News archive for 29th May 2020

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Parents should not underestimate children’s grasp of coronavirus pandemic, leading psychiatrist says - Telegraph How to address children's anxiety ahead of schools reopening - Telegraph Coronavirus: Charity's bid to connect pupils with the past - Herald Scotland 'We teach maths outside': Head of London’s outdoor education chain says open air learning should be used to fully reopen schools safely - Evening Standard Plans to limit number of English students going to uni in Wales - Wales Online Sheffield City Council advises against schools reopening on Monday - Mail Prep schools lobby for Year 8 return 'flexibility' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 64% teachers worried over behaviour when schools reopen - Times Educational Supplement | TES Number 10 dismisses teachers' fears about returning to school as matter for heads - Mirror Councils order schools to refuse to open on June 1 over NHS Test and Trace concerns - Mail Which schools will open more widely from Monday? - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE spends £3m on security software for laptop scheme - Public Technology Calls for improved COVID-19 support for EY sector - Early Education Literacy – finding the balance and the belief - UKEdChat Student ability, self-regulated spaced practice, and performance in online learning - Learning Scientists Challenging times inspire education change - Government’s old fashioned approach to education is the latest victim of the virus - Edge Foundation New Talent Hub up and running at Leeds Beckett University to support talented athletes and coaches - Leeds Beckett University If our PM 'gets' apprenticeships, where is the support? - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE publishes guidance for colleges on June 15 reopening plan - FE Week Flexibilities and moving forward following the prime minister's announcement - NAHT Advice for school leaders on phased returns - NAHT NAHT's third coronavirus survey's findings: pupil support - NAHT Leading the maintained nursery school response to covid-19 (watch the recording from our online event) - NAHT ISC statement on schools reopening from 1 June - Independent Schools Council | ISC Special schools survey - National Education Union In the wake of a global pandemic, will students look closer to home? - HEPI Coronavirus information (updated) - Voice Semiotics, memory and augmented reality: History education with learner-generated augmentation - BERA School reopening: would you teach in a tent? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Apprenticeships and traineeships: May 2020 - DfE Actions for FE colleges and providers during the coronavirus outbreak - DfE Mums shamed in WhatsApp chats as being ‘selfish’ and ‘putting lives at risk’ for wanting to send kids back to school - The Sun Primary schools reopening: Can parents refuse to send their kids to class? - The Sun English schools opening now may increase coronavirus 'R' rate by 0.3, scientists warn - Mirror School delays June 1 reopening after staff member tests positive for coronavirus - Mirror Guidance to help prepare young people returning to school published - IOE London Blog IOE project to examine the challenges teachers face during lockdown - IOE London Blog Out of school clubs 'on brink of collapse' - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Mental health charities join forces to tackle surge in demand for services - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Youth organisations call for 'civic army' to boost unemployment - CYPN | Children & Young People Now When will schools reopen in the UK, and is it safe to send children back? - Telegraph Schools delay re-opening due to Weston hospital closure - BBC Ofsted watch: Nearly a clean sweep of positive results for FE providers throughout May - FE Week Majority of schools don't have enough soap or sanitiser - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Which schools are reopening for pupils? - BBC Face masks for schoolchildren in Wales being considered - Wales Online Steve Besley's Education Eye: policy update for the week ending 29 May 2020 - Education Eye Colleges should open 15 June to a quarter of 16-19s - Times Educational Supplement | TES Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school - Nursery World School reopenings: Mental health must be a top priority - Times Educational Supplement | TES Soas survived the end of empire but can it recover this time? - Guardian Soas to slash budgets and staff as debt crisis worsens in pandemic - Guardian School reopening: We will reopen next week – but at our own pace - Times Educational Supplement | TES Special school staff reject 'dangerous' reopening plans - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid-19: Over 40 colleges supported by FE commissioner - Times Educational Supplement | TES We can't yet say what's on offer in September, UK universities tell freshers - Guardian How teachers are supporting vulnerable families - Times Educational Supplement | TES Top tips for learning at home - Unionlearn Teachers prepare to welcome back pupils on Monday - Evening Standard South Korea is forced to re-close 251 schools following a spike in coronavirus infections - Mail Covid-19 spike forces school closures in South Korea just days after they were reopened - Times Educational Supplement | TES Public health chief bans school openings from 1 June - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE to police free school meals voucher scheme - Times Educational Supplement | TES Re-establishing teaching routines - Teacherhead Which schools are reopening on June 1 and when can children go back? - The Sun NatWest launches Dream Bigger free schools sessions to inspire future entrepreneurs - Express Schools reopening - is your child affected and everything you need to know - Mirror Apprenticeship starts plummet during lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES IB director general: education must change post-Covid - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Has the government really met its 5 tests for reopening schools? - Schools Week Kids are more likely to die by lightning strike than Covid caught at school, says expert - The Sun The digital divide continues to disadvantage our students - Schools Week Will parents be fined for refusing to send their children back to school? - Mirror Coronavirus: Schools expected to deliver food parcels when more pupils return - Schools Week John Swinney: Thank you for going above and beyond for pupils during these extraordinary times - Times Educational Supplement | TES Britain's teacher heroes: the legends of lockdown lessons - Guardian Monthly apprenticeships update: March starts fall 24% while April plummets by 72% - FE Week Promoting union learning - a handbook - Unionlearn Headteacher says she hasn't had to 'persuade' staff to return to school - Mail Covid-19 'widens achievement gap to a gulf' - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE lockdown help for poorer pupils 'has little impact' - Times Educational Supplement | TES EEF publishes new evaluation reports, including pilot of early years app and school improvement programme - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Unionlearn booklet explores green skills for a just transition - Unionlearn Veterans help UK children keep calm, cope with virus stress - Mail Why school days may be longer post-lockdown - Express Coronavirus': Parents shamed for back-to-school choices - BBC Coronavirus: £500m for ‘civic army’ of school leavers would reduce mass redundancy risk - Schools Week Give disadvantaged under-25s a six-month paid placement - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus in Scotland: Hothouse education: pupils set to return in garden polytunnels - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: English language students fear being ‘guinea pigs’ for online learning - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: Guidance needed to ensure fair school grades, says human rights body - Times Concern over ‘basic’ indicators used to judge universities - Times Higher Education | THE The pandemic has shown us the imperative for global engagement in higher education - Times Higher Education | THE