News archive for 29th November 2021

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Omicron: Face masks must be worn again in secondary schools and colleges, government says - Independent Head teachers warned against shutting schools early as experts say jabs will resist new mutant Covid Omicron - The Sun Teachers fear omicron will ‘rip through schools’ and could push learning online - Independent School catering staff shortage crisis hitting Welsh schools with one council advertising 50 jobs - Wales Online Bridget Phillipson appointed shadow education secretary - Schools Week Bridget Phillipson appointed shadow education secretary - FE Week All secondary school pupils in Wales to wear face masks in classrooms - Wales Online Omicron: Ofsted says inspections will ‘carry on as usual’ - Schools Week Ofsted: Inspections 'as usual' amid Omicron - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid Scotland: Pupils can ditch flimsy uniforms to stay warm in ventilated classrooms - Scotsman Decision on primary pupil jabs 'likely by Christmas' - Times Educational Supplement | TES School forced to close after 'significant' Covid outbreak affecting staff and students - Wales Online Essex primary school sends class home after omicron variant ‘household link’ - Telegraph School bubbles should return with whole classes sent home to keep kids safe against Covid strain Omicron - The Sun Scottish Borders Council probe into disgraced ex-special needs teacher is delayed - Scotsman UK home office grants record number of visas - PIE News Labour reshuffle: Bridget Phillipson replaces Kate Green as shadow education secretary - CYPN | Children & Young People Now November 2021 instructional coaching must-reads - TeachBoost NEU comment on Downing Street briefing on booster vaccines - National Education Union ASCL comment on second Covid vaccine dose for 12 to 15-year-olds - ASCL Open letter to Ofsted raises concern over claims of 'harrowing' and 'confusing' early years inspections - Nursery World Boost your brain waves! - Teacher Toolkit Ofsted finds ‘concerning number’ of sexual harassment allegations at apprenticeship provider - FE Week Leadership development through collaborative learning: Aurora at UHI - Advance HE UK qualifications recognised at Queen’s Awards - PIE News Children are facing a ‘double hit’ from pandemic - PoliticsHome EEF announces new addition to the Research Schools Network - Education Endowment Foundation | EEF Two new trustees join the ETF Board - Education & Training Foundation EdDevTrust welcomes new Behaviour Hubs Partner school cohort - Education Development Trust | EDT Schools may have to break up early for Christmas after surge in Covid cases - Express I do not expect sound effects - UKEdChat COP26: Key lessons for education professionals - Edge Foundation Changes to wearing face coverings on campus - Activate Learning Essex primary school pupils tested for Omicron variant - Independent Children and Families Minister questioned by Education Committee - UK Parliament National Leaders of Governance for further education: national leaders - DfE Race and ethnic disparities in higher education – diagnosis demands prescription of a cure - Office for Students Calls for students to be deployed as substitute teachers are misguided - NASUWT Vice chancellors misled over pension cuts by own employer body, new data shows - UCU All I want for Christmas is a consultation paper (or two) - HEPI Covid-19 update for members in England - Voice John Innes Centre director receives China’s top science award - UKRI Schools won't break up early for Christmas amid Omicron variant fears, Downing St says - The Sun Closing schools last possible option in fight against new Covid-19 variant - Mail Unions demand return of masks in classrooms - Mail Omicron: No masks in class, a DfE 'misstep' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools given less than 24 hours’ notice on Covid changes - Evening Standard Schools won’t all shut early for Christmas despite Covid variant as No 10 dismisses calls - Mirror Government not asking schools to cancel nativity plays, says health minister - Mail Zahawi: 'Very strong advice' for nativities to continue - Times Educational Supplement | TES Zahawi on school nativities: the show must go on - Schools Week Alistair Jarvis leaving Universities UK to become London PVC - Times Higher Education | THE Public trust in science soared in pandemic, says global survey - Times Higher Education | THE Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern - Nursery World Omicron: DfE ‘strongly advising’ mask wearing on English campuses - Times Higher Education | THE Data reveals government underspend of £2.3bn on tax-free childcare - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Don’t say cheese? Rethinking school photograph day - SecEd The Omicron threat: Stop this foot-dragging, penny-pinching muddle - SecEd Covid-19 Omicron variant: Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi rejects return of classroom ‘bubbles’ for schools - i News Omicron and Scottish schools: no changes to guidance - Times Educational Supplement | TES UK Covid Omicron variant case confirmed at primary school as testing for students begins - Mirror Pupils face 3 new Covid curbs from tomorrow amid fears schools may have to shut early over Omicron variant spread - The Sun Omicron: What schools need to know - Times Educational Supplement | TES Omicron case ‘linked’ to Essex primary school - Schools Week Movers and Shakers: Edition 371 - FE Week New rules on compulsory masks for secondary pupils and children who are contacts of omicron cases to isolate - Mail Storm Arwen: List of school closures due to the ongoing weather issues - Herald Scotland Trauma: NI teachers taught to spot children's fears - BBC Collaborating regionally to improve learning - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA Lessons from the pandemic: making the most of digital technologies - Universities UK Aim lower: Social mobility and higher education in the levelling up era - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA English universities risk breaking law over offer withdrawals, say ministers - Guardian Several schools close due to snow in Derbyshire - BBC Pandemic has fundamentally changed role of teachers, new surveys show - Jisc My apprenticeship is a lifesaver – but school never told me about it - FE Week Let’s have an education and skills commission to advise government - FE Week Universities plot to keep teaching online after ‘digital investments’ - Telegraph How can ‘mixing it up’ and confusing students be good for them? - Schools Week Chronic under-investment in school libraries is harming life chances - Schools Week Fixing the leaky pipeline of impact evidence in access and participation work - Wonkhe A national university led tutoring service could help to level up education - Wonkhe Higher education can learn from the school sector - Wonkhe Take a course and improve your skills — it may change your life - Financial Times Are universities the right vehicle for schools improvement? - Wonkhe Warning Omicron Covid variant will cause chaos in schools – as parents urge for kids to be exempt from isolation rules - The Sun Universities want traditional exams ditched for good and swapped for online versions in radical new move - Mail Most staff ‘feel lack of support for improving online teaching’ - Times Higher Education | THE New v-c seeks to give research a sporting chance at Loughborough - Times Higher Education | THE DfE: Become an iQTS pilot provider - UCET THE ‘Table of Tables’ 2022: London universities rise - Times Higher Education | THE Ukulele ousts the recorder as schools change their tune, Making Music 2021 report finds - The Times Universities claim shift to online education in pandemic has benefited students - The Times Scotland: Council refuses to quiz children on sex - The Times Scotland: Students warned of kidnap in classic book by Robert Louis Stevenson - The Times