News archive for 5th April 2022

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100-year-old takes computer classes at local library - BBC Rishi Sunak and wife hand elite private school more than £100k in donations - Mirror Pupil absences from school for coronavirus-related reasons fall in a fortnight - Mail Covid-19: Government of Jersey looks at loss of learning - BBC Catholic Church ‘acted unlawfully’ in trying to impose executive team on school where gay author was banned - i News James Kirkup: After the disaster of lockdown, children are being failed again - The Times Halfon: DfE must tackle big differences in learning loss - Times Educational Supplement | TES Rishi Sunak and wife donate over £100,000 to Winchester college - Guardian Rishi Sunak and billionaire heiress wife donate more than £100,000 to top public school Winchester College - Mail Easter meal vouchers for some Isle of Man children as bills rise - BBC New partnership to improve education in Liverpool - Ambition Institute Report: Learning recovery in Yorkshire and the Humber - NFER Yorkshire and Humber schools are supporting learning recovery, following Covid-19 challenges - NFER Has education-related stress increased among GCSE and A-level students since the introduction of linear assessments? - BERA What did you think about the policies announced in the White Paper? This, and how long teachers are marking each week… - Teacher Tapp Ofsted Parent View: toolkit for schools - Ofsted Laptops, tablets and connectivity data as of 5 April 2022 - DfE Modern foreign languages curriculum design courses: apply now - DfE Attendance in education and early years settings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: 23 March 2020 to 31 March 2022 - DfE Nicola Dandridge’s presentation to the Association of Heads of University Administration - Office for Students Families can claim free school meal vouchers of up to £30 over Easter holiday break - Mirror ITT Market Review: excellent science teaching needs skills in overcoming misconceptions - IOE London Blog Department for Education white paper amplifies commitment to teacher professional development - Education Development Trust | EDT Enhancing the disabled student experience - DSC annual report published - Advance HE Talking chemistry when “working scientifically” - UKEdChat EPI responds to latest school attendance figures - EPI Scotland: Call for more teachers specialising in visual impairment - Times Educational Supplement | TES Bracknell students investigate a fake crime scene - Activate Learning Charles Darwin 'tree of life' notebooks returned to library 20 years after disappearing - Mirror Podcast: In conversation with Ed Balls - NAHT Researching China: How Germany tackles the issues - HEPI ASCL comment on school attendance figures - ASCL School teachers vote overwhelmingly for action over pay, workload and working practices - NASUWT Why we need to talk about fertility in higher education - Wonkhe What do heads of university administration do? - Wonkhe Update to UKRI fEC grant and training grant terms and conditions - UKRI Covid: Fewer children missing school because of virus - BBC Covid: Doubling in absence due to partial school closures - Times Educational Supplement | TES Schools dealing with ‘severe disruption’ due to Covid as almost 180,000 pupils absent - Evening Standard My pupils have been badly set back by the pandemic. ‘Catch-up’ lessons aren’t what they need - Guardian Pupil attendance falls again as Covid closures double - Schools Week Do you know what independent learning is? - SecEd The White Paper: A chance wasted - SecEd Universities must go hybrid to stay relevant, says Coursera CEO - Times Higher Education | THE Cost of living crisis bites for PhDs on ‘inadequate’ stipends - Times Higher Education | THE Stolen Darwin journals returned to Cambridge University library - Guardian Isle of Man teachers vote to strike in row over pay - BBC What the SEND review got right, could do better and the next steps - Schools Week What happened at ALRA? - Wonkhe Prisoners have no lessons for two years due to Covid, report says - Evening Standard Minister for Skills addresses Policy Exchange (transcript of speech) - DfE Family has seven children in different years at the same school - Mirror Interview: John Blake, Director for fair access and participation at the Office for Students - FE Week Interview: Steve Crocker, President, Association of Directors of Children’s Services - Schools Week Parents dread children growing out of clothes and school uniforms as crisis hits families - i News Scotland: Teachers needed amid surge in sight impaired pupils - Herald Scotland Scotland: Call for more teachers specialising in visual impairment - Times Educational Supplement | TES Covid: Young child development worrying, says Ofsted boss - BBC Scotland: Exam body SQA 'has army of spin doctors' - The Times UK politicians request visa scheme for Ukrainian students and academics - Guardian Ireland: Dublin councillors question need for ‘luxury’ student housing in Santry - The Times