News archive for 2nd March 2021

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Schools accused of 'blackmailing' parents into giving testing consent - Telegraph Question mark over Ofsted return next term 'and beyond' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Secondary schools ask for clarity from UK government on face masks - Guardian Scotland’s primary pupils to return to schools within a fortnight as Nicola Sturgeon suggests speeding up the easing of lockdown - Telegraph Schools reopen: Nicola Sturgeon accused of being driven by dates not data - Herald Scotland How does teachers’ emotional regulation relate to burnout and satisfaction? - Best Evidence in Brief Effect of professional development on science achievement - Best Evidence in Brief Academic-based vs aerobic-only movement breaks: Does the type of break matter for student achievement? - Best Evidence in Brief School inputs influencing student attendance: An experimental estimate - Best Evidence in Brief Assisting a gender-equal math learning journey - Best Evidence in Brief Schools tsar says England’s £1.7bn Covid catch-up package not enough - Guardian Covid generation will feel 'glad' to have lived through pandemic, says union boss - Telegraph Guide to spotting far-right extremism sent to schools in England and Wales - Guardian Scotland: 4 reasons schools update was 'baffling and concerning' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Budget 2021: Why we need to move to skills accounts - Times Educational Supplement | TES Budget 2021: Why we need to look at fee loans - Times Educational Supplement | TES Coronavirus: Early years sector faces predicted losses of a quarter of a billion pounds this term - Nursery World Government’s own education recovery commissioner says Covid-19 catch-up funding is “not sufficient” - PoliticsHome Nicola Sturgeon says Scotland lockdown easing could be accelerated as she lays out schools return - Scotsman Remote education and SEND - Ofsted Why no Ofsted inspections has led to open leadership - Times Educational Supplement | TES Education directors join calls for exam reform - Times Educational Supplement | TES Why can't we ask primary pupils to wear masks? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Catch-up: should we just start the year all over again? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Ministers give ‘high-risk’ science funder 10 years to prove worth - Times Higher Education | THE Dr Alex George couples up with UCAS to help students discover their futures - UCAS Ofsted inspections to be done remotely - Ofsted Remote and blended learning good practice: FE colleges - DfE Schools national funding formula: changes to sparsity factor - DfE Laptops and tablets progress data as of 2 March 2021 - DfE Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March 2020 to 25 February 2021 - DfE Higher education providers: coronavirus (COVID-19) - DfE Ofsted must not 'distract' teachers, MPs told - Times Educational Supplement | TES Primary school kids won't have to wear masks with only 11-year-old pupils and older told to cover faces - The Sun The government responds to the consultation on arrangements to rectify the age discrimination in public sector pension schemes in Northern Ireland - NAHT Pay award 'a step in the right direction' - NASUWT Significant safety measures not in place for full return - NASUWT When do schools go back in Scotland? Dates primary and secondary schools return following Nicola Sturgeon’s update - Scotsman Best Practice Network appointed a delivery partner in the rollout of teacher support programme - EYE | Early Years Educator Statement on First Minister’s COVID-19 update - Voice 'There are going to be a lot of appeals': what Year 11 students really think of the new GCSE plans - Telegraph All Scottish pupils to return to school after Easter, Sturgeon says - Guardian 'The GCSE's days are numbered,' says its founder - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupils need 'bold and ambitious' recovery plan, says tsar - BBC Covid catch-up strategy not ‘integrated’ enough, and 6 other things we learned at education committee - Schools Week Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme - Nursery World Schemes aim to close digital divide - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Childcare sector calls for Budget support over £250m funding loss - CYPN | Children & Young People Now School days could be extended to help children catch up from coronavirus chaos - Mirror All laptops issued for remote learning under warranty, minister says - Public Technology Early years ‘central’ to education recovery plan, catch-up tsar says - CYPN | Children & Young People Now No10 step in and tell schools not to order primary pupils to wear masks - Mirror Athena Swan in the context of Covid-19 at GRL - Advance HE Home testing kits for pupils risk being lucky dip, says academy chain boss - Evening Standard School