News archive for 27th January 2020

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Ofsted: New inspections have boosted music and drama - Times Educational Supplement | TES It's no shock that boys are avoiding languages - Times Educational Supplement | TES Robert Halfon re-elected as education committee chair - Times Educational Supplement | TES Climate emergency: why education and activism go hand in hand - Guardian 'Volunteering is one of the most important things you can do': how one student is tackling the environmental crisis - Guardian Can universities decolonise the curriculum? - Guardian Boarding schools with Chinese pupils urged to be alert for xenophobia - Guardian Robert Halfon re-elected as education committee chair - Schools Week Robert Halfon re-elected as education committee chair - FE Week Boarding schools warn against virus 'xenophobia' - BBC The international teachers job search: What to look for and where - UKEdChat It’s grim up north (yet again) - FFT Education Datalab Teacher cash flow, ideal lessons and how much data do you drop? - Teacher Tapp The 'Focused 15' at Grimsby College - Education & Training Foundation New report reveals stark gender gap in foreign languages - British Council 'Motivation and engagement' at Nelson and Colne College Group - Education & Training Foundation A curriculum of hope: Connecting knowledge with the world - Teacher Toolkit Global Talent Visa: new visa scheme for international researchers to be led by UK Research and Innovation - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Pathways to Impact: Impact core to the UK Research and Innovation application process - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) How ITT can support teaching as a 'team sport' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Barry Smith to leave Inspiration Trust - Times Educational Supplement | TES Just 48% of DfE cost-cutting tips possible, say schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK universities minister backs edtech sector - PIE News Novel coronavirus disrupting international study plans around the globe - PIE News Uncapped fast-track visa announced to attract top scientists and researchers - PIE News How experienced teachers are losing out in pay deal - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘No individual data’ compromised during massive DfE breach, minister claims - Public Technology Schools sports to receive £2.4m - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Video game loot boxes 'pushing children into gambling addiction', NHS chief warns - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Bonding social capital is a powerful force; we ignore it at our peril - Wonkhe Wicked problems: universities have lost public confidence – here’s how we get it back - Wonkhe Wicked problems: reputation, exit, failure and protection - Wonkhe A requiem for impact? - Wonkhe Global Talent Visa: new visa scheme for international researchers to be led by UK Research and Innovation - Cambridge Network Controversial headteacher Barry Smith to leave Inspiration Trust - Schools Week Major funding boost for mathematical sciences - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Sector debates ways to fix early years funding crisis - Nursery World New Global Talent visa launched - Russell Group Ceeda debate: 'Until the sector collapses you won't get investment' - Nursery World Initial teacher education inspection framework and handbook 2020: inspecting the quality of teacher education - Ofsted Open letter: GCSE tier entry guidance - Ofqual Ofsted consults on changes to inspection framework for teacher training - Ofsted Amanda Spielman speaking at the Royal Opera House - Ofsted Articulating value : Creating a compelling narrative - HEPI School resource management adviser (SRMA) pilot evaluation - Education & Skills Funding Agency Preventing financial failure in schools and academies - Education & Skills Funding Agency Strikes at Coventry University this week - UCU Strikes threat at London campus over "redundancy rip-off" from University of Liverpool - UCU How teachers with chronic illnesses should be supported - Times Educational Supplement | TES Where apprenticeships are growing – and shrinking - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scholars urge cooperation and transparency as coronavirus spreads - Times Higher Education | THE Coventry announces plans to open Moroccan campus - Times Higher Education | THE Boarding schools warned over coronavirus xenophobia - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: British boarding schools urged to stay alert to xenophobia towards Chinese students after outbreak - Independent College with ‘failed’ Grenfell-style cladding starts moving students out - FE Week Survivor of Nazi occupation reveals pupils' courage - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupil background 'levels out North-South divide' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why systems leadership is key to the future of colleges - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted's new focus on curriculum and behaviour in ITT - Times Educational Supplement | TES Report on public attitudes towards social mobility and education - NAHT Ark trust pays £200k severance to former staff member over ‘HR shortcomings’ - Schools Week North-south divide makes little difference once pupil background is considered – study - Schools Week The solution to the freedom of speech 'crisis' lies in secondary school - Telegraph Ofsted proposes new ‘quality of education and training’ judgment for ITE - Schools Week Boys studying modern foreign languages at GCSE in schools in England - EPI ‘Huge gender gap’ in languages GCSE results - Times Educational Supplement | TES Gender gap in foreign languages - EPI report - National Education Union Boost for UK science with unlimited visa offer to world's brightest and best - GOV.UK Holocaust Memorial Day: the kindertransport reminds us that we need more compassion for refugees today - IOE London Blog Girls are ‘more than twice as likely’ as boys to achieve a pass in a language GCSE - Independent Movers and Shakers: Edition 304 - FE Week A new approach to financial regulation and oversight in the sector - FE Week SFA lost 1,000 staff in just six years - FE Week ‘Ofsted for universities’ seen as ‘last resort’ in quality drive - Times Higher Education | THE Universities told to appoint research integrity ‘counsellors’ - Times Higher Education | THE UK government launches fast-track visa route in research shake-up - Times Higher Education | THE Wicked problems: hard times in old England – LEO, life, love, and learning - Wonkhe Parlez-vous français? Maybe not if you're a boy - BBC Just 16% of cost-cutter savings actually enacted, plus 7 more findings - Schools Week Agnew: my cost-cutters have found £172m of savings - Schools Week Girls twice as likely as boys to pass GCSE languages, EPI finds - Schools Week Girls are twice as likely as boys to get a good grade in foreign languages - Mail UK open to world’s best talent, says Boris Johnson - Times Universities face cuts if they reject antisemitism definition - Times Small universities spend millions to take on top dogs - Times Only 38% of boys learn foreign language at GCSE - Times Scotland: Sacked critic of Glasgow art school ‘will be back’ - Times OfSTED Consultation: ITE education inspection framework and handbook - UCET