News archive for 18th November 2020

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Students to be told in advance which topics will appear on 2021 exams, under Ofqual plans - Telegraph Gay men 'less likely' to have degree in science, technology, engineering or maths - Guardian Ambition welcomes the NAHT’s Improving Schools report - Ambition Institute School improvement: moving beyond Covid to a stronger education system - NFER International assessments in the context of Covid-19 - NFER The government should be concerned about a ‘post-covid exodus’ of school leaders, says NAHT - NAHT Nuffield Foundation and NFER's survey: teacher supply and shortages - NAHT Improving Schools digital report - NAHT UCU's Mary Senior becomes Scottish TUC president - UCU UCU, NEU, NUS and Teach the Future issue joint statement on Prime Minister's 10 point green plan - UCU How comfortable are you with technology in your classroom? - UKEdChat 6 approaches schools can use to provide practical science opportunities in this ‘new normal’ - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Teachers 'being told to keep self-isolation numbers low' - Herald Scotland Academy trust where staff approved own expenses named - Times Educational Supplement | TES Rescue Christmas by letting schools move online - Times Educational Supplement | TES High jump vs hurdles: Replacing grades with curriculum related expectations - The Learning Spy Scottish Parliament backs call for extra 2,000 teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Plight of homeless pupils a national scandal, Shelter warns - CYPN | Children & Young People Now 'Stark digital divide' hampers young offenders' education and support - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Two year groups sent home from school after coronavirus case - Wales Online Dame Glenys Stacey: speech to AOC's FE Summit, 18 November 2020 - Ofqual ESFA Update: 18 November 2020 - Education & Skills Funding Agency Science shows it is right to keep Scots schools open, say ministers - Herald Scotland 'Roulette wheel' for Covid hotspot teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Further falls in CPD spending: 5 things to know - Teacher Development Trust | TDT Living in poverty can impact children’s working memory through wear and tear on the brain and body - IOE London Blog Ofsted chief Amanda Spielman says children have gone backwards in development after schools closures - Mail Fear Covid spreading faster than claimed in schools as teachers 'mark down' self-isolation - Scotsman Coronavirus in Scotland: Benefit of schools staying open outweighs transmission risk, Nicola Sturgeon says - Scotsman Covid-19 and schools approaching crunch point for Nicola Sturgeon - Scotsman How to keep the classroom healthy this winter - The Educator IOE research centre wins BERA public engagement and impact award - IOE London Blog Gay men ‘significantly under-represented’ in science - Times Higher Education | THE Many leaders disillusioned with school improvement 'zero-sum game' - SecEd Worsening Covid situation sparks plea over use of rota systems - SecEd The eight places where children missing education can be "found" - SecEd Schools told to consider stocking long-life products in no-deal Brexit preparations - Independent Wilshaw: FE needs 'big political beast' in charge - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lockdown did not just put children's lives on hold but meant they went 'backwards', Ofsted chief says - Telegraph One in seven of those who hold the most powerful positions in society went to top ten independent schools - Mail What's going on with masks in schools in Wales? - Wales Online When can university students go home for Christmas? - The Sun Williamson: Ofsted return will be 'safe and sensitive' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 305 schools had more than one Covid case in first term - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools let down by 'turbulence in leadership' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid catch-up tutors 'too little too late' for schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES The future of teaching needs to be shaped by teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children have gone backwards due to school closures during lockdown - Ofsted - Mail 'Sounds incredibly horrendous' - Half of Fife's Auchmuty High School off due to Covid-19 - Herald Scotland Spielman rules out ‘inspection frenzy’, suggesting ‘gradual’ Ofsted restart - Schools Week Gavin Williamson’s speech on lifting FE’s ‘potential’ through the white paper: The full text - FE Week Spielman: Ofsted return won't be an inspection 'frenzy' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Kate Green: Competition doesn't give best outcomes - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools have led the way through the pandemic and can lead the way out - Schools Week Effective learning in the classroom through the lens of disadvantaged pupils - Research Schools Network Systematic phonics: Successful implementation - Research Schools Network KS1 literacy – The importance of reading - Research Schools Network Strengthening relationships to learning - Research Schools Network SNP doesn't know if all students will return after Christmas - Herald Scotland Dean of Oxford college steps aside in long-running dispute - Guardian Order long-life food and allow for delays, schools told - Times Educational Supplement | TES University of Manchester announces two-week rent reduction, with strikers saying move ‘isn’t good enough’ - Independent John Swinney: ‘Schools not contributing significantly to spread of coronavirus’ - Scotsman Williamson: Time to plan for Ofsted return, but inspection results must be ‘fair’ - Schools Week Post-Covid exodus: Half of heads more likely to leave - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Students feel vulnerable': how Covid-19 has put a strain on mental health - Guardian Overhaul the English post-16 education system through the upcoming FE White Paper to secure a better future for young people, adults and businesses - College of the Future Understanding downward social mobility - Social Mobility Commission Changing gears: understanding downward social mobility - Social Mobility Commission Trans inclusion: Raising our ambition for trans pupils - BERA How the Government should reset its relationship with universities - HEPI Five key actions for January 2021 - Wonkhe How to make 2021 a happier new year for higher education - Wonkhe Exodus of exhausted headteachers predicted in England after pandemic - Guardian CBI: Turn job centres into regional job and skills hubs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Commission: Put legal duty on colleges to collaborate - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government could face post-Covid exodus of school leaders, union warns - Mail More than half of teachers have worked with homeless children, survey finds - Mail Nearly half of LGBT+ pupils feel unsafe at school in England - Mail Private schools are losing their stranglehold on Who’s Who, report finds - Telegraph Vodafone UK to give free internet to 250,000 disadvantaged kids this winter - The Sun College commission calls on DfE to force principals into multi-academy trust style accountability structures - FE Week The cost of e-books is hobbling university teaching - Times Higher Education | THE Covid ‘reveals new vulnerabilities’ in academic freedom - Times Higher Education | THE Fund mentoring and CPD for heads to stop ‘post-Covid exodus’, commission warns DfE - Schools Week Marcus Rashford sets new goal with book club for children - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: Minister defends schools not telling teachers about Covid cases - Times