News archive for 2nd February 2021

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Some primary school pupils in Scotland to return in three weeks - Guardian Coronavirus in Scotland: Nicola Sturgeon accused of rushing reopening of schools - Herald Scotland Sturgeon moves to reopen schools, but data offers Johnson less flexibility - Telegraph Teaching assistant with coronavirus found unconscious by husband - Wales Online Boris Johnson under pressure to reopen schools after Scotland announces phased return - Telegraph Hard-left union bosses unveil blocking blueprint to keep the nation’s schools closed to millions of kids - The Sun The stresses of teaching outside your comfort zone - Times Educational Supplement | TES When scientists think pupil return is safe - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools can order 'top up' laptops from Monday - Times Educational Supplement | TES How to support the next generation of college leaders - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education shouldn’t be about pandering to employer need - Times Educational Supplement | TES Over a million pupils in England's schools as demand rises - BBC Scotland schools return: most older pupils held back until March - Times - New Universities call for interest on student loans in England to be scrapped for 15 months - Mirror Call for home Covid tests for secondaries - Times Educational Supplement | TES ASCL comment on qualifications system announcement in Northern Ireland - ASCL Extreme caution needed before phased return of more pupils to schools - NASUWT NEU comment on Ofsted inspections delay - National Education Union Parents homeschooling their kids discover four schools could shut - Wales Online OfS chair pick will keep Tory whip but ‘uphold independence’ - Times Higher Education | THE Union condemns Liverpool’s ‘rank and yank’ science cuts plan - Times Higher Education | THE Gradual recovery expected for UK ELT - PIE News Coronavirus in Scotland: Youngest pupils to return to school in weeks as lockdown restrictions extended - Scotsman Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in schools and colleges: grant funding - DfE Independent student watchdog could keep Tory whip - BBC Ofsted inspections to be done remotely - Ofsted Ofsted: coronavirus (COVID-19) rolling update - Ofsted Providing apprenticeships during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - DfE Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March 2020 to 28 January 2021 - DfE Laptops and tablets progress data as of 2 February 2021 - DfE Schools likely to reopen in Scotland later this month says Nicola Sturgeon - Evening Standard Covid testing: DfE confirms arrangements for extra school funding - Schools Week Ventilation moved up the priority list, and 5 more updates to DfE Covid-19 guidance - Schools Week ‘Too slow’: More delays as lost learning expert group ‘refocused’ - Schools Week SEN school staff in Ipswich to receive vaccine - BBC How to help pupils with speech difficulty in lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid: Scottish schools to start phased return this month - BBC Whole of UK 'could be vaccinated by May' as Boris eyes school return - Mail Not all exams are cancelled: IGCSEs are going ahead, but is that fair? - Telegraph Scotland announces plans for return of primary schools from February 22 - Mirror Coronavirus in Scotland: Schools to begin re-opening from February 22 - Herald Scotland Tackling bias in the curriculum - Advance HE Making use of TRUST Talk - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF The Sutton Trust responds to Ofqual consultation on awarding grades - Sutton Trust Coronavirus in Scotland: Phased return to schools planned for end of February - Scotsman Vaccines, meetings in lockdown, and a rare upside of the pandemic! - Teacher Tapp In search of silence - UKEdChat Should we cap lockdown pupil numbers, heads ask DfE - Times Educational Supplement | TES Any ‘catch-up’ plans for education must focus on quality not quantity so our children and young people can thrive - ASCL Scotland: Pupils to start returning to schools from 22 February - Times Educational Supplement | TES Jab all teachers - it would take one day, says expert - Times Educational Supplement | TES UCU writes to Ministry of Justice to raise concerns about treatment of prison educators at Novus - UCU ASCL comment on school attendance statistics - ASCL Russell Group response to announcement of additional student hardship funding - Russell Group Degree apprenticeships: no commitment on 50% target - Times Educational Supplement | TES 30% fewer DfE laptops delivered last week as rollout slows - Schools Week