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By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on the Education Bill
Commenting on the Education Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Ofqual statistics on the perception of A-levels and GCSEs
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said
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By Save the Children
Save the Children responds to the Queen's Speech
Save the Children says it is 'vital' that the Government invests in nursery quality.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the Queen’s speech
The General Secretary of ATL Dr Mary Bousted reacts to the Queen's Speech
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Nicky Morgan’s pledge to build 500 new free schools in the next parliament
Commenting on the news that the Conservatives will push ahead with their plans to build a further 500 free schools over the coming five years
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By University of Exeter
University of Exeter scientists receive Epilepsy Research UK research grant
University of Exeter scientists have received grant worth almost 150,000 to fund their crucial research, which could revolutionise epilepsy is diagnosed.
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Education
By AQA
GCSE Maths update
As you may know, Ofqual has been carrying out some research into all the exam boards' sample exam papers for the new Maths GCSE and they released the findings of this research yesterday.
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By Home-Start
Ideal Queen's Speech: a Bill to ensure all children get the right start
The charity Home-Start reveals what they would like to see the Government say in next week's Queen's Speech.
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Education
By million+
University think-tank announces new Chair
Following its Annual Meeting on 14th May, the university think-tank million+ has announced that Professor Dave Phoenix, Vice-Chancellor of London South Bank University, will become Chair of million+ from the 2015-16 academic year.
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By NASUWT
Threats on coasting schools a smokