News archive for 4th May 2020

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Universities are begging for bailout after years of over-expansion - Mail Expert teachers see pupil ability as more 'fixed' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Lockdown life 'a challenge' for vulnerable children - BBC School reopening debate is hiding a much bigger problem - Times Educational Supplement | TES Will university bailouts come with strings attached? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Down’s Syndrome student wins compensation after school sent letter to parents detailing violent behaviour - Telegraph Schools install playground washing troughs for when children go back to curb spread of coronavirus - Evening Standard Ofsted: Stuck schools 'keep underperforming staff' - Times Educational Supplement | TES English and maths requirements in apprenticeship standards at level 2 and above - Education & Skills Funding Agency Qualifications attracting high value courses premium - Education & Skills Funding Agency Get technology support for children and schools during coronavirus (COVID-19) - DfE Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for schools and other educational settings - DfE The 50-plus online platforms used by schools revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES One in five pupils urged to return as early as next week under proposals - Express Actions for HE providers during the coronavirus outbreak - DfE Teachers should pay more attention to the essence of materiality - BERA Sutton Trust on A-levels - National Education Union I’ve spent years working towards my degree. Now Covid-19 has thrown students off track - Wonkhe Academic lives are in transition - Wonkhe Open days in lockdown – virtual campus tours just got real - Wonkhe Russell Group response to Government support package for universities and students - Russell Group When will UK schools reopen, and in what order? - The Sun Coronavirus: Government must say why it wants to reopen schools, say heads - Schools Week Homeschooling tips and resources: the secrets of home educating parents - Telegraph Does size matter? - Teacher Toolkit Key findings from the latest ONS data on impact of Covid-19 - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Charity calls for extra support for adopted children on return to school - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Deaf children win chance to highlight literacy skills - CYPN | Children & Young People Now The coronavirus crisis has exposed our broken teaching labour market - PoliticsHome Sutton Trust responds to the government support package for universities and students - Sutton Trust The singing principal's song about exam cancellations - Times Educational Supplement | TES Re-opening schools: Four barriers we risk overlooking - SecEd UK must remain “a beacon for talent”, says government - PIE News Who could return to school? (if it were possible…) - Teacher Tapp Headteachers fear it may be too soon to reopen schools in England - Guardian UUK response to UK government announcement on support package for universities - Universities UK NASUWT comments on the First Minister's remarks about schools reopening - NASUWT Sustaining the learning of disadvantaged pupils during school lockdown - Research Schools Network Children risk 'decade of educational poverty' if reopening is too late - Express Glimpse at how Britain’s schools could look after lockdown as Germany reveals ‘social distance’ classrooms - The Sun Diary of a headteacher: Planning for re-opening - SecEd The digital divide affects teachers as well as their pupils - Schools Week Revealed: 576 ‘crucial’ qualifications assigned the DfE’s £400 funding uplift - FE Week Classrooms of the future: Key workers' children sit 6ft apart - Mail University students to pay full tuition fees even if courses taught online from autumn - The Sun Glasgow University engineers producing a face mask every 26 seconds and up to 1,000 pieces of PPE every day - Scotsman Five ways to help pupil mental health when schools reopen - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hwb: Everything you need to know - Times Educational Supplement | TES School closures in Scotland: Everything we know so far - Scotsman Nursery groups continue expansion in coronavirus crisis - Nursery World Education experts on social distancing, PPE for teachers and the psychological impact on children - Evening Standard Invitation to tender: Review of Race Equality Charter - Advance HE Socially distanced on campus education: the next big question - Advance HE As the parent of a vulnerable child, I’m scared for her, and for myself | Beverley Cohen - Guardian Help!: DfE to spend £10m ‘simplifying’ the digital apprenticeship service - FE Week Universities to receive almost £3 billion package to soften the blow of coronavirus - Metro Teachers and parents: how do you feel about schools reopening? - Guardian Admissions: HE institutions could be fined £500,000 - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland: Business rates rise for private schools put on hold - Times Educational Supplement | TES Support for 16-18 is more important than FE reform - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students must pay full tuition fees of £9,250 this autumn even if universities remain closed - Mail Coronavirus: 6 key findings from the Sutton Trust’s research on university applications - Schools Week Younger pupils could be prioritised when schools reopen - Times Educational Supplement | TES University students will still have to pay full tuition fees if classes are online - Independent Unexpected diversion: Coronavirus’ impact on prospective and current university students - Sutton Trust Young people believe A-level cancellations will damage their university chances - Sutton Trust Movers and Shakers: Edition 315 - FE Week Quarter of A-level students 'not given work' with half fearing missing out on first choice uni spot - Mail Government support package for universities and students - DfE 'I can't get motivated': the students struggling with online learning - Guardian If universities shift online, we risk more poorer students dropping out | Chris Skidmore - Guardian Why it’s good to get out of your comfort zone and create ‘the new normal’ - FE Week ASCL response to Sutton Trust poll on students’ A-level concerns - ASCL Four find and fix teaching methods - Teacher Toolkit Coronavirus: Only 27% of teachers happy with DfE help - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofsted refuses to release full post-inspection survey findings under new framework - Schools Week MillionPlus comment on the government support package for universities and students - MillionPlus Response to the Government’s new package of support for higher education institutions - HEPI Consultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector - Office for Students Universities in crisis … only more so - HEPI All children of key workers will be urged to go back to school from next week - Mail Teacher-assessed A-level grades 'will be unfair' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Universities need our help – we must maintain education's jewel in the crown - Telegraph Universities will not be allowed to cram in extra students to plug funding gaps but will get £2.6bn - Mail Government refuses multi-billion pound bailout for universities - Guardian £100m to buy university land for new schools, and 3 more support package measures - Schools Week Coronavirus: A-level students not set work by teachers - Times Coronavirus: Students to pay full tuition fees even if universities are shut - Times Coronavirus infection risk from children is low - Times Coronavirus in Scotland: Private schools get reprieve from rates hike to see off crisis - Times