Education minister rules out stats tool for exam grades - BBC Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8 - FE Week David Olusoga on the census: 'Some see it as a civic duty, and they're right' - Guardian Summer schools or repeat the whole year: how will our kids ever catch up? - Telegraph Laptops: DfE delivery rate drops every week this term - Times Educational Supplement | TES Should we divorce A levels from university admissions? - Times Educational Supplement | TES School attendance rises to 15%, highest level recorded this term - Schools Week Former Tory MP picked to lead universities’ watchdog will keep party whip in House of Lords - Independent Effects of a language-based reading intervention - Best Evidence in Brief The cost of preK - Best Evidence in Brief DfE expanding FE teacher recruitment programme with £3m tender - FE Week Using modified truancy notifications to parents to improve their child’s attendance - Best Evidence in Brief PHAST, a program for adolescent struggling readers - Best Evidence in Brief ‘Overwhelming’ response to Government’s proposals for GCSE and A-levels - Evening Standard Pause student loan interest amid Covid pandemic, university heads urge - Evening Standard Big drop in attendance adds to sector’s funding concerns - Nursery World School attendance rises to highest in national lockdown - Times Educational Supplement | TES Local authorities report £55m underspend on childcare places in lead up to pandemic - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Ofsted could go back into schools from 8 March - Times Educational Supplement | TES University students to receive share of £50m funding amid Covid disruption to teaching - City AM Children's Commissioner demands clear plan on vaccinating teachers, testing pupils and reopening classes - Mail Ofsted confirms remote inspections extended until March 8 - Schools Week How will Brexit impact EU schools' recruitment? - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Nowhere near' safe to open schools soon says expert - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ministers 'told to ramp up' school opening plans - Times Educational Supplement | TES Five ways to boost recruitment in far-flung destinations - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools in Scotland: Return of some school pupils set to be announced by Nicola Sturgeon - Scotsman Seven vice-chancellors call for student loan interest over 15 month Covid period - Mail Boris Johnson plans to reopen schools in March as PM ‘determined to get back on track’ - Express Fears of new pandemic 'digital divide' in Scots education - Scotsman Reset education to give our children a fighting chance - Express Boris pushes to reopen schools ‘as infections pass the peak’ - Metro Sadiq Khan plans taskforce to tackle digital divide - Mirror UK government announces £50m in funding for students facing financial hardships - PIE News Universities UK response to government announcement of additional student hardship funding - Universities UK The biggest problem facing UK universities? The lack of ‘friends beyond their borders’ - HEPI Silver linings: Lockdown legacies - BERA UCU responds to university student support announcement - UCU Profile: Rachel Hornsey, Headteacher, Sutton Courtenay Church of England primary school - Schools Week Williamson ‘must act now’ on 2022 GCSEs - Times Educational Supplement | TES Councils have millions in unspent early years funding, investigation reveals - Nursery World Colleges need to know about changes to DBS checks - FE Week Government announces £50 million to support students impacted by Covid-19 - DfE Attainment gap fears: Thousands of pupils left behind - Herald Scotland Scrap interest on student loans, say vice-chancellors - BBC Is a market the best way of supporting disabled students? - Wonkhe Why we need a career guidance guarantee to accompany the Skills for Jobs white paper - Wonkhe The device that can help save a child's mental health - Mail Reception kids ‘more likely to die from lightning strike than Covid’ as PM urged not to wait until March to open schools - The Sun Struggling uni students to get access to £50 million Covid-19 financial support fund - Mirror Boris Johnson pushes to reopen schools after 'being told by Chris Whitty that the current wave has been declining for a week' - Mail Extra £50 million for English hardship funds ‘a sticking plaster’ - Times Higher Education | THE Augar review’s ‘dumb’ failings spotlight policymaking flaws - Times Higher Education | THE English universities to get £50m for students in financial distress - Guardian Covid in Ireland: Special schools set to reopen within weeks - Times - New