that colleges are being dishonest over job prospects? - FE Week Testing takes the wonder out of reading - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children to be taught sex education and religious studies even if parents object, Welsh government rules - Independent Little change to children's job aspirations, report finds - Mail High-tech products to level the playing field for disabled pupils - DfE This school has had five head teachers in five years and it still doesn’t have a permanent one - Wales Online Duchess of Cambridge takes prominent solo role as royals' new post-Harry era continues - Mail Plea for extra £750m from new Institute for Apprenticeships boss - FE Week Teenagers aspiring to traditional jobs despite rise of technology over past 20 years, study finds - Independent Kate puts Meghan and Harry drama behind her to launch national survey on early childhood - Express School careers support inadequate, say third of pupils - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘Relaxed discipline’ helps pupils, research finds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Job cuts next year without more pay funding, heads warn - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pioneering edtech trial to help pupils with SEND - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus and Ebola: could open access medical research find a cure? - Guardian High-quality apprenticeships key to improving social mobility in the UK, says new report - FE News New report reveals major disconnect between young people’s career aspirations and jobs - Education and Employers Two-thirds of socially mobile people have stayed where they grew up - Sutton Trust Kate launches national survey on early years development of children - Mail More careers advice, early in life, works wonders - Financial Times Apprenticeships chief urges plugging of funds gap - Financial Times Ex-Richmond v-c files complaint against parent charity - Times Higher Education | THE Institutions must be bold with impact in REF 2021 - Times Higher Education | THE Warning over youth career aspiration-reality disconnect - BBC Teachers are making pupils take easy GCSEs to lift grades, watchdog warns - The Sun Teachers don't trust ed tech firms, survey finds - Schools Week New 'transformational' code to protect children's privacy online - BBC Cardiff pupils hail ‘maths whisperer’ Francis Elive after A* GCSE success - Times Tech giants must follow rules to protect children - Times Boarding school led by strictest head Toby Belfield ‘putting students at risk’ - Times Ofsted chief: Schools play the system for league table success - Times Scotland: Unfair rules let rich postgrads skip queue for courses, say universities - Times Scotland: Poor students borrow more as loan debt doubles in 8 years - Times Ofsted chief accuses schools of 'gaming' the system by entering pupils for easy GCSEs - Mail