News archive for 1st May 2020

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Schools will be given three weeks’ notice to reopen, under plans being considered by ministers - Telegraph Harvard to donate remainder of Jeffrey Epstein gift to victim groups - Guardian Ex-rowing coach at leading school pleads guilty to 37 charges of online sexual offences against children - Telegraph Induction for newly qualified teachers during the coronavirus outbreak - DfE Coronavirus (COVID-19): cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels in 2020 - DfE What parents and carers need to know about schools and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak - DfE Providers: governance leadership and clerking development - DfE Schools will only open when it’s absolutely safe – but Matt Hancock won’t rule out fines for parents who keep kids away - The Sun Ireland announces lockdown exit plan from mid May with schools to reopen in September - Mirror Matt Hancock hints parents could be fined for keeping kids out of reopened schools - Mirror Tes Podcast: Row over online support and calls for PPE - Times Educational Supplement | TES This curious revolution avoids conflict and sidesteps inequality - Schools Week European schools get ready to reopen despite concern about pupils spreading Covid-19 - Guardian The school opening options DfE is considering - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupil equity funding revealed for next two years - Times Educational Supplement | TES In the news 1 May 2020 - UCU How do we get to a loan? - Wonkhe Frequently asked questions about coronavirus - NAHT Clarity needed for supply teachers in umbrella companies - NASUWT Five tests for Government before schools can re-open - National Education Union What effect has the lockdown had on teacher supply? - NFER COVID-19: Latest advice for colleges - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA Don’t underestimate the resilience of our universities - HEPI Jisc and HECSU Prospects announce merger - Jisc Family life under COVID-19: major new study launched at UCL - IOE London Blog Schoolchildren behind book created to empower female BAME pupils - Leeds Beckett University Coronavirus information - Voice Quarantined at home? Craft productive learningscapes and workspaces through the use of recorded music - BERA Working with parents to support the learning of EAL pupils - Bell Foundation Digital divide could take social mobility back a decade - Villiers Park Educational Trust Schools may not re-open until UK knows ‘how children affect spread or virus’ - Express Expert estimates mortality risk to 13.5m pupils if schools open too early - Express Coronavirus: Teachers set 5 tests for reopening schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Exam board furloughs some examiners and offers £250 goodwill payment to others - Schools Week Thousands more children relying on foodbanks amid pandemic, charities warn - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Coronavirus: Pressure mounts over supply teacher pay - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools could stay closed until ministers know the impact kids can have on spreading the virus - The Sun Looking to teach at a new school? Here’s how to find the one that’s right for you - Guardian Teacher training: how do you prepare to teach a new class during lockdown? - Guardian How to conduct a remote interview: seven tips for schools hiring teachers - Guardian Government must lead on reopening of UK schools after lockdown, says union boss - Guardian Schools could remain closed 'until we know how much children contribute to spreading coronavirus' - Mirror How to spend £1.8bn on college estates and buildings? - Times Educational Supplement | TES SQA grilled over fairness of system replacing exams - Times Educational Supplement | TES Over half of providers to receive letter over standards - Times Educational Supplement | TES The new rules of remote recruiting: how to prepare for an online interview - Guardian Diary of an NQT: Coping with lockdown - SecEd Indian students trapped in UK by coronavirus 'actually starving' - Guardian Online platform connects settings and families during lockdown - Nursery World Three cheers for the Ofsted chief - a voice of sense - Times Educational Supplement | TES Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children - Nursery World Could lockdown be boosting teacher supply? - Schools Week School not the place for SEND pupils during lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES MPs in fight to save land-based college - FE Week Adonis 'inadequate' online learning claim sparks fury - Times Educational Supplement | TES Keyboard commentators should think before they type - Schools Week Former national schools commissioner joins AET board - Schools Week 'It's scary': experiences of overseas students in the UK lockdown - Guardian ‘Tell me a story from your head!’ – working with parents to design an app to help spark ideas - IOE London Blog Behaving badly in public: Where do we draw the line? - The Learning Spy 'That is so dangerous!" ITV GMB's Dr Hilary Jones calls for new scheme to reopen schools - Express Colleges are supporting their communities - here's how - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students who cram will suffer this year, warn teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Dr Hilary warns of 'dangerous' aspect of children returning to school and urges phased approach - Mirror Coronavirus: David Ross Education Trust furloughs dozens of staff - Schools Week To thank our key workers, the government should write off their student loans | Rama Thirunamachandran - Guardian New virtual cyber school gives teens chance to try out as cyber security agents from home - GOV.UK Coronavirus: One in five childminders not eligible for Government help - Nursery World Nuffield Early Language Intervention could help close the ‘disadvantage gap’ - Nuffield Foundation Nuffield Early Language Intervention boosts young children’s language skills by three months - Nuffield Foundation Schools offered share of £1.5m leadership training fund – but only if they’re ‘knowledge-rich’ - Schools Week Coronavirus: £85m free laptops scheme falls short - Schools Week ‘Give PPE to all of us’ say 3/4 school staff - Times Educational Supplement | TES School social distancing ‘impossible’ say 74% teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Student quotas are not what 2020 needs - Wonkhe The days go so slowly, but the weeks go by in a flash - Wonkhe Eighteen asks from the sector’s SMEs - Wonkhe School’s in: make the most of home schooling in lockdown - Cambridge Network Plans to give A level and GCSE students their predicted grades in doubt over racism fears - The Sun Lockdown homeschooling: The parents who have forgotten what they learned at school - BBC Lawyers claim ESFA provider relief scheme ‘unlawful’ in letter to minister - FE Week Short catch-ups could boost early years post-shutdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lawyers: DfE lack of provider support 'abuse of power' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nobelist calls for £1 billion Covid-19 research prize - Times Higher Education | THE Chartered College of Teaching Newsletter - UCET Coronavirus in Scotland: Swinney urged to improve home education with laws - Times Security services launch virtual lessons for children during coronavirus lockdown - Telegraph