News archive for 22nd May 2020

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Reopening schools is likely to 'put pressure' on R rate, chief scientific adviser warns - Evening Standard Coronavirus: 2020 exam standardisation process will ignore school ‘trajectory’, Ofqual confirms - Schools Week Free London travel for kids to be suspended but ‘special arrangements’ coming for school transport - Schools Week Reopening schools is 'political decision, not science led' says SAGE member - Mirror Tes Podcast: Scientific evidence on re-opening schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Unions criticise inconclusive scientific evidence behind school reopening plan - Mail Chances of track and trace by June 1 'virtually nil' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Only 2% school support staff say June 1 return is safe - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scientists urge caution over reopening schools in England - Financial Times Coronavirus UK: Splitting school classes could control R number - Mail Students could sit A-levels in October and GCSE's in November if unhappy with their summer results - Mail Teachers' unions 'unconvinced' safe to open schools - BBC Students could sit A-level and GCSE exams as late as November if they are unhappy with summer results - Evening Standard Sage reveals ‘low-risk’ options for reopening schools and deems evidence on child transmission 'inconclusive' - Evening Standard Cambridge colleges say students will have in-person teaching despite online lectures plan - Telegraph Collapsed free school’s lack of records ‘hampered’ child abuse probe - Schools Week Teachers are at very low risk of catching coronavirus from kids, SAGE graph suggests - The Sun Kids are ‘56% less likely to catch coronavirus – and should return to school’, top doc says - The Sun How 'The Body Coach' Joe Wicks inspired pupils with Edinburgh launch of schools tour - Scotsman This is what scientists told government about reopening schools - HuffPost NASUWT comments on publication of SAGE advice on school reopening - NASUWT Coronavirus: 8 things we learned from SAGE’s advice to ministers on schools - Schools Week When will schools reopen? Everything you need to know about the government's plans - Evening Standard Immigration health surcharge should be scrapped, urges UCU - UCU When will private schools reopen and can they set their own rules? - Telegraph FE cybersecurity: drop in DDoS attacks during lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES When will private schools reopen and can they set their own rules? - Telegraph Ofsted: coronavirus (COVID-19) rolling update - Ofsted Online education resources for home learning - DfE Remote education during coronavirus (COVID-19) - DfE Responsibility for autumn GCSE, AS and A level exam series - DfE SAGE advice published - National Education Union Ofqual GCSE and A level consultation outcomes and autumn exam series proposals - Ofqual Ofqual decisions on awarding vocational and technical qualifications this summer - Ofqual Exceptional arrangements for awarding qualifications this summer - Ofqual 80% of parents say it’s not safe to send kids back to school in June - Mirror Social workers to work with teachers in schools - DfE Schools Minister questioned on school closures and plans for reopening - UK Parliament How we're approaching the reopening of our college - Times Educational Supplement | TES How Future Leaders prepared me for the coronavirus crisis - Ambition Institute Five things schools need to know about plans for an autumn exam series - Schools Week Cutting class sizes in half could slash the effect on R-rate, SAGE documents find - The Sun Labour’s Angela Rayner falls for unofficial schools advice after being duped by leftie shadow SAGE group - The Sun SAGE documents on schools show kids are ‘much lower’ risk than adults of catching coronavirus - The Sun Major teaching union says scientific advice only adds to ‘anxiety’ around school reopening plan - PoliticsHome Aptem awarded Innovate UK full grant funding to develop employability platform - ERSA £22 million awarded to life-saving health charities during virus outbreak - ERSA Fulbrighter COVID-19 response: developing a low-cost respiratory device for babies - Fulbright Commission Admissions needs extra manpower in “race” to submit - PIE News UK: Stranded Indian students being made homeless - PIE News AoC response to Ofqual decision on summer 2020 assessments - VTQs - AoC | Association of Colleges Inspiration for post-16 English teaching from practitioner research - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Ministers rejected school reopening plan recommended by Sage experts - Guardian Quality teaching for EAL learners in the ITT Core Content Framework - Bell Foundation School reopening: 'I worry this mess isn’t an accident' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ofqual: Exam boards should offer all subjects in autumn - Times Educational Supplement | TES Two thirds of parents say they’ll refuse to send children to school on June 1 - Metro Fury as Blackburn College announces plans to sack staff but boost bosses' pensions - UCU Union warns that disadvantaged students could miss out under plans for summer exams - UCU Ofqual: School GCSE records given more weight on grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES T- Levels – The NexT Level qualification? (download) - FE Week ASCL comment on scientific evidence - ASCL Supporting pupils, families and colleagues during the coronavirus crisis - NAHT In the news 22 May 2020 - UCU Independent SAGE on schools - National Education Union Voice welcomes publication of scientific evidence and calls for early years guidance - Voice Heads: 1 June school opening support 'vanishing' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children half as likely to catch coronavirus than adults, UK study shows - Express Who decides the future of universities? - Wonkhe Two thirds of parents say they’ll refuse to send children to school on June 1 - Metro Early years settings receiving contradictory Government guidance on PPE - Nursery World Childminders more likely to stay open than nurseries, survey suggests - Nursery World Schools reopening: Six things parents need to know before kids return after Covid lockdown - The Sun The school leaders advising DfE on coronavirus plans revealed - Schools Week No 10 releases SAGE schools advice which warns lockdown caused a ‘shock’ to kids that will last the rest of their lives - The Sun UCU: More contextual data should be used for grades - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘Quaranteens’ expect a muted version of student life - Financial Times Sage: Half-class rotas safest way to keep R down - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government's own SAGE advice casts doubt on schools reopening due to risk - Mirror Track and trace needed for school openings, says Sage - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Scientists told ministers a rota system could help curb transmission in schools - Schools Week Reopening schools on 1 June will be logistical nightmare, say teachers - Guardian Reopening schools: what scientists told government - HuffPost John Swinney: Employers must be flexible, we won't return to pre-Covid normal for Scottish schools - Scotsman Nick Ferrari says teachers should step up and go to work amid worries of schools reopening - Mirror Autumn GCSE exams: who will enter candidates? