News archive for 16th November 2021

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School inspections to be ramped up to give clearer picture of children’s education post-Covid - Telegraph Major Tim Peake's surprise visit to Welsh primary school (video) - BBC Cardiff University urged to act after student's exam suicide - BBC Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Stirling universities to strike in December over pay and pensions - Herald Scotland Lack of diversity on college boards revealed in new report alongside steps to improve diversity in governance - AoC | Association of Colleges Finalists chosen for AoC Student of the Year Awards 2021/22 - AoC | Association of Colleges Delay to BTEC defunding announced in first Commons Skills Bill reading - AoC | Association of Colleges University staff vote for three days of strikes in December - Financial Times Jisc partners with parliamentarians to end data poverty - Jisc It’s Football Shirt Friday this week! Help us raise money for Cancer Research UK - Activate Learning British Council announces ELTons 2021 winners - British Council Finalists announced for AoC Young Student of the Year Award - Edge Foundation Classroom displays – do you love them or loathe them? This, and more… - Teacher Tapp The school research lead – the evidence says it’s a good idea – should you do it? - UKEdChat ASCL comment on latest school attendance statistics - ASCL ASCL comment on accelerated Ofsted inspections - ASCL University staff to strike in December - BBC Universities to be hit with three days of strikes in December - UCU Reporting abuse on social media platform TikTok - NAHT FAB writes to the education secretary and MPs, welcoming rethink on qualifications reform - FAB | Federation of Awarding Bodies Rob Phillpotts named as incoming HESA Chief Executive - HESA NEU comment on school attendance data - National Education Union NEU comment on plans to accelerate Ofsted inspections for schools and further education - National Education Union Who might be England’s new free speech champion? - HEPI Survey of school leaders finds curriculum and assessment is no longer fit for purpose - Rethinking Assessment Music teachers are curriculum designers - BERA Researchers join forces with the public to investigate food safety - UKRI Nesta Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21 - Nesta DfE looking for degree-level practitioners for mentoring programme - EYE | Early Years Educator Investigation into University of Sussex - Office for Students UK universities and colleges face three days of strikes in December - Guardian University strikes: Students at 54 unis hit by three-day walkout in December in row over pensions and pay - i News Staff at 58 universities plan to strike for three days in December in dispute over pay - Mail £1.1m anti-bullying support for schools, after old scheme axed - Schools Week Bristol academy adopts diversity curriculum - BBC Ofsted inspections for all England's schools and colleges - BBC The secret to re-energizing PLCs - TeachBoost 24 things we learned from September’s OfS board papers - Wonkhe Increase in obesity rates among Reception pupils - Nursery World Ofsted to inspect all schools by 2025 to give parents up-to-date picture - Mail English regulator investigates Sussex over Kathleen Stock exit - Times Higher Education | THE Ofsted accelerates inspections for schools and further education providers - Ofsted Dr Jo Saxton speech at Federation of Awarding Bodies conference - Ofqual Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: 23 March 2020 to 11 November 2021 - DfE First college lecturer to teach black history all year round wins prestigious AoC President’s Award - AoC | Association of Colleges The over-hasty removal of most BTECs risks holding young people back from achieving the qualifications they need - FE News Most college boards missing black and Asian members, AoC finds - FE Week Heads condemn DfE move to accelerate Ofsted inspections - Times Educational Supplement | TES Three things schools need from the SEND review - Times Educational Supplement | TES Biggest rise yet in obesity among young children - The Times Number of pupils off school due to Covid-19 fell after October half-term - Mail Ofsted handed £24m to inspect all schools, colleges and providers by 2025 - FE Week One in four children clinically obese as rates see record increase in Covid pandemic - Mirror Covid school absences: Number of pupils missing classes in England falls 50% after half-term ‘circuit breaker’ - i News Covid absence halves after half term, but 130,000 pupils still off - Schools Week Ofsted to inspect all schools by 2025 after £24m funding boost - Schools Week Government announces recipients of final Tampon Tax Fund grants - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Ofsted gets more funding to inspect all schools by 2025 - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid absence down after 'circuit breaker' half term - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK union calls three-day strike next month over pay and pensions - Times Higher Education | THE Initial teacher education: inspections and outcomes as at 31 August 2021 - Ofsted COP26: What DfE's green plans could mean for schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES Labour: BTECs defunding delay ‘doesn’t go far enough’ - FE Week Health bosses given more leeway to bring back masks in school corridors - Schools Week Six more ITT providers downgraded under new Ofsted framework - Schools Week Covid: Suffolk schools' three-level protocol introduced - BBC FE: for everyone - FE Week Accountant's £250k fraud caused Devon school's closure - BBC Marcus Rashford tapped up for global school meals squad - Telegraph Addressing emerging complex challenges through collaborative approaches - Advance HE Interview: Tom Richmond, Director, EDSK think tank - Schools Week Interview: Tom Richmond, Director, EDSK think tank - FE Week GCSEs failing to prepare children for modern world, say private school heads - Telegraph Ulster University bucks trend with multi million pound hospitality school to beat post-Brexit skills shortage - i News Why schools should just say no to biometric systems - Schools Week GCSEs 2022: Top private schools say ‘narrow’ GCSE exams no longer fit for purpose - i News Finding a balance: Leadership in a time of chaos - Wonkhe Kindness in handling student complaints - Wonkhe Should the Office for Students obsess over outcomes? - Wonkhe More support for schools to tackle bullying - DfE 10:00 a.m. - Education Committee to examine the adequacy of children’s homes for children with SEND - Accountability Hearings Oxford University’s Covid jab becomes 'vaccine for the world' with 2billion doses - Mirror NFER: How racial equality can be improved in the teacher education workforce - UCET Poll shows that majority of education staff, parents and pupils support reform to GCSEs - Mail UK delays defunding of popular BTEC vocational qualifications - Financial Times Kickstart youth jobless plan helps 100,000 - BBC Review promised after post-92 PhDs ‘excluded’ from UK postdocs - Times Higher Education | THE Students tell Exeter to cut ties with Chinese university - The Times Severely obese pre-schoolers to be helped by new network of specialist weight-loss clinics - The Times Scotland: Opposition to early years’ school testing intensifies - The Times