News archive for 19th May 2020

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Cambridge becomes first university in the world to axe all face-to-face lectures until autumn 2021 - Mail Cambridge University to move all lectures online until 2021 - Independent Cambridge University moves all lectures online until summer 2021 - Guardian Families forced to dig deep for student flats that are sitting empty - Mail BMA drops opposition to schools reopening - Telegraph University of Cambridge scraps face-to-face lectures for next academic year due to coronavirus - Telegraph Cambridge University: All lectures to be online-only until summer of 2021 - BBC Coronavirus: Government facing mounting pressure to scrap plans to reopen schools to more pupils next month - Independent No 10 retreats as rebellion over schools gathers pace - Guardian Is Government set to scrap plans to reopen schools on June 1 amid huge backlash from unions? - Mail The Guardian view on plans for primary schools: stop bullying teachers - Guardian Scottish schools could see 'part-time pupils' after August reopening - Telegraph Ministers face pressure as councils and teachers question school reopening date - Mail Reopening schools is a question of logistics, not of risks - New Statesman Scottish colleges unlikely to open this term - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Track and trace system needed for schools to reopen, says government scientist - Schools Week WHO chief rules it is safe for schools to reopen next month after widespread concern - Evening Standard Act now to tackle record rise in unemployment and prevent long-term damage - AoC | Association of Colleges Helping parents support learning at home: workshops, apps and more! - Early Education Do not promise in-person teaching, UK providers warned - PIE News UK Learns launches, offering UK workers £5m of free online courses to kickstart new skills and career opportunities - Pearson The UK was late going into lockdown and is now coming out too fast - PoliticsHome Towards happy and healthy students: digital wellbeing and COVID-19 - Jisc Police warn young teenagers could be recruited in 'large numbers' by county lines drugs gangs - Mail A judgement call like no other - SecEd Action research’s impact on post-16 maths and English highlighted by OTLA projects - Education & Training Foundation Putting the ‘me’ back in your time - UKEdChat PhD research aims to improve education of children of colour - Leeds Beckett University Return of Scottish teachers in June ‘being discussed’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Taking kindness seriously - ASCL Call to publish scientific evidence on reopening - NASUWT Department acts on NASUWT call for substitute teacher income scheme - NASUWT The government announces £37 million to support children with complex needs - NAHT The impact of Covid-19 on children’s learning - NFER Distanced drop-offs and protective bubbles: England's new school rules - Guardian Voice Scotland responds to media speculation about June preparation date - Voice The Office for Students’s new power: a ‘necessary and proportionate’ response to the pandemic, or not wasting a crisis? - HEPI Time for educational researchers to take their place in the sun? - BERA Coronavirus information - Voice Update on COVID-19 - Voice Ofsted triggers government intervention at specialist college - FE Week Coronavirus (COVID-19): attendance in education and early years settings - DfE Coronavirus (COVID-19): apprenticeship programme response - Education & Skills Funding Agency ESFA Education and Skills agreements 2020 to 2021 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Children's minister pledges £37m SEND boost - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Youth unemployment: government must pledge £1bn to tackle crisis, experts warn - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Young people in England 'among most unhappy in Europe' - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Some signs children may not transmit COVID-19, scientists say - Mail Now schools unions demand 169-point checklist before teachers go back including glue-stick and paintbrush cleaners - The Sun Just great (special needs) support - Teacher Toolkit Supporting student careers in challenging times - Wonkhe Ethical governance in Covid times: the value of the Nolan principles - Wonkhe Fears of gang risk for Year 7-9 students not in school - Times Educational Supplement | TES Opening schools must be about safety – not politics - Times Educational Supplement | TES New fund to support research on COVID-19 and education - BERA Russell Group lays out roadmap for international success - PIE News Why we need Youth Social Action projects this summer - CfEY | Centre for Education & Youth Tory-led Solihull council announces its schools may not be ready to reopen on June 1 - HuffPost SEND: Families can apply for share of £10m in coronavirus crisis home-learning fund - Nursery World College leaders need to be able to ask for help - Times Educational Supplement | TES Is remote learning all negative for children with SEND? - Times Educational Supplement | TES From blazers to hoodies – will Covid-19 change uniform? