News archive for 14th December 2021

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Robert Halfon: Boris Johnson shouldn’t be thinking about Plan B or Plan C, there should only be a Plan KSO – Keep Schools Open - The Sun Schools in fourth part of Wales sent home for distance learning as Omicron rates rise - Wales Online It would be a moral crime to shut schools again. Boris will face a political earthquake if he dares attempt it - Mail Covid Wales: Wrexham, Flintshire and Ceredigion pupils to learn from home - BBC Let female prisoners get training in bricklaying and carpentry and not just cleaning and sewing, MPs told - i News Gap between Scotland's poorest pupils and the rest widens – and they may never catch up - Telegraph Universities urged to stay open to avoid ‘intellectual and psychological harm’ to students - Telegraph Edinburgh councillors urged to call a halt to controversial pupil sex survey - Scotsman Schools are forced to shut a week early as unions warn of Omicron chaos - Mail Number of pupils in England off school due to Covid rises ahead of Christmas - Mail Covid disruption to schools ‘far from over’ as 236,000 pupils off due to virus - Independent DfE's plan for 12- to 15-year-old's second Covid jab - Times Educational Supplement | TES Number of pupils forced to stay home owing to school Covid closures doubles in a fortnight - Telegraph Ofsted inspection deferrals - Ofsted The Chartered Quality Institute surrenders Ofqual recognition - Ofqual Laptops, tablets and connectivity data as of 14 December 2021 - DfE Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: 23 March 2020 to 9 December 2021 - DfE Online safety bill: MPs propose stricter regulations to protect children - CYPN | Children & Young People Now The lessons teachers think schools need to learn from the pandemic - The Conversation EPI responds to new school attendance figures - EPI Calls for clarification on changes to Covid rules for under-fives amid rising cases and Omicron uncertainty - Nursery World New Careers Hub to support West London students - Education Development Trust | EDT Student decision-making changing, say agents - PIE News Covid: Staff absence up by 20% as term draws to a close - Schools Week NEU comment on attendance figures for 9 December - National Education Union Covid school absences: Number of children missing classes in England rises to 236,000 as term nears end - i News More than 230,000 children out of school due to Covid in 13 per cent rise in a fortnight - Evening Standard The problem with problem-solving in maths - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Covid Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon encourages parents to continue sending children to school despite Omicron surge - Scotsman Law student, 19, sues landlord and wins first case - BBC Scotland: Target date for reducing class-contact time is revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Short-term and long-term effects of the School Improvement Grants initiative - Best Evidence in Brief Adolescent behaviors and outcomes in early adulthood - Best Evidence in Brief Set your goal, set your mind! - Best Evidence in Brief Second jabs planned in schools from January 10 - Schools Week Fears nurseries could close as Covid cases hit all-time high with 38% rise in a week - The Sun Covid: Pupil absence rises by nearly 30,000 in fortnight - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupils in Wales struggled with online learning during lockdown as study reveals impact on wellbeing - Wales Online Wales: 19% rise in non-EU acceptances - PIE News National centre for AI in tertiary education launches chatbot pilot - Jisc Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition calls for greater investment in mental health support - AoC responds - AoC | Association of Colleges Return of the masks! Plus the nativity index, ‘tired’ teachers and more findings… - Teacher Tapp Scotland: Attainment gap in primary schools wider since Covid - BBC Some schools struggling to stay open as Covid cases rise - BBC How can universities work together to improve student mental health? - Universities UK Make your HESA learning more festive! - HESA ASCL comment on school attendance figures - ASCL Doing the sums on school funding - NAHT Pay offer demonstrates lack of respect for teachers - NASUWT Covid keeps quarter of a million pupils off school in England - The Times Statement on General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland - Voice Rent strikes and the continuing relevance of Paulo Freire at 100 - BERA Don’t just SATs there, do something! - Rethinking Assessment Let's not make a mockery of education - Rethinking Assessment Children’s wellbeing affected due to online learning during lockdown says BPS study - BPS | British Psychological Society Giving children a better start in life - Nuffield Foundation Term to end early for Guernsey States-run schools - BBC Northern Ireland: Union calls for staggered return to school for pupils in new year - BBC Omicron: How are pupils being kept Covid-safe? - BBC Scottish schools will not close early for Christmas - Times Educational Supplement | TES Staggered return for schools next term - Evening Standard LSHTM apologises as racism review warns of ‘structural problems’ - Times Higher Education | THE Covid-19 cases in nurseries hit record high - CYPN | Children & Young People Now 2.1 million young people are at risk of becoming digitally excluded in the UK - FE News Dozens of schools already shut for Christmas over Covid amid fears closures will last into January - The Sun Schools experiencing very severe low attendance ahead of Christmas, heads warn - Mail Covid Scotland: 'Stark' statistics lay bare impact on Scottish primary school pupils - Scotsman Heads' 'shock' over 'expensive' DfE air purifiers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid close contact daily testing brought back and air purifiers ‘marketplace’ launched - FE Week 26% of Ofsted inspection deferral bids rejected as requests rise - Schools Week 21 schools have Ofsted deferral requests rejected - Times Educational Supplement | TES Omicron: Covid reaches all-time high in nurseries as schools hit by ‘severe low attendance’ - Independent What Ofsted's view on deep dives means for schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Parents 'absolutely devastated' and in 'tears' as school cancels nativity over Covid surge - Express New research on the stereotypes formed at a young age, their long-term impacts and what can be done to tackle them successfully - HEPI Education on island of Ireland has 'diverged significantly' - BBC Interview: Melissa Tisdale, Advanced practitioner, Wallsall College - FE Week Behaviour management requires a united staff front - FE Week The year governance strode towards professionalisation - Schools Week What will happen if schools are forced to shut again - Telegraph Scottish government: Tackling child poverty is the way to close educational attainment gap - Scotsman The enduring strength of the UK Quality Code beyond the baseline - Wonkhe A-Level and GCSE students should be able to type exam answers as writing is 'too tiring' for the modern pupil - Mail 10:00 a.m. - Education Committee to hear evidence in its prison education inquiry - Accountability Hearings Going to Durham was such a proud moment, so how sad to discover its intolerance of free speech - Mail Ofsted strips top schools of “outstanding” rating - The Times Covid in Scotland: Sturgeon to defy unions and keep schools open - The Times