News archive for 18th September 2020

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Majority of schools in England have pupils isolating at home 'due to coronavirus test access problems' - Evening Standard Steve Besley's Education Eye: week ending 18 September 2020 - Education Eye Scotland: Edinburgh College student 'went to class' after positive Covid test - Scotsman Tell us what teachers need as schools work to stay open - Times Educational Supplement | TES Podcast: Teacher exhaustion as half-term lockdown looms - Times Educational Supplement | TES PM: Schools to stay open despite 'inevitable' 2nd wave - Times Educational Supplement | TES Financial warning for academy trust over ‘incorrect use’ of revenue funds - Schools Week Exams may be partly held online in future, says Hinds - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools' use of edtech over lockdown to be scrutinised - Times Educational Supplement | TES Montessori teaching degree to help 'change perceptions' - Times Educational Supplement | TES TV presenter deletes tweet supporting back-to-school campaign - Schools Week Coronavirus: More children infected as cases double in over-85 age group - Times Education Committee examines adult skills and lifelong learning - UK Parliament Creating the conditions for effective remote CPD - Research Schools Network Autumn exam series 2020 - NAHT 'Not unreasonable' to ask teachers to take a staycation - Times Educational Supplement | TES Membership of AoC’s new steering group to increase the diversity of leadership and governance revealed - FE Week In the news 18 September 2020 - UCU Exploitation by county lines gangs increased during lockdown, government figures show - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Care Leaver Covenant launches further education partnership - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Funding cuts leave poor schools ‘badly placed’ to deal with Covid-19 - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Celebrating Geoff Whitty’s contribution to education research - IOE London Blog Tackling misconceptions in science by using good diagnostic assessment - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Further consideration: Creating a new role, purpose and direction for the FE sector - EDSK Covid tied to sharp rise in gender gap in medical science papers - Times Higher Education | THE Larger funding cuts for schools in poor areas leave them badly placed to deal with COVID challenges - Nuffield Foundation UK academics ‘at breaking point’ over shift to online teaching - Times Higher Education | THE MillionPlus comment on A level grading - MillionPlus The Department of Education responds to school leaders' concerns on the full reopening of schools - NAHT ASCL comment on IFS school funding report - ASCL Dr Justine Mercer wins UCU presidential election - UCU Nicola Sturgeon backs university's move to suspend and exclude students who break Covid-19 restrictions - Scotsman Responsibility for autumn exams - DfE IFS reports largest cuts to England's schools funding in 40 years - National Education Union New ‘flagship’ study to solve why teachers leave - Schools Week Hard Covid decisions ahead – but schools still priority - Times Educational Supplement | TES £8m for pupils’ mental health ‘not enough’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES Apply to become a teaching school hub - DfE Four in five schools don't have children in class because they can't get Covid-19 tests - Mirror Pupils off in four out of five schools in England waiting for Covid tests - Guardian Half of school staff say they have had no Covid-19 health and safety training - Mirror Head blasts school dinner shake-up as pupils fed frozen meals by private company - Mirror Half term lockdown: Proposed two-week national lockdown in October - Express Most schools have pupils isolating awaiting Covid tests - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scotland Podcast: Reporting during a pandemic - Times Educational Supplement | TES Closing trust gave CEO six -figure pay-off - Schools Week No mandatory face masks, and 7 other things you need to know about autumn exams - Schools Week No mandatory face masks, and 7 other things you need to know about autumn exams - FE Week Why route reviews are so critical for the future of technical education - FE Week GCSE and A levels: The 7 rules for autumn exam 'resits' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Will students pay for the lack of a Plan B? - Times Educational Supplement | TES The school taking its lockdown digital skills outdoors - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ministers consider half-term lockdown to break infection cycle - Times Head teacher blasts school dinners change as pupils fed frozen meals - Wales Online Put children out of misery on exams, says commissioner - Evening Standard Why Ofsted has missed its chance to be useful - Times Educational Supplement | TES Scottish Tory leader promises 3,000 teachers if elected - Times Educational Supplement | TES Labour asks Government to explain problems with testing in early years settings - Nursery World Debate: Should FE colleges lose autonomy to make course choices? - FE Week NAHT: 4 in 5 schools have pupils isolating because of lack of tests - Schools Week Damning figures show 82% of English schools have pupils self-isolating due to lack of Covid tests - Mail Meet Salsabil Elmegri: NUS' new VP for further education - Times Educational Supplement | TES Half-term national lockdown proposed by Sage scientists - Times Educational Supplement | TES Apprentice quality assurance charges to end from October - FE Week Scientists want national lockdown next month as Covid circuit-break to include October half-term - The Sun First sector-wide agreement provides digital textbooks to support students and teachers in higher education across the UK and Ireland - Jisc The University of St Andrews named the top university in Scotland - Scotsman Larger funding cuts for schools in poor areas leave them badly placed to deal with COVID-19 challenges - Institute for Fiscal Studies | IFS 2020 annual report on education spending in England: schools - Institute for Fiscal Studies | IFS Scottish Tory leader pledges £550 million for 3,000 teachers - Scotsman GCSE results 2020: Did attainment gaps increase? - FFT Education Datalab GCSE results 2020: How do schools’ results compare to last year’s? - FFT Education Datalab Ofsted 'split' between leaders and inspectors - Times Educational Supplement | TES £50m for expansion, but some grammars get less inclusive - Schools Week The future of the university in the age of Covid - Financial Times Bonfire night comes early for university regulation - Wonkhe Podcast: The secret life of students - Wonkhe Has Covid-19 infected university league tables? - Wonkhe Podcast: Accommodation matters - why it is essential to talk about student living - HEPI Poorer schools more exposed to Covid gap due to cuts - Times Educational Supplement | TES School pupil spend sees 'largest cut in 40 years' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools in poorer areas lack catch-up cash - BBC GCSE grade data shows disadvantage gap shrank in 2020 - Times Educational Supplement | TES White Paper 'should create three groups of colleges' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Workforce preparation is only a by-product of higher education - Times Higher Education | THE Keep Athena SWAN, but drop funding link for now, say reviewers - Times Higher Education | THE Pay rise costs take sheen off extra funding - Schools Week Funding cuts will make it harder for schools in poorer areas to address Covid issues - Mail Covid-19 death teacher 'forgotten' by government, says family - BBC Loss of some autonomy for colleges is a step in the right direction - FE Week Disadvantaged students narrow GCSE attainment gap in England - Guardian England's state schools suffering biggest fall in funding since 1980s, says IFS - Guardian Strip colleges of autonomy to choose course offer, says report - FE Week Scotland's universities ranked in Sunday Times University Guide - Herald Scotland Oxford is university of the year but former polytechnics are moving up - Times How the coronavirus will change the university experience forever - Times Scotland: Pupils give full marks to teachers tackling the virus - Times Scotland: Glasgow School of Art insurers take fire security firm to court - Times Scotland: Hume disciples back name change for university tower - Times Scotland: Robert Gordon University wins top prize - Times OfSTED: Initial Teacher Education update (September 2020) - UCET