News archive for 12th October 2020

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Academics warn of ‘chilling effect’ of Hong Kong security law - Guardian Universities should not profit from self-isolating students, minister warns - Telegraph Covid-19 infection rates at universities are up to seven times higher than in local cities - Mail Welcome to Weston College's virtual classroom - Times Educational Supplement | TES Three students fined £10,000 each for hosting house party attended by 100 people - Mirror Marcus Rashford backs MPs’ push for free school breakfasts - Guardian Flexible working ambassador schools - DfE Ofqual welcomes DfE announcement on 2021 exams - Ofqual Vocational and technical qualification assessments in 2021 - Ofqual Scotland: Pupils told to wrap up in class as school windows to be kept open over winter - Scotsman Oxford University forced to re-employ professor who was illegally forced out before his 70th birthday - Telegraph There are serious problems with the equality for next year's exams - Telegraph Universities and admissions leaders encourage students to be ambitious with their 2021 applications - UCAS Covid-19: University of East Anglia party students fined £10,000 - BBC GCSEs and A-levels in England to be delayed by 3 weeks - Financial Times Oxford professor is awarded his old university job back after winning age discrimination case - Mail No blanket closure for schools in ‘very high’ alert areas, PM confirms - Schools Week 2021 exams to be delayed by three weeks - AoC responds - AoC | Association of Colleges UK experts propose “Scholarship Office” for EU students - PIE News When is October half term and will it be extended? 2020 dates and lockdown rules explained - The Sun UCU response to Prime Minister's new Covid measures - UCU Books to support curriculum recovery, beyond words - Teacher Toolkit What is it about small areas with large numbers of Covid-19 cases? - Wonkhe Responding to government's announcement on next year’s GCSE and A level exams - National Education Union Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirms GCSE and A-Level exams will go ahead next summer - Mail Covid-19: UK confirms 9,000 student cases in past week - Times Higher Education | THE Call to protect academic freedom in overseas partnerships - Times Higher Education | THE GCSEs 2021: Results will be a ‘challenge’ warn boards - Times Educational Supplement | TES Union Learning Fund cut: Williamson 'won't apologise' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Most A-level and GCSE exams in England will be delayed by three weeks next year, Gavin Williamson confirms - Evening Standard School mental health pilots encountering ‘sustainability issues’ study finds - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Secure school 'to prioritise therapeutic support' for young offenders - CYPN | Children & Young People Now School closes for two days after pupils and staff member contract coronavirus - Wales Online ‘I’ve wasted my life on science’ – government online careers quiz causes derision - Public Technology New app could help schools and colleges stay open amidst Covid-19 infections - AoC | Association of Colleges Weston College launches UK’s first virtual classroom for further education - Jisc Moving towards safer online experiences - Jisc British Council announce new UK-Russia University Alliance programme to strengthen university links - British Council England exam plans for 2021 announced - UKEdChat Evidence-informed school leadership in the time of COVID-19 - Research Schools Network Coronavirus and exams: 8 key questions about the update - Times Educational Supplement | TES UCU response to exam delays - UCU Skills vital for Covid recovery, say 72% of adults - Times Educational Supplement | TES ASCL responds to 2021 exams plan - ASCL NASUWT responds to plans for 2021 examinations - NASUWT Universities and admissions leaders encourage students to be ambitious with their 2021 applications - Universities UK GCSEs and A-levels delayed by three weeks in summer 2021 due to coronavirus - Mirror GCSE and A-level exams in England delayed by three weeks amid Covid second wave - HuffPost Next year's exams in England delayed but still going ahead - BBC Is exam uncertainty causing an arms race of assessment? - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs and A levels 2021: ‘Dismay’ at ‘weak’ DfE plan - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid-19: 'Extremely high demand' for free school meals - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, Education Secretary confirms - Telegraph GCSEs and A-levels in England to be delayed by three weeks - Wales Online Most A-levels and GCSEs to be delayed in 2021 - Independent Confirmed: Most GCSE and A-level exams pushed back three weeks - FE Week Exams 2021: Most GCSEs and A-levels pushed back three weeks - Schools Week GCSE resits: Plans for summer exams revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Most exams in England will take place next year with three-week delay - Guardian Teacher alarm at new test and trace changes - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSE and A-level exams to be delayed by three weeks - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Intense' Covid transmission from 17- and 18-year-olds - Times Educational Supplement | TES The war of words over dyslexia: now it's a blessing, not a curse - Telegraph MFL 2021 - technical consultation on implementing confirmed changes - Ofqual University students may have a case for refunds, says Russell group chair - Telegraph Covid-19 forecasting app for colleges launched - FE Week Coronavirus: Pupils urged to wear extra layers with classroom windows left open as covid precaution - Herald Scotland Rising Covid cases putting teachers at risk, says union - Times Educational Supplement | TES Act now to close the education gap — or our economy will pay the cost for years to come - City AM New app forecasts spread of Covid-19 for colleges - Times Educational Supplement | TES October half-term ‘circuit-breaker’ national lockdown ‘still on table’ if three-tier measures don’t slow Covid-19 - The Sun Fears grow student Covid infections will spread into local areas in England and Wales - Guardian The changing face of CPD - UKEdChat My working week: 'A pupil has OCD and is terrified of people in masks' - Guardian 'My place wasn't safe': the universities sheltering women from domestic abuse - Guardian How the UK education system is set up to fail in its ambition to eradicate racism - BERA Movers and Shakers: Edition 329 - FE Week Dig beneath the surface of the government’s skills announcement and it’s unambitious - FE Week The transformation of learning and teaching is just getting started - Wonkhe Covid-19 has thrown the gendered division of work into sharp relief - Wonkhe Can students and universities squeeze through the pitfalls of the pandemic? - Wonkhe The government is serious about winning the culture wars – universities need to be ready - Wonkhe The importance of student friendships - HEPI Boris Johnson’s education reforms face big hurdles, experts warn - Financial Times Surge in number of UK children applying for free school meals - Guardian Doubts remain on UK overseas recruitment despite ‘positive’ signs - Times Higher Education | THE Fresh crop of Nobelists opens door to plate-glass generation - Times Higher Education | THE Academics want say over university deals with hostile regimes - Times ‘No support’ for academics facing threats from authoritarian states - Times Coronavirus in Scotland: Union demands better safety as school toll rises sharply - Times Coronavirus in Ireland: Schools will not close for extra week - Times Three in 10 school-aged children registered for free school meals - Mail