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Union blasts college redundancy plans during coronavirus crisis as “unnecessary and unfair” - FE Week Ofqual confirms plan for technical qualifications - Times Educational Supplement | TES No teacher in Scotland will lose holiday, says union - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: What is a blended model of learning? - BBC Dear Gavin Williamson: teachers like me can no longer look to you for leadership | Gary Collins - Guardian Why we can be confident about this summer’s grades - Schools Week Around a third of parents used formal childcare in April - Nursery World Ofqual publish final plans for exam alternatives this summer - FE Week The 15 most over-capacity schools in Scotland in 2018-19 - Scotsman School reopenings: '1 June looms but questions abound' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools should decide themselves whether or not to reopen on June 1, Public Health England says - Evening Standard Thousands of A-level students could lose their unconditional university offers - Guardian Children are 56% less likely to catch coronavirus than adults, major UCL study finds - Mail Children half as likely to contract Covid-19, review of global studies concludes - Mail Exam boards seeking more than £16 million from DfE for Covid flexibility costs - FE Week Poor pupils are suffering most, with or without school - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scientists warn 1 June is too early for schools to reopen in England - Guardian Children and young people half as likely to catch coronavirus as adults - HuffPost Criticism of home-learning ‘unhelpful’, says Spielman - Schools Week Schools can't open safely by June 1, rival Sage group of scientists warns - The Sun When are GCSE 2020 results out and how will they be graded? - The Sun Schools should 'rule out' years 10 and 12 returning in early June, headteachers told - Mirror No marking and sanctions for confused kids: a Y6 teacher evaluates whether union demands would work - Telegraph There'll be no university rites of passage this year, but students shouldn't despair | Suzanne Moore - Guardian Only 2% of school staff reassured it will be safe to return to class on June 1 - Mail Government owes school leaders more legal clarity and cover - Schools Week Schools pushing parents to decide today whether they plan to send their kids back to class after half-term - The Sun Second college merger postponed due to Covid-19 - FE Week Schools reopening chaos: Cabinet rebukes growing teacher revolt with just 10 days to go - Express Schools reopening on June 1 is 'too soon' and delay of two weeks safer, scientists say - Mirror Learning and Skills Policy Update - May 2020 - Unionlearn How are schools preparing to reopen? - Schools Week The Times view on resistance to a bailout for higher education: University Challenge - Times Students must feel safe back at school - and have fun - Times Educational Supplement | TES Only 1 in 5 councils back school openings on 1 June - Times Educational Supplement | TES Calls to end BBC’s lockdown lessons will hit poor hardest - Schools Week What can grads armed with shiny new degrees and facing a dismal job market do next? - Telegraph Coronavirus: June 1 ‘too early’ for schools to reopen, says group of scientists - Schools Week When will schools reopen in the UK, and is it safe to send children back? - Telegraph Independent SAGE' chief warns schools cannot reopen safely on June 1 - Mail Why does EAL status change between primary and secondary school for some pupils? - FFT Education Datalab Coronavirus: 1 June 'too soon' to open schools, say top scientists - Times Educational Supplement | TES ESFA rejects one-third of all AEB and non-levy supplier relief applications - FE Week Reopening schools is ‘unlikely’ to spread coronavirus, study finds - Express New project to examine how effective homeschooling has been - IOE London Blog 1 June 'too soon' to open schools, say top scientists - Times Educational Supplement | TES Surging numbers of first-generation learners at risk of being left behind in education systems worldwide - Cambridge Network Councils throw 1 June schools reopening plan into doubt - BBC Minister rules out delay to framework switch-off after ‘careful consideration’ - FE Week International student outcomes data will be key to rebuilding international student numbers and a more transparent system of recruitment - HEPI The road to recovery is one we must uncover together - Schools Week Plans to reopen primary schools are driven by welfare concerns - Mail How to open campuses – or not – is a test of university leadership - Times Higher Education | THE Scholars of death ‘aghast’ at UK’s ‘failures’ in pandemic crisis - Times Higher Education | THE International cooperation is the key to global recovery - Times Higher Education | THE How dare unions use my children to score political points - Mail Primary school forced to close temporarily after confirmed case of coronavirus - Mirror Teachers are safe back in class and at no more risk of coronavirus than other key workers, scientists say - The Sun Coronavirus: Schools pushing parents to say if pupils will return - Times Students push immigration from outside EU to highest ever level - Times Coronavirus in Scotland: pupils’ return to be staggered when schools reopen - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: Teachers to report parents who lobby over children’s Leaving Cert grade - Times Coronavirus: Prepare for pupils to return from mid-August, Northern Irish schools told - Times