Lockdown: Maths was hardest to teach, say most parents
3 HRS AGO - And 59 per cent of parents believe homeschooling highlighted their own lack of confidence with Expand
3 HRS AGO - And 59 per cent of parents believe homeschooling highlighted their own lack of confidence with numbers Collapse
Need to know: The Skills and Post-16 Education Bill
3 HRS AGO - The government's bill for reforming the FE sector has been published - and here is what it says on Expand
3 HRS AGO - The government's bill for reforming the FE sector has been published - and here is what it says on intervention, funding, and the role of employers Collapse
Give struggling pupils four years to retake GCSEs, says catch-up tsar
8 HRS AGO - Sir Kevan Collins urges rethink on maths and English resits and calls for exams to be moved Expand
8 HRS AGO - Sir Kevan Collins urges rethink on maths and English resits and calls for exams to be moved onlinePupils who struggle to achieve a pass at GCSE maths and English and are then forced to resit when they fail should be given four years to complete their course rather than the standard two to give them a better chance of success, according to the government’s catch-up tsar.Sir Kevan Collins, who is leading the Westminster government’s education recovery efforts to make up for lost learning during Covid, added his voice to calls for a rethink on GCSEs post-pandemic. Continue reading... Collapse
Need to know: relaxation of Scottish Covid rules
9 HRS AGO - In-person transition visits are permitted from June for future P1 and S1 pupils
Lecturer registration: 400 FE staff sign up in pilot
10 HRS AGO - Around 4,000 lecturers in Scotland are due to start the registration process later this year, Expand
10 HRS AGO - Around 4,000 lecturers in Scotland are due to start the registration process later this year, according to the GTCS Collapse
Why Ofsted is wrong about TA support for SEND pupils
11 HRS AGO - Ofsted thinks teaching assistants should be given greater subject knowledge – which misses the Expand
11 HRS AGO - Ofsted thinks teaching assistants should be given greater subject knowledge – which misses the point, says Rob Webster Collapse
Schools 'need' plan to cope with new Covid variants
13 HRS AGO - Heads says the potential for education disruption from emerging Covid-19 virus threats is Expand
13 HRS AGO - Heads says the potential for education disruption from emerging Covid-19 virus threats is 'obvious' and needs tackling Collapse
School shares intensive revision plan for students
13 HRS AGO - The Glasgow school says it is taking 'a hot-housing approach' to getting students ready for Expand
13 HRS AGO - The Glasgow school says it is taking 'a hot-housing approach' to getting students ready for assessment Collapse
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PM's £10m 'stronger schools' plan questioned by heads
3 HRS AGO - No 10 says cash for 4 areas with lower than average numbers of pupils in good or outstanding Expand
3 HRS AGO - No 10 says cash for 4 areas with lower than average numbers of pupils in good or outstanding schools is to improve teaching quality Collapse
Labour: Conservatives' FE failings are hitting the NHS
4 HRS AGO - Government failings in further education have left key industries such as the health sector short Expand
4 HRS AGO - Government failings in further education have left key industries such as the health sector short of staff, warns Labour Collapse
Pimlico academy head resigns after race discrimination row
8 HRS AGO - Daniel Smith quits London secondary school where hundreds of students protested in MarchThe Expand
8 HRS AGO - Daniel Smith quits London secondary school where hundreds of students protested in MarchThe headteacher at Pimlico academy, the London secondary school at the centre of protests over allegations of race discrimination, has resigned.Daniel Smith announced that he had decided to step down on Tuesday afternoon. The resignation comes after hundreds of students at the school took part in a demonstration at the end of March over changes to the curriculum, uniform policy and the siting of a union flag outside the academy building. Continue reading... Collapse
GCSEs: Struggling students could get four years to pass
9 HRS AGO - Education recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins says some students could be given four years to Expand
9 HRS AGO - Education recovery commissioner Sir Kevan Collins says some students could be given four years to pass maths and English Collapse
Lecturer registration: 400 FE staff sign up in pilot
10 HRS AGO - Around 4,000 lecturers in Scotland are due to start the registration process later this year, Expand
10 HRS AGO - Around 4,000 lecturers in Scotland are due to start the registration process later this year, according to the GTCS Collapse
Left and right brain? Beware this education myth
11 HRS AGO - The mistaken belief that pupils are either left-brained or right-brained can be harmful in Expand
11 HRS AGO - The mistaken belief that pupils are either left-brained or right-brained can be harmful in teaching, says Jonathan Firth Collapse
Teachers and students boxed in by assessment rules
12 HRS AGO - The alternative assessment system brought in to replace exams is putting huge pressure on Expand
12 HRS AGO - The alternative assessment system brought in to replace exams is putting huge pressure on everyone, says this head Collapse
FE providers to face Covid security 'spot checks
13 HRS AGO - The Health and Safety Executive will check whether FE providers are following government guidance Expand
13 HRS AGO - The Health and Safety Executive will check whether FE providers are following government guidance to guard against Covid Collapse
School shares intensive revision plan for students
13 HRS AGO - The Glasgow school says it is taking 'a hot-housing approach' to getting students ready for Expand
13 HRS AGO - The Glasgow school says it is taking 'a hot-housing approach' to getting students ready for assessment Collapse
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Taskforce launched to attract skills investment
3 HRS AGO - The taskforce, commissioned by WorldSkills UK, will create a post-pandemic plan to attract inward Expand
3 HRS AGO - The taskforce, commissioned by WorldSkills UK, will create a post-pandemic plan to attract inward investment Collapse
Evidence shows ‘bias’ against boys in teacher assessments, exam regulator says
5 HRS AGO - Bias against disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs ‘common findings’, Expand
5 HRS AGO - Bias against disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs ‘common findings’, literature review says Collapse
Catch-up tsar: Extended school day should be compulsory
8 HRS AGO - The more voluntary things are, the less likely they're going to get to the hard-to-reach bits of Expand
8 HRS AGO - The more voluntary things are, the less likely they're going to get to the hard-to-reach bits of your community,' says Sir Kevan Collins Collapse
John Swinney moved out of education role
9 HRS AGO - New education secretary yet to be announced as Swinney takes on Covid recovery role
Sturgeon makes education promises after election as FM
10 HRS AGO - First minister made no mention of mounting concerns over SQA assessment in her priorities for the Expand
10 HRS AGO - First minister made no mention of mounting concerns over SQA assessment in her priorities for the first 100 days Collapse
GCSEs: Struggling pupils could get four years to pass
11 HRS AGO - Catch-up tsar says pupils could be given four years to take GCSEs
Letters and Sounds phonics 'not fit for purpose
13 HRS AGO - Government says 'Letters and Sounds' framework has never been a 'full' phonics programme
Keegan: We'll keep 'quality' level 2 apprenticeships
13 HRS AGO - The government wans to retain level 2 apprenticeships – but only quality ones, says skills Expand
13 HRS AGO - The government wans to retain level 2 apprenticeships – but only quality ones, says skills minister Gillian Keegan Collapse
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