News archive for 16th May 2021

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University tuition fees could fall from £9,250 to £7,500 a year but arts and humanities courses may disappear - Mail Gavin Williamson criticised for ‘galling’ comment on ‘dead-end’ university courses - Independent Universities are failing to tackle rape culture on campus, students say - Guardian Students in larger module groups ‘tend to get lower grades’ - Times Higher Education | THE Are £7,500 fees (and funding cuts) back on the table again? - Wonkhe Schools could be taken to court if they force children to wear face masks - Express Jeremy Clarkson reprimanded by teacher after discovering 'gang' of children on his farm - Express University World News: week ending 16 May 2021 - University World News Scotland: Call for inquiry into ‘botched’ school abuse case - Sunday Times University fees to fall — but arts degrees may suffer - Sunday Times Jonathan and Susie Seaton, co-founders of digital education publisher Twinkl - Sunday Times Education in Scotland is a national disgrace - Sunday Times Heads will be cautious on masks despite rules relaxing - Times Educational Supplement | TES Disquiet in UK schools as easing of mask restrictions in classrooms nears - Guardian Let’s embed education for sustainable development (ESD) in teaching and training - FE Week Exams declaration form must not put pressure on students, schools told - Schools Week Indian Covid variant: How can school spread be curbed? - Times Educational Supplement | TES 11 workload promises schools should make - Teacher Toolkit Podcast 113: Physical activity throughout your curriculum - Teacher Toolkit Schools are sanctioning the use of male names for girls without parental consent - Mail David Hume backs plans for new law to protect freedom of speech on campuses - Mail