News archive for 7th September 2021

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Schools should display the Queen’s portrait to teach woke warriors a lesson, say councillors - Telegraph GCSEs 2022: ASCL calls for return to 2019 results - Times Educational Supplement | TES Record numbers of UK students head for university - BBC Children aged 12 to get Covid vaccine in school buildings if it gets green light - Mirror Heads and teachers less confident on new Covid rules - Times Educational Supplement | TES Most secondary teachers want to keep masks in corridors - Times Educational Supplement | TES National insurance rise: Government to ‘compensate’ public sector employers - Schools Week Bedfordshire parents protest over special school places gap - BBC Significant disruption to school year still possible, warns education minister - Independent Stop being so fixated with Oxbridge, says Mary Beard - The Times ASCL wants next year’s grades pegged to pre-Covid standards - Schools Week Parents' consent will 'always be sought' before vaccinating kids against Covid if plans are approved - Mail Extreme views are widespread in classrooms in England - major new study finds - IOE London Blog More work needed to include children’s views in research - IOE London Blog Students say universities must learn from the pandemic to improve higher education - Jisc Despite barriers, most FE learners are positive about online learning - Jisc UK must develop position in Brazil, Indonesia, South Korea and Vietnam - PIE News Bristol v-c Hugh Brady picked as next Imperial president - Times Higher Education | THE Research mentoring efforts ‘undervalued’ in UK universities - Times Higher Education | THE Record number of school-leavers win UK university places - Times Higher Education | THE FE has the ambition and aspiration to improve equality and diversity, but change is slow - AoC | Association of Colleges Race equality e-learning at the University of Surrey - Advance HE Further education college leadership in a pandemic - Collab Group A slower clearing in 2021? - Wonkhe Record levels of young people accepted into university - UCAS Responsibility for exams - DfE Get school-to-school support from system leaders - DfE Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty - Nursery World A levels 2021: 'Few requests' for legal help on appeals - Times Educational Supplement | TES Classroom observation wisdom makes you teach better! - Teacher Toolkit Covid’s impact on young people’s post-18 plans and access to higher education outreach - CfEY | Centre for Education & Youth A new approach to look beyond academic learning - OECD GCSEs and A levels 2022: 5 things we learned today - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures - Nursery World Recovery premium: Government announces funding rates for schools - CYPN | Children & Young People Now London school to give students ‘socialisation’ lessons after Covid pandemic isolation - Evening Standard No half-term firebreak but last resort plans remain in place, says Government - Mail Edge publishes report to examine the impact of apprenticeship reforms on employer behaviour - Edge Foundation Should vaccines be mandatory for pupils? And other findings! - Teacher Tapp Councillors plan for Oldham schools to fly the Union Jack, display a portrait of the Queen and teach children the National Anthem - Mail Why it is important to upskill your maintenance workforce - Training Journal Has the Key Stage 4 disadvantage gap widened this year? - FFT Education Datalab Coronavirus: Northern Ireland Assembly recalled over school Covid absences - BBC No plans for firebreak lockdown in Wales in October, says Welsh Government - Wales Online Forget homeschooling - I’ve decided to 'worldschool' my children - Telegraph Scotland: Standardised tests defended despite OECD criticism - Times Educational Supplement | TES Numbered A-levels, inflation and plan B: 6 exams findings from today’s education committee - Schools Week Many schools in Wales will return almost to pre-pandemic normality in two weeks - Wales Online How to emotionally prepare children for the routine of school - Metro DfE planning for Covid vaccines in schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES School buildings in ‘best condition’ ever recorded - Times Educational Supplement | TES Vaccines for teens will take place in schools if approved, says minister - Schools Week Government rejects ‘firebreak’ autumn lockdown as Covid cases rise - The Times SEND changes in Wales: What do you need to know? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Children to get Covid vaccines in schools if approved for 12 to 15 year olds - Evening Standard How to talk to kids about extremism and conspiracy theories - HuffPost Ofqual: 2022 grading plans to be revealed next month - Times Educational Supplement | TES 2022 exams grading plan will be confirmed in October, says Ofqual - Schools Week GCSE and A-level 2022 exams grading plan will be confirmed in October, says Ofqual - FE Week Scotland: Lessons in resilience reinvent the classroom at Fairview - Herald Scotland Sturgeon's independence hopes crushed as NHS and education plans 'could easily backfire' - Express ASCL responds to UCL report on tackling extremism through the classroom - ASCL NEU comment on UCL study on tackling extremism - National Education Union Leadership during the pandemic: it comes back to community - HEPI Covid’s impact on young people’s post-18 plans and access to higher education outreach - CfEY | Centre for Education & Youth Extreme views and conspiracism rising among England’s pupils, research finds - Guardian Will Covid tests be carried out in schools? - Metro Could universities be guilty of “greenwashing”? - Wonkhe Why social workers are being embedded in schools - BBC Girlguiding warns of devastating fall in girls' happiness as online harms rise - Mail Scotland: Free childcare before and after school is confirmed - Times Educational Supplement | TES Teachers 'lack resources to tackle dangerous extremism' - Times Educational Supplement | TES 10:00 a.m. - Education Committee will hear evidence in its inquiry into summer results 2021 and arrangements for 2022 - Accountability Hearings Extremist views widespread in England's classrooms, say teachers - Mail Secondary school pupils to learn about blood, organ and stem cell donation - Mail Tesco: Let us use Apprenticeship Levy funds to teach workers to drive - Mail Cyber attacks in FE are escalating: how can institutions ensure their data and systems are secure? - FE News Young, black people have to work three times as hard (video) - BBC Racism, Islamophobia and conspiracy theories among extremist views witnessed in classrooms, study finds - Independent Fresh term of uncertainty begins with fears of resurgent pandemic - The Times Universities in big push for Covid vaccination - The Times Joanna Williams: Lecturers are talking themselves out of a job - The Times Coronavirus in Scotland: Fears over university return after surge in teenage cases - The Times Scotland: SNP and Greens ‘have U-turned on pledge to scrap primary pupil tests’ - The Times Scotland: Childcare for poorer families at heart of government plans - The Times Coronavirus in Ireland: Anger at shortfall in school air monitors - The Times Ireland: More Dublin student accommodation is set aside for tourists - The Times