News archive for 10th October 2020

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Thousands of teachers face 'devastating' pension shortfalls after admin blunders - Mirror Schoolchildren banned from singing Happy Birthday in classrooms over fears it could spread Covid-19 - Mail State of the nation 2020: children and young people’s wellbeing - DfE New report calls for dedicated ‘Office for Edtech’ to drive change - Schools Week What students trapped in halls can do to look after their mental health - Metro Why speech and language skills are essential for academic success - The Educator Eton parents accuse school of 'spreading virus round country' as pupils sent home to isolate - Telegraph Schoolchildren 'banned from singing Happy Birthday in class' over coronavirus fears - Mirror The mental energy to teach during Covid is staggering - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why diversity matters – in our very non-diverse school - Times Educational Supplement | TES Government to propose strict winter mock exams to avoid repeating A-level chaos - Mirror The broken school exam system needs an upgrade - HEPI 5 ideas for promoting body confidence & self-esteem in your pupils - UKEdChat Britain’s best universities are dominated by private schools. Could I help level the playing field? - Guardian Early Years: how to support children with SEND - Times Educational Supplement | TES The cult-like expectation to go into HE is still rife - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'We're always there for them': is the tide turning against zero-tolerance in UK schools? - Guardian Effect of pandemic on children's wellbeing revealed in new report - DfE Mental health services and schools link expanded evaluation - DfE Why do schools still have outbreaks of nits? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hundreds faced five or more grades being downgraded as SNP accused of 'knowingly failing' Scottish pupils - Scotsman Critics vindicated by Scottish exams report as SQA continue to deny obvious - Scotsman 'Plan B' for rigorous mock exams to avoid rerun of A-level fiasco - Guardian Exasperation has driven me to retire early - Schools Week Too little, too late, Johnson’s speech takes FE back to 2013 - FE Week Ministers ‘miss chance’ to end power of academy ‘oligarchs’ - Schools Week Coronavirus: City of London School for Girls drafts in alumni to help teachers - Times New schools offer cure for medical student ‘elitism’ - Times Scotland: One teacher struck off for poor conduct each month - Times Ireland: Use break to prepare for better remote learning, teachers’ group urges - Times