News archive for 9th May 2020

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Corbynistas accuse Sir Keir Starmer of plotting a 'betrayal' of his Left-wing legacy by watering down his vow to abolish tuition fees - Mail UK councils to enforce temporary road closures for safer school runs - Guardian Isle of Wight headteacher says using Covid app makes him more confident about reopening his school - Telegraph Half of all Open University final assignments cancelled even if they were contact-free - Telegraph Coronavirus, pupils and schools - National Education Union The English Baccalaureate is a social justice problem - Teacher Toolkit 20 apps to up your skills - Guardian Universities can’t be bailed out like a business - Wonkhe University World News - UK and Global edition - 10/05/2020 - University World News Overseas student interest in UK ‘bounced back in April - Times Higher Education | THE Reopening schools while social distancing children will be ‘painstaking’, admits medical chief - The Sun Major element of Boris’ coronavirus exit plan in doubt as unions warn it’s ‘not safe’ - Express Unions say teachers will not return to schools in June without full test and trace scheme - Evening Standard Unions: national track and trace scheme needed before schools reopen - Schools Week 'I feel I've come home': can forest schools help heal refugee children? - Guardian Coronavirus: Key safeguards needed for schools to reopen - unions - BBC Two harsh realities schools, and government, must face - Times Educational Supplement | TES Observations from a disappointed independent training provider - FE Week Education unions set out key tests for reopening schools - Mail Julia Skinner's top edu blogs of the week, 4 May 2020 - Schools Week Lockdown wines: the best reds to order from home - Financial Times Julia Skinner’s top edu blogs of the week, 4 May 2020 - Schools Week Don’t be misled by school league tables based on exam results alone - Scotsman Coronavirus in Scotland: Ranking system ‘unfair on poor but gifted pupils’ - Times