News archive for 22nd June 2020

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Teachers demanding inset days means that school summer terms could be cut short, it emerges - Telegraph Truancy could rise in wake of school closures, Oxford study says - Telegraph GCSEs and A-levels in 2021 could be delayed, Education Secretary says - Telegraph Oak National did not have to compete for new DfE cash - Times Educational Supplement | TES Doctors urge Government to 'unlock childhood' amid fears home-schooling is doing more harm than coronavirus - Telegraph Private schools hire marquees to allow pupils to return - Times Educational Supplement | TES Worried parents keeping kids home despite low risk are damaging their education - The Sun Primary school forced to close for deep clean after coronavirus case confirmed - Mirror Funding: 'We'll carry on pointing out the injustice' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Paul McCartney calls for meat to no longer be mandatory in England's school meals - Guardian Education is becoming a political football once again - Times Educational Supplement | TES It's not one generation we risk losing - but several - Times Educational Supplement | TES Mark Drakeford denies 'false promise' to parents when Wales announced a fourth week of school - Wales Online Education secretary to address MSPs on school return - Times Educational Supplement | TES Tributes to teacher who died in terror attack - Times Educational Supplement | TES LTE Group names Philip Johnson as new chair - Times Educational Supplement | TES Jobs and training must be top priority for recovery - CBI urges First Minister - CBI Economic recovery group says Scotland's universities and colleges need protection from financial hit of Covid crisis - UCU Coronavirus: Issues surrounding wider opening of schools - National Education Union Coronavirus: Children who have been shielding can return to school in September - Nursery World Survey reveals that UK public sees key role for robotics in tackling COVID-19 and future pandemics - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Government and employers must match HE’s positive moves on equality - MediaFHE Next year's GCSE and A-level exams in England may be delayed - Guardian Ministers planning to push back next year’s exam season by up to eight weeks so kids can catch up - The Sun GCSEs and A-levels in summer 2021 may be delayed by coronavirus, government confirms - Mirror Covid-19 must not derail efforts to eliminate equality gaps - Wonkhe GCSE and A-level exams could be pushed back in 2021 - Mail Four pillars of good practice that will help WP teams recover from Covid-19 - Wonkhe Pausing reluctantly: the sector’s outstanding leadership development programme - Wonkhe Curiculum and anti-racism letter - National Education Union Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 19 June 2020 - DfE New UCAS insight shows health and social care professions among the most diverse and welcoming - UCAS Thousands of children to benefit from free meals and activities - DfE Lockdown 'surge' in teacher training applications - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted to inspect schools on Covid catch-up plans - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus impacts BAME children's mental health more than white peers, research shows - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Government urged to 'respect' early years as sector misses out on catch up fund - CYPN | Children & Young People Now GCSEs and A-levels likely to be later next summer - BBC Widening access to tutoring - Sutton Trust Government to set out plans next week for 'full return of every single child' to school in September - PoliticsHome UK universities share plans for student quarantine - PIE News Pearson BTEC Awards 2020 - AoC | Association of Colleges LGBT: Shut out of education - SecEd The future of fiction? - UKEdChat The continued experiment: What we know about the lifting of lockdown in England’s schools - Teacher Tapp A Covid-19 exit strategy for primary schools - UKEdChat Providing the employment, learning and skills sector with a ‘toolbox’ of evidence - Learning & Work Institute Complex classroom environments: What influence does classroom environment have on teaching and learning? - Teacher Toolkit Mental health crisis only just beginning for disadvantaged children - Mail Schleicher: Apprenticeships should foster maths skills - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE to consult Ofqual on later 2021 GCSEs and A levels - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSE results day 2020: How to handle the blame game - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted will check how schools are spending £650m catch-up cash, says Williamson - Schools Week Government to consult on delaying 2021 exam season - Schools Week Fears of a rise in exclusions due to coronavirus rules - Times Educational Supplement | TES 16 to 19 education: independent learning providers - Education & Skills Funding Agency Coronavirus: Swinney to make parliamentary statement about schools crisis - Herald Scotland Government must give schools a reopening plan by July - Times Educational Supplement | TES Daily online EYFS activities launched for parents and carers - Nursery World Nursery group launches free family meal scheme - Nursery World Kids should get 3 weeks in classrooms under 1m rule before summer, ex-education secretary demands - The Sun DfE to fund Oak National Academy next year - Schools Week Government accused of ‘sneaking out’ ASN review - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why schools must prepare for the next digital era - Times Educational Supplement | TES 10 areas getting DfE cash for holiday clubs named - Times Educational Supplement | TES Summer working plans are ridiculous - but no surprise - Times Educational Supplement | TES The 10 projects selected to run holiday food and activities trials in 2020 revealed - Schools Week School blazers and ties could be banned in September to stop spread of coronavirus - Mirror Coronavirus: Cranfield University looks after 750 students in lockdown - BBC Five things new school leaders need to know - The Learning Spy ESFA finally reveals Covid financial support offer for 16-19 private training providers - FE Week Black Lives Matter - Leeds Beckett University Movers and Shakers: Edition 321 - FE Week Top private schools want to 'decolonise' their curriculum by altering history lessons - Mail Coronavirus: Chaotic guidance has exhausted schools - SecEd Learning from lockdown: harnessing tech to improve the student experience - HEPI What might a virtual industry placement project look like? - FE Week 'Unfathomable' lack of schooling likely to breach Scottish children's rights, says government adviser - Telegraph What does reopening look like across our school system? - Schools Week Principals sound warning on high cost of Covid safety measures - FE Week Coronavirus: Children 'developing post-traumatic stress' from pandemic - BBC School for complex needs pupils plans to open full time - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK universities look to bump income with postgraduates - Times Higher Education | THE OECD education head: pandemic disruption should mean lower fees - Times Higher Education | THE James Furlong: Pupils pay tribute to beloved teacher killed in Reading attack - Times Scotland: Schools must reopen now virus is in retreat | Magnus Linklater - Times