News archive for 17th February 2022

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Scotland: Borders Council accused of teacher abuse report cover-up - BBC Storm Eunice: Schools across south west England to close - Schools Week Irish president criticises segregated education in Northern Ireland - BBC Higher education staff data UK: 2020 to 2021 - DfE MPs to examine educational challenges faced by children from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities - UK Parliament Delivery of air cleaning units until 11 February 2022 - DfE Coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce fund for schools - DfE Coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce fund for colleges - DfE How governments and universities can support 21st-century skill development - OECD Diversity, equity and inclusion research in environmental science - UKRI Classroom impartiality rules will curb pupils’ freedom of speech, warns union - Telegraph Increase in undergraduate applications to higher-tariff institutions - Russell Group Political impartiality in schools - National Education Union NOCN Group's commitment to the development of green skills - AoC | Association of Colleges Future proofing our approach to weighting - HESA Higher Education Staff Data 2020/21 - HESA Staff at Sheffield International College balloted for strike action over pay and working conditions - UCU Ministers to stop supply of free Covid tests to universities in England - Guardian Covid-19: NI post-primary pupils told to continue wearing face coverings - BBC Teacher ‘impartiality’ guidance changes nothing, it’s just fuel for the Government’s culture warriors - i News The boxing technique: Operationalising retrieval practice to improve learning - Learning Scientists UK: concerns around outcomes data collection - PIE News UK: UCAS applications forecast +10% from China and India - PIE News Trojan Horse Affair: podcast reignites questions about the place of religion in English and Welsh schools - The Conversation HESA and Jisc confirm merger exploration - Jisc Access to public play spaces ‘unfair and unequal’ new report finds - EYE | Early Years Educator TUC calls for ‘urgent cash boost’ for the childcare sector - EYE | Early Years Educator Schools closures: Where Storm Eunice is forcing closures in England and Wales due to risk to life - i News New scheme to boost physics teacher numbers - Times Educational Supplement | TES Race report delivers damning verdict on Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Guardian Covid guidance update: what Scottish schools need to know - Times Educational Supplement | TES Record number of Chinese students apply to study at UK universities - Evening Standard Get ready to apply for student finance - Student Loans Company DfE literacy blog 'a national embarrassment' - Times Educational Supplement | TES Students and teachers in England decry ‘virtually useless’ exam previews - Guardian Record number of UK pupils from poorer backgrounds apply to college - Express Kids Planet adds six more nurseries - Nursery World Political impartiality guidance: What schools need to know - Schools Week Department for Education announces major restructure - CYPN | Children & Young People Now Council failings left autistic teenager unsupported for three years, ombudsman finds - CYPN | Children & Young People Now The wokest schools in Britain: Critical race theory for nine-year-olds and bans on the 'sexist' phrase 'boys and girls' - Mail Admissions appeal changes: what you need to know - Times Educational Supplement | TES Fury as 'right on' headteacher's campaign to force feed pupils a meat-free diet hits GMB - Mail Teachers told to keep their political views out of the classroom under new guidance - Express Schools will be banned from promoting left-wing groups during lessons in government brainwashing crackdown - The Sun Report: What’s next for national security and research? - HEPI The Russell Group responds to new HEPI report, ‘What’s next for national security and research’? - HEPI ASCL comment on UCAS application figures - ASCL HESA and Jisc explore merger - HESA ASCL responds to government guidance on political impartiality in schools - ASCL Developing green skills - Training Journal Political impartiality in schools - DfE Extra support to safeguard political impartiality in schools - DfE Disadvantaged students show confidence in applications as they approach exams - UCAS UK universities and colleges see record applications from key international markets, as UCAS launches dedicated new platform - UCAS Protecting national security should be done in a targeted, risk-based way - Russell Group New report finds legislation to protect national security may prove ineffective if it does not become more targeted - HEPI Plan your relationships, sex and health curriculum - DfE A return to historic growth in UCAS applications - Wonkhe UCAS 2022 cycle January deadline - Wonkhe Assessment can have a big impact on graduate employability - Wonkhe Schools in England given guidance to avoid biased teaching - BBC Oak’s online quiz data could ‘help improve pupil outcomes’ - Times Educational Supplement | TES DfE guidance to ‘safeguard political neutrality’ in schools - Times Educational Supplement | TES England will start offering Covid jabs to all over-5s - Mail New rules for schools to ban woke teachers from 'left-wing brainwashing' pupils - Mail Teachers told to be ‘balanced’ in teaching about British Empire and not to back Black Lives Matter - i News Happiness course ‘protected’ student well-being during pandemic - Times Higher Education | THE Record numbers of school-leavers seek UK university places - Times Higher Education | THE Red tape warning for research projects over national security law - Times Higher Education | THE Rise in university applications from UK 18-year-olds, figures show - Guardian Guidance on political impartiality in English classrooms ‘confusing’ say teachers’ unions - Guardian Government rolls out ‘guidance’ on teaching racism in schools - Independent DfE: Physics for engineers’ ITT pilot programme - UCET Schools given 'impartiality guidance' on teaching of racism and British Empire - Mail Online classroom shows older pupils more likely to misunderstand lessons - Mail Record number of poorer pupils apply to university - Mail Tories ban teachers from 'promoting' Black Lives Matter in political bias crackdown - Mirror Scotland: SNP raises eyebrows as £90m campus treated as 'special case' - Express Chinese applicants outnumber Welsh at UK universities - The Times Scotland: SQA exam board ‘tried to save its skin by editing critical report’ - The Times Scotland: Parking levy at universities could force students to pay £500 a year - The Times Covid in Scotland: Vaccination drive for children aged 5 to 11 - The Times Scotland: Jeane Freeman lands university job - The Times Covid in Ireland: Only one in eight young children has had all vaccine doses - The Times Ireland: Leaving Cert grade inflation pushes students to look for courses in Britain - The Times University applications: Record number of UK students from poorest backgrounds apply - i News