News archive for 31st May 2020

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Pupils will need to go to summer school, says children’s commissioner - Independent UK university pension fund to axe controversial investments - Financial Times Coronavirus case confirmed at primary school days before England-wide reopening - Mirror Scottish and Welsh universities criticise UK cap on student numbers - Guardian New uniform rules and parents' 'natter' banned from the gates as schools reopen - Mirror Harry Collins: science is life saving and a pillar of democracy - Times Higher Education | THE Parents call for virtual school for Scottish pupils - Guardian Reopening my school after lockdown is a huge logistical challenge | Ruth Luzmore - Guardian School reopening: Union warns of legal action on staff safety - Times Educational Supplement | TES TfL urges Londoners to walk and cycle as schools reopen - City AM What will university look like next term and should I go? - Wales Online How are secondary schools planning for a Y10 return? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Summer holidays should NOT be cancelled because teachers have been working flat out in lockdown - Mail Teaching resources: the weird and the wonderful - Times Educational Supplement | TES School's back for summer... Playground to be divided and windows open - Express A message of support ahead of the wider opening of schools tomorrow - NAHT We saw the crash coming – so why didn’t we prepare? - Wonkhe Podcast 85: Has school academisation delivered? - Teacher Toolkit University World News 30/05/2020 - University World News Stuck with teens at home? Here are a few distraction tactics… | Emma Beddington - Guardian Are children really capable of social distancing? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Drop plan to reopen primaries to all pupils, ministers urged - BBC Scots councils pay price for school lunch online payment system - Scotsman Drop plan for full reopening of primary schools, ministers urged - Mail Full September return unlikely, with schools warning: ‘it’s not business as usual’ - Guardian 5 things I had to learn to be a better remote teacher - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students demand refunds on tuition fees claiming university lecturers have abandoned them - The Sun Only a fifth of state-school pupils work for 20 hours a week during lockdown lessons - Mail Boris Johnson urged to 'draw back' from reopening primary schools on Monday in union's final plea - Evening Standard Doubts over new A-level grading - Times Higher education minister Richard Lochhead condemns UK cap on English students going to Scotland - Times The online transition means high-quality HE for all is within our grasp - Times Higher Education | THE