News archive for 20th August 2021

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School bubbles will return after just two Covid cases, says union - Telegraph From mentos in a bottle to playing with rainbows: science experiments children can do at home - Guardian Steve Besley's Education Eye: week ending 20 August 2021 - Education Eye Teachers in England encouraged to tackle ‘incel’ movement in the classroom - Guardian Private school pupils pull further ahead during the pandemic - Telegraph Find a free level 3 qualification - DfE Support for students starting at Russell Group universities this year - Russell Group Russell Group calls on Government to reconsider recommendations from ITT review - Russell Group A parent’s genes can influence a child’s educational success, inherited or not - Nuffield Foundation Our support for the Teacher Education Advisory Group's response - Universities UK 'I was offered £10,000 to change universities': The students given cash to defer their degree - Telegraph DfE refuses petition’s call to back down from defunding BTECs - FE Week The SNP-Green deal – what does it mean for education? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sex education: 2 in 5 parents rely on teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES National Tutoring Programme: Almost 1 in 5 enrolled pupils haven’t started tuition - Schools Week Inequality in early years education isn’t offering a fair start - Sutton Trust Teacher training reform must be paused, says MillionPlus - MillionPlus ‘The hypocrisy is nauseating’: Wes Streeting on state school arts cuts - Guardian Maths: what are children expected to know before secondary school? - Express Students 'devastated' after losing Leeds college places - BBC GCSEs 2022: Exam plan delay 'extremely frustrating' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Low earnings lock some parents out of 30 hours free childcare and early education - Mail Roundup: Covid changes, 2023 exams and KCSIE updates - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid outbreaks: what new guidance means for schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs 2021: Private schools extend full grade 9 lead - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hartpury says unvaccinated students cannot live on-site - BBC What children going into high school are expected to know when it comes to maths - Mirror KCSIE update: Key allegation changes schools must know - Times Educational Supplement | TES Top agricultural college becomes the first to ban sixth form students from halls unless they get a Covid jab - Mail Physical phonics: Making phonics active - UKEdChat Meet Baroness Helena Kennedy: Ahead of her time in FE - Times Educational Supplement | TES Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers not registered to teach in NI - BBC The importance of the NUS for representing the voices of students - HEPI On the SQA and Scottish school exams: We need to redefine success - Herald Scotland Higher Education Postcard: Leeds Trinity University - Wonkhe Helping students develop a sense of belonging - Wonkhe Valuing progression and achievement for all: Embedding broad educational ‘stairways’ key to post-16 education reform - FE News Universities ramp up pressure on government teacher training plans - Times Higher Education | THE Get a Covid vaccine and enjoy your freedom, 16-year-olds told - The Times Teachers in Scotland will be trained to spot incel extremists - The Times Scottish Qualifications Authority limps on into next year - The Times