News archive for 25th May 2021

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Today's school, education and teacher news: LIVE 25/5 - Times Educational Supplement | TES ‘It is a terrifying time to be a Jew on campus’: the rise of anti-Semitism in British universities - Telegraph Cambridge dons in open revolt over 'micro-aggressions' website - Telegraph 'Far too soon' to relax Covid safety in schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Cambridge college to offer free places for poorer students - Mail Has the FE sector changed since George Floyd's death? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Cambridge will offer £50,000 bursaries to poorest students - The Times SQA 2021 appeals process: the wait for details goes on - Times Educational Supplement | TES Number of pupils in class drops amid concerns about spread of Indian variant - Mail Cambridge college launches UK’s first full scholarship to rival top US universities - Telegraph Russell Group comment on new Research Collaboration Advice Team - Russell Group Latest school attendance data from Government - National Education Union Education Recovery - a blueprint for a stronger and fairer system for all - NAHT Coventry teachers strike over planned restructure - NASUWT Vital data on covid spread in schools must be released - NASUWT Education reform must be the priority for new Education Secretary - NASUWT Create Your Own Future: Igniting bright new career possibilities across the UK - Nesta Ofsted publishes research review on mathematics education - Ofsted Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: 23 March 2020 to 20 May 2021 - DfE Dedicated government team to protect researchers' work from hostile activity - GOV.UK Research review series: mathematics - Ofsted Developing a personalised learning solution for precarious workers - Nesta FE Heroes: 'I thrive on seeing students succeed' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 'Crisis not over' warning as pupil Covid tests plummet - Times Educational Supplement | TES Extending the school day needs flexibility, say heads - Times Educational Supplement | TES Supporting pupils through transitions – a trio of challenges - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Advance HE is committed to creating an anti-racist culture - Advance HE Research advisory team formed by UK government - PIE News DfE considers producing Queen’s platinum jubilee book for primary schools - Schools Week UK government team to advise universities on China research links - Times Higher Education | THE Paper vs. screen: What works best in children’s reading? - Best Evidence in Brief Year 11 leaving, rekenreks, and how consistent is your behaviour management?! - Teacher Tapp Prison education: 5 things we learned from today’s education committee hearing - FE Week ASCL comment on Week 21 school attendance statistics - ASCL ASCL comment on Ofsted’s review of maths - ASCL Podcast #01: Bouncing back from the pandemic – how can schools help? - GSA Mathematics research review – Ofsted publishes guide for a high-quality maths education - UKEdChat UK universities to be offered advice on national security threats - Financial Times Students face repaying university loans earlier and for longer in shake up - The Sun 8am-6pm school days: Where's the evidence it will work? - Times Educational Supplement | TES How schools can better tackle racism - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs: Calls for modular English and maths courses - Times Educational Supplement | TES GCSEs 2021: What are the National Reference Tests? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Seven Ofsted tips for ‘high-quality’ maths teaching - Times Educational Supplement | TES Free online deaf awareness course for teachers launched - IOE London Blog Council analysis reveals post-lockdown rise in pupil absence - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Hundreds of teachers claim to have seen pupils sexually abuse or harass classmates in school - Mail New global partnership helps education sector defend against cyber attacks - Jisc Police chief says porn is 'corrupting' teenagers and driving assaults - Express Speed read: Ofsted’s guide to a ‘high-quality’ maths curriculum - Schools Week How did kindergarten teachers’ self-efficacy lead to children’s social skills? - Best Evidence in Brief The transfer effects of a morphological intervention for students with limited vocabulary knowledge - Best Evidence in Brief Web-based teacher coaching develops rigorous mathematics instruction - Best Evidence in Brief GCSEs and A Levels: 4 in 5 appeals led to grade change - Times Educational Supplement | TES What does Engineering tell us about social mobility? - HEPI Geographies of elite higher education participation: An urban ‘escalator’ effect - BERA Profile: Daisy Cooper, deputy leader Liberal Democrats and education spokesperson - Schools Week Child mental illness now ‘more severe’ due to pandemic delays - Telegraph London South Bank University staff sound alarm over drop in courses - Guardian Profile: Larissa Kennedy, President, National Union of Students - FE Week Teacher training providers may face DfE cull - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid Scotland: Surge in Scots doing online degrees - Herald Scotland Heads above water: university swim tests in the pandemic - Wonkhe Student Futures Commission: students’ hopes beyond Covid-19 - Wonkhe New school abuse helpline receives more than 350 calls since April - Mail Teaching intelligence: how to provide effective feedback - Times Higher Education | THE UK students ‘want some teaching to stay online’ post-Covid - Times Higher Education | THE Communication ‘shambles’ over aid cuts ‘damages trust’ in UKRI - Times Higher Education | THE Teachers 'struggle to deal with classroom sexual abuse' - BBC 9:30 a.m. - Education Committee will hear evidence in its inquiry into prison education - Accountability Hearings Teachers want less homework, less marking and a different job - The Times Reform exam system for pupils’ sake, head of Association of School and College Leaders says - The Times Stress and confusion take toll on students - The Times School protest over Palestinian flag ‘slur’ - The Times Students face bigger loan repayments to aid public finances - The Times Boys ‘mimic George Floyd murder in attack on black pupil’ - The Times