News archive for 14th February 2022

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'Painful woke psychodrama' must be resisted, says Tory chairman - Telegraph Scotland: PE teacher accused of sleeping with 18-year-old pupil at Premier Inn is struck off - Telegraph The end of 'Sir' and 'Miss'? Teachers told to drop gendered language - Telegraph Thousands of UK university staff strike over pension cuts - Guardian University strikes: Bosses 'underestimating' staff anger - Herald Scotland University strikes: UCU reports ‘thousands’ join walkout but unis play down ‘low’ impact on students - i News Scotland: Glasgow teacher Melissa Tweedie banned after showing ‘limited remorse’ over pupil sex claims - The Times Students support striking lecturers with cake and biscuits as unions cripple universities with 50,000-strong walkout - Mail Nine in 10 teachers say their job has made mental health worse - Scotsman Scotland: Teacher accused of having sex with pupil in a hotel after prom struck off - Express Top 7 reasons to study at college - Activate Learning British Council ELTons Awards go live for 2022 - British Council Five steps towards developing lifelong learners - Teacher Toolkit New £7 million fund to help UK HealthTech SMEs with regulation - UKRI Building the low-carbon supply chain to lead net zero revolution - UKRI Is this the key to tackling low literacy? - Times Educational Supplement | TES Just 1 in 5 primary teachers receive ongoing geography support - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nine in 10 teachers say their job has made mental health worse - Mail First aid in schools, early years and colleges - DfE Going Further and Higher report launch (video) - College of the Future Teachers angry about media portrayals during the pandemic - BPS | British Psychological Society Teacher welfare being treated as collateral damage - NASUWT Huge numbers of staff and students on picket lines across the UK - UCU Ofsted extends curriculum grace period to September 2022 - Schools Week Winners of the AoC Student of the Year Awards 2022 revealed - FE Week Fury as school bans meat and tells parents to pack vegetarian lunches - Express Is the class of 2022 angry about all the wrong things? - Telegraph Scotland: PE teacher, 22, who kissed and ‘had sex with pupil, 18,’ after prom is banned from teaching - The Sun University strikes: Will lectures be cancelled? - BBC How changes to TRA powers could impact teachers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Wales moves to scrap assessments for primary school children at the end of Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 - Wales Online Teachers among the worst hit by self-isolation - Times Educational Supplement | TES 9 in 10 teachers say job has ‘adversely impacted’ mental health - Times Educational Supplement | TES Nearly two-thirds of heads lack confidence in flagship tutoring programme - Mail Northern Ireland: Queen's and Ulster university staff start 10 days of strike action - BBC Union clashes with managers on turnout as USS strikes resume - Times Higher Education | THE Scotland: Primary leaders' body hits out at executive head plans - Times Educational Supplement | TES One in 25 teachers and social care workers self-isolating at end of January - Mail Ministers urged to use half-term to boost vaccine take-up among schoolchildren - Mail Scottish university staff strike in pensions dispute - BBC Matt Hancock contributing to SEND review over dyslexia screening - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Build the future: National Apprenticeship Week - FE Week Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries - Nursery World Why a clear school vision empowers staff and students - Times Educational Supplement | TES Policy for Apprenticeship and Traineeship Employers demonstrating High-Risk Behaviours - Education & Skills Funding Agency New Student Futures Manifestos to help reverse the damage caused by the pandemic - UPP Foundation Linking skills and employability provision - survey deadline extended! - ERSA What will the British Sign Language Bill do for deaf students? - Advance HE Survey: Covid-19 ‘significant’ impact on wellbeing - PIE News College students praised for achievements in Student of the Year awards - AoC | Association of Colleges Moving from the military into FE leadership - Education & Training Foundation | ETF Blaming the system - UKEdChat MillionPlus comment on the final Student Futures Commission report - MillionPlus Ten days of strike action begins at UK universities - UCU What influences the geographical mobility behaviour of university graduates? - HEPI Better teacher habits for better student learning - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA Why we must #ProtectStudentChoice and retain BTEC qualifications - Sixth Form Colleges Assocation | SFCA Russell Group response to the Student Futures Commission final report - Russell Group When will our exam factory culture end? - SecEd Movers and Shakers: Edition 379 - FE Week School chaos as Omicron smacks schools with ‘double whammy’ impact on teacher shortages - Express Integrated education: Some NI schools warn parents over new bill - BBC Theory is being wrongly applied in classrooms - FE Week University lecturers launch 10-day strike as students fall behind on studies - Telegraph Make 2022 the year FE is unchained at last - FE Week Covid: Scotland 'should consider new-look school week' - Herald Scotland How is the cost of living crisis affecting teachers and schools? - Schools Week Research ethics need a new responsibility to teachers - Schools Week University staff walk out in row over pensions and pay - Wales Online Vice-chancellors urged to help solve pension dispute as staff strike at Scottish universities - Scotsman A vocational view on access and participation is needed from the regulator - Wonkhe The future isn’t what it used to be – it’s time for action to secure students’ futures post-pandemic - Wonkhe Spaces and places matter for student outcomes - Wonkhe Is educational gain the “dark matter” of student outcomes? - Wonkhe College students praised for achievements in AoC Student of the Year awards 2021/22 - FE News Nine in 10 students prefer in-person lectures, study finds - Mail UK university pension fund sets ‘staging post’ emissions goals - Financial Times Don’t stop listening to students when pandemic ends, v-cs told - Times Higher Education | THE Liberate teaching materials from paywalls, urges professor - Times Higher Education | THE Indian universities plan British outposts - The Times Jo Johnson: Indian universities could boost the British economy - The Times Scotland: SNP says global relations at risk if Curriculum for Excellence report published in full - The Times