News archive for 12th March 2020

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Cashing in on MBA apprentices: CMI income rockets as CEO pockets £66,500 bonus - FE Week Do what’s best for pupils, even if government doesn’t like it, Barton tells heads - Schools Week Coronavirus UK: Fury as Boris Johnson fails to close schools - Mail Coronavirus: Face-to-face lectures cancelled at some universities - BBC Coronavirus school closures: Teachers gear up for four-week Easter shutdown - Express COVID-19: guidance for educational settings - DfE Government advises schools and colleges to cancel overseas trips - DfE UK government's coronavirus advice – and why it gave it - Guardian UK universities switching to online lectures and exams - Guardian LSE bans all face to face teaching for the rest of the academic year due to coronavirus - Mail UK colleges remain open in Coronavirus ‘delay’ phase as France and Ireland set to close - FE Week Coronavirus UK: Students may have to rely on this hated exam route if schools close - Express Teachers preparing ‘home learning packs’ for coronavirus school closures lasting up to a month from next week - The Sun Coronavirus school closures: PM risks making things worse by keeping schools open – expert - Express Responses to post-inspection surveys: state-funded schools - Ofsted Coronavirus concerns prompt several universities to halt face-to-face lessons - Mail Nearly nine in ten ‘satisfied’ with Ofsted’s new inspections - Schools Week No school closures yet as government moves to coronavirus ‘delay’ phase - Schools Week Coronavirus: No mass school closures yet, says Johnson - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: should FE colleges close? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sanction colleges which fail to promote diversity - Times Educational Supplement | TES WorldSkills UK diversity report: 6 things we've learned - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: 'Prepare as normal' for Scottish exams - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: LSE to teach online for rest of academic year - Times Higher Education | THE Coursera goes free for universities affected by coronavirus - Times Higher Education | THE Coursera offers help to universities hit by coronavirus - Financial Times Statistics: 16 to 19 attainment - DfE 16 to 18 multi-academy trust performance: 2019 revised - DfE A level and other 16 to 18 results: 2018 to 2019 (revised) - DfE Completion and attainment ready reckoner for 16 to 18 - DfE Statistics: further education and skills - DfE Apprenticeships in England by industry characteristics 2018 to 2019 - DfE Minister promises ‘significant funding’ in ‘coming year’ for SME apprenticeships, claims AELP - FE Week What to do if you suddenly find yourself teaching at a distance - Wonkhe The B3 bear has been in court – and won - Wonkhe Budget, COVID-19, OfS in court, misconduct (podcast) - Wonkhe Mental health as a continuum – it's okay! - UKEdChat Funding commitment pledge for SMEs’ apprenticeships in Budget 2020 - AELP Digest #141: Autism and educational settings - Learning Scientists How our school leadership became more evidence informed - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Public consultation seeks views on setting apprenticeship funding - AoC | Association of Colleges Home Office confirms no action against self-isolating students - PIE News Monitoring COVID-19 readiness in schools - Teacher Tapp Tackling racial harassment on campus: we must do better - Universities UK Plans for wage hike to £9.21 for 23-year-olds from next year - Nursery World Manchester launches five-year plan for children's services - CYPN | Children & Young People Now COVID-19: Health and safety of programme participants is of primary importance - Fulbright Commission Coronavirus: Why rural schools could struggle - Times Educational Supplement | TES #closetheschools! More than 350,000 call for school shutdown after Boris Johnson refused to cancel classes in England and Wales due to coronavirus - Mail Towns on lockdown, schools shut, mass-gatherings banned and increased border checks to battle pandemic... but it's business as usual in Britain - Mail Budget 2020: 'A big wedge of money for FE, but no plan' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Schools could close until the summer - Times Educational Supplement | TES Apprenticeship starts fall by 10% in SMEs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Warning of closure chaos for 40% of schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Bristol University student tests positive - BBC Apprenticeship levy leaves UK’s small employers in the cold - Financial Times Coronavirus: Durham University cancels classroom lessons - BBC 90% white, 67% male: The WorldSkills diversity crisis - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘Beast from the East’ good preparation for Covid-19 - Times Educational Supplement | TES The best performing MATs at A level revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Republic of Ireland to close schools and colleges - BBC Budget 2020: Nurseries omitted from business rates holiday - Nursery World Nicola Sturgeon: No plans as yet to close schools and nurseries due to coronavirus - Scotsman Coronavirus: Scottish schools not shutting, says FM - Times Educational Supplement | TES Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers league table launches - Education & Skills Funding Agency State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information - Ofsted Initial teacher education (ITE) inspections and outcomes: management information - Ofsted English regulator wins ‘landmark victory’ against college - Times Higher Education | THE Few slackers found among England's teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Austria, Denmark and Ireland shut universities - Times Higher Education | THE University leaders ‘prioritising reputation over tackling harassment’ - Times Higher Education | THE Coronavirus leads Ireland to shut all schools, colleges and childcare facilities - Wales Online The new OECD study that could improve early intervention - Schools Week Five-year-olds who use technology more have higher literacy scores, study finds - Independent A-level drop-out rate continues to rise - Schools Week Daily smartphone use boosts infant pupils' memory - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE finds small employers now account for just 27% of apprenticeship starts - FE Week We know teachers in England work long hours. But are they distributed equally? - FFT Education Datalab Banned: Teacher who lied about NQT status - Times Educational Supplement | TES Will doubling preschool hours improve outcomes? - Times Educational Supplement | TES FE versus HE, HE versus FE? - HEPI How can OfS improve its regulatory relationship with the sector? - Wonkhe We know teachers in England work long hours. But are they distributed equally? - IOE London Blog UK universities ‘paid big publishers £1 billion’ in past decade - Times Higher Education | THE ‘Laddish behaviour’ forces university to abolish lectures - Times Higher Education | THE Universities must stop making it up as they go along on staff-student complaints - Wonkhe Will the coronavirus make online education go viral? - Times Higher Education | THE Budget 2020: Reading tax is abolished - Times Annual science budget will more than double under Rishi Sunak’s plans - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: close schools now, say Greens - Times Children fear the worst if not told coronavirus facts, Irish parents told - Times