catch-up tsar Kevan Collins: I’ll fight to help children recover after Covid - Evening Standard What are the most popular subject combinations at A-Level? - FFT Education Datalab A good compromise? Mass testing, face masks & views on the new GCSE and A-Level plan - Teacher Tapp ASCL comment on school attendance figures - ASCL ASCL sets out Budget priorities for education - ASCL Should primary schoolchildren be made to wear masks? - Guardian Coronavirus Scotland: Student poverty fears as foodbank use jumps - Herald Scotland Schools reopen: More pupils to return to class - Herald Scotland Schools reopen: All pupils to return full-time after Easter break - Herald Scotland Universities told to compensate students after Covid disruption - Independent Don't force primary pupils to wear masks, PM says - Times Educational Supplement | TES Pupils' return to schools: what Nicola Sturgeon said - Times Educational Supplement | TES Three things teachers need from Rishi Sunak's Budget - Times Educational Supplement | TES National funding formula: DfE proposes changes to ‘sparsity factor’ for small remote schools - Schools Week Laptops: DfE on track to meet distribution target as over 1.2 million devices now sent - Schools Week Data reveals huge variation in spring term school attendance across England - Schools Week Primary school pupils should not be told to wear masks, says No 10 - Evening Standard Government stops councils enforcing masks in English primary schools - Guardian Catch-up tsar won't 'walk away' from 'fight' with DfE - Times Educational Supplement | TES Laptops target to be met just as pupils return to class - Times Educational Supplement | TES 3 in 5 school staff oppose 8 March reopening plan - Times Educational Supplement | TES Sadiq Khan's 25-year plan for London skills revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lockdown: Number of teachers and pupils in school rises - Times Educational Supplement | TES School attendance rises to over 18% after half term - Schools Week GCSEs 2021: What should we teach our exam cohorts now? - Times Educational Supplement | TES The Mask Anarchist: coming soon, to a school near you - Times Educational Supplement | TES Interview - Anne Longfield - Nursery World Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling - Nursery World PM's education catch up tsar suggests school day could still be extended - Mail Pupil voice: Collaboration with pupils can no longer be optional - SecEd Not 'appropriate' to strike over 8 March, says NEU boss - Times Educational Supplement | TES Catch-up funding not 'sufficient', says DfE tsar - Times Educational Supplement | TES School days extended and summer holidays may be cut for years under long-term Covid plan - Express Schools are safe as just 1.2% of pupils test positive for Covid with face masks driving cases down - The Sun How Covid testing for pupils and staff will work when older learners go back - Wales Online Escape from the lockdown with the AELP Spring Conference 2021 - FE Week Young adults addicted to smartphones 'losing sleep and neglecting areas of life' - Mirror Major policy issues facing higher education: a plea for nuance - HEPI Should all kids wear face masks at school? The pros and cons - HuffPost Profile: David Gallagher, Chief Executive, NCFE - FE Week Covid-19: Quarantine hotels 'unsafe' for returning pupils - BBC Budget 2021: Sunak to announce £520m scheme to provide training for SMEs - City AM Nearly four in 10 university students addicted to smartphones, study finds - Guardian Students’ practical concerns are piling up – is it too late to resolve them? - Wonkhe University admissions needs to shake off the tyranny of A levels - Wonkhe Peer review of teaching and the blended learning environment - Wonkhe Going cheap – anyone want to buy an honorary degree? - Wonkhe 9:30 a.m. - Education Committee to hear evidence in its inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on education and children’s services - Accountability Hearings Create 250,000 green apprenticeships to cut youth unemployment - charity - Mail 56 primary schools told by London council that pupils as young as 4 must wear masks against Government advice - The Sun University to pay out £5k for 'less valuable' experience - BBC UK urged to create green apprenticeships to help Covid recovery - Guardian Teaching intelligence: how to use chatbots to support student learning - Times Higher Education | THE Oxford study shaping free speech plans ‘could have been improved’ - Times Higher Education | THE University told to pay student £5,000 for less valuable educational experience - Mail Vaccine vindication: Teachers ‘at no greater risk’ of Covid than other workers of their age - Times - New Race to beat Brazil Covid-19 variant before schools open - Times - New All Scottish pupils could return to class in two weeks - Times - New A slap in the face? The English government's plans for initial teacher education - UCET