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Youth mental health 'needs recovery plan' - BBC Tracing needed before schools open, say health bosses - Times Educational Supplement | TES Former Education Secretary hits out at ‘confrontational’ teaching unions - Express Birmingham schools may not open on 1 June - Times Educational Supplement | TES Union boss admits hardline stance on schools reopening is 'negotiating position' - Telegraph School unions have list of 169 demands before teachers return - Mail Can parents be fined if they don’t send their kids to school when they reopen? - The Sun Only 5% of teachers think it safe to reopen English schools, poll shows - Guardian Ministers not scientists will decide when to open schools, points out coronavirus adviser - HuffPost Kids who don’t return to class next month could receive less online teaching as schools will need double the staff - The Sun Government slammed for failing to treat early years providers equally with schools - Nursery World Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries - Nursery World Free recording: In conversation with skills minister Gillian Keegan - FE Week New project to highlight impact of Coronavirus on LGBTQ+ community - IOE London Blog Cash-strapped students forced to turn to food banks - Times Educational Supplement | TES Act now to tackle record rise in unemployment and prevent long-term damage - ERSA French schools show the way for Britain's teachers - Mail Long-term mental health consequences from lockdown - Mail Edge release third report debating the principals of English vocational education - Edge Foundation Exciting consultation opportunity to help shape new media, broadcast and production T Level - IfATE Ability groupings: will they still apply post-lockdown? - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Bunch of idiots!' Hartley-Brewer in explosive clash with Labour councillor over schools - Express Standing in awe - Headguruteacher 'Scared and anxious' parents describe fear of letting children return to school - Mirror UK’s claim it ‘follows the science’ eroded trust - Financial Times Opening schools to more pupils unsafe, say 85% teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Most Scottish teenagers feel the burden of school work - Times Educational Supplement | TES SEND pupils to get £10m extra Covid-19 crisis support - Times Educational Supplement | TES Blair: 'You've got to get the schools back' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government should hold an online Q&A for teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government should hold an online Q&A for teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Getting children into school is vital if we want to get back to normal - Express Will schools be open in the summer holidays? - Express 'I had two separate lives': LGBT teachers learn to speak up and get promotion - Guardian How student anxiety evolved: from nuclear war to sexual violence - Guardian We must not let the row over British schools descend into an identity war | Zoe Williams - Guardian Plans for Scottish schools to 'reopen in August and teachers to return in June' - Scotsman 'We're in panic mode': Teachers reveal chaos behind plans to reopen schools in June - HuffPost Coronavirus trampled my first year as a teacher, but taught me the meaning of resilience - HuffPost How to find out which schools are reopening on June 1 - The Sun £37 million to support children with complex needs - DfE Act now to tackle record rise in unemployment and prevent long-term damage - Learning & Work Institute Help wanted: Getting Britain back to work - Learning & Work Institute Reopening schools in 22 European countries has not been harmful to kids and teachers, evidence suggests - The Sun Schools reopening: Gove brilliantly slaps down Alastair Campbell with one word response - Express Profile: Chris Humphries, acting president and chair of the board, WorldSkills International - FE Week How coronavirus is exacerbating gaps in school provision - Financial Times Covid-19 will blight the prospects of a generation - Financial Times Celebrities and ostentatious wealth lose their appeal in coronavirus crisis - Financial Times Tony Blair backs Boris Johnson's plans to reopen schools - Mail Teaching unions warn marking children’s books is 'not safe' - Express 22 European states say sending pupils back to school has not been harmful to families or teachers - Mail Reopening schools in Europe has 'not been harmful to kids and teachers', evidence shows - Mirror Ed Sheeran has donated £170,000 to his old secondary school over the past two years - Mail Hard-line unions claim it’s ‘not safe’ for teachers to mark children’s books due to coronavirus - The Sun Working class children will suffer the most if they don't return to class, writes Justine Greening - Mail Coronavirus: £10m emergency home-learning fund set up for families with SEND pupils - Schools Week Poorest students suffer big breakfast inequality gap - Times Educational Supplement | TES England's pupils third most pressured at school - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government must invest billions to tackle unemployment - Times Educational Supplement | TES Inside UK's reopened schools - with class sizes halved and artwork banned - Mirror Psychology research is ‘not ready’ for use in pandemic policy - Times Higher Education | THE Fears raised over scope of OfS’ crisis regulatory powers - Times Higher Education | THE Coronavirus in Scotland: Ditch school run to fight lockdown flab, says expert - Times Coronavirus in Scotland: Publish science on pupils’ return, government urged - Times Chartered College of Teaching: launch of Launch of the Early Career Hub online resource for trainee teachers - UCET The Bell Foundation: ITT evidence-informed EAL content recommendations for ITE curricula in line with the ITT Core Content Framework - UCET