News archive for 1st November 2021

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Climate change: New schools in Wales must be net zero from 2022 - BBC School days could be extended: Nadhim Zahawi looking at making all move towards six-and-a-half hours of lessons - Mail School day could be made longer as Tory minister promises to 'look at examples' - Mirror School closures ‘did not significantly reduce Covid spread’ - Telegraph Education secretary considers plans to extend school day in England - Independent School closures stopped vulnerable children accessing safeguarding, new data suggests - PoliticsHome Access, retention, attainment, progression – an integrative literature review - Advance HE Ransomware is our top cyber threat, say colleges and universities - Jisc The UK’s cultural assets help to make it first choice for Chinese students - British Council Have your say! Our 2021 stakeholder survey is now open - IfATE Developing digital citizens - UKEdChat Multiply your number confidence to help get on at work - National Numeracy ASCL Cymru comment on proposal for new Commission for Tertiary Education and Research - ASCL Will dropping entry tariff in league tables offer a route to levelling up? - HEPI New £2m project to turbo-charge careers education for disadvantaged young people in England - Careers & Enterprise Company Russell Group statement on net zero - Russell Group Research by leading universities is key to creating a sustainable future for our planet - Russell Group Tough questions should be at end of exam papers to avoid ‘demotivating’ students - Telegraph Curriculum resources to support service pupils - Teacher Toolkit Ofsted calls for stronger 'oversight' of large providers - EYE | Early Years Educator School days could get longer under plans being considered by Nadhim Zahawi - The Sun ‘Self-isolating’ headteacher spotted going on holiday by students while claiming to be at home in Covid scare - The Sun Head teachers predict Covid disruption for ‘foreseeable future’ because of 12 to 15 year-old vaccine ‘debacle’ - i News 'Self-isolating' teacher left red-faced as pupil takes picture of her in airport queue - Express The changes to 2022 GCSE and A-level exams, explained - Telegraph 'Self-isolating' headteacher, 52, 'skips school to go on holiday to Turkey - Mail Zahawi wants all schools to be open for 6.5 hours a day - Times Educational Supplement | TES Zahawi wants all schools to ‘move towards’ 6.5-hour day - Schools Week Ofqual seeks views on accessible assessments for students - Ofqual Hair is not “just hair” – what can be done about hair discrimination - CfEY | Centre for Education & Youth Cambridge University launches new Design degree to ‘merge the arts and science’ – and fight climate change - i News English exam boards may be asked to avoid ‘complex language’ - Guardian UK academics begin legal action to halt proposed cuts to pensions - Financial Times ‘Not a race’ for all schools to join MATs, says Herrington - Schools Week Avoid ‘complex language’ and stereotypes to make exams accessible, says draft guidance - FE Week MPs give Birbalsingh social mobility role green light - Schools Week 'Self-isolating' teacher spotted in airport queue by pupil who posted to Snapchat - Mirror Covid: Scale of regional learning loss is revealed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Lockdowns left thousands of children at risk of exploitation, new figures show - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Ofsted calls for stronger 'oversight' of large providers - Nursery World SEED: benefits of attending high-quality early years settings continue to age seven - Nursery World How well deployed are your teaching assistants? - SecEd Avoid ‘complex language’ and stereotypes to make exams accessible, says draft guidance - Schools Week Ofqual to consult on using simpler language in exams - Times Educational Supplement | TES University of Northampton: net zero carbon by 2030 - Universities UK The case against BTECs - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA Manifesto for Education for Environmental Sustainability (EfES) published by BERA Research Commission - BERA Woke up time! Unlawful teaching of ‘white privilege' rife in UK schools despite warnings - Express Faith schools: Government doesn’t know how many state schools select children on the basis of religion - i News Why are inclusive partnerships necessary for race and cultural equality? - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA Two-thirds of parents don’t look at Ofsted inspection reports when choosing a school, poll finds - i News University is popular, but the cost of living is a problem - Wonkhe University estates teams were some of the real heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic - Wonkhe For research and development there is a lot to celebrate in the spending review - Wonkhe Schools face calls to boost environmental teaching - Financial Times Call for Ofsted inspections to focus on climate change - Times Educational Supplement | TES Thousands of kids told to wear masks as they return to school today after half-term - The Sun Reduction in choice ‘would hit disadvantaged students hardest’ - Times Higher Education | THE Institute of Physics puts skills at centre of latest reinvention - Times Higher Education | THE Disadvantaged students could be worst hit by reduction in university courses - Mail Trans-row professor Kathleen Stock backed by minister Kemi Badenoch - The Times Scotland: School head in Covid isolation spotted taking a flight to Turkey - The Times Ireland: Children will be fine to go back to school after Covid break, says chief medical officer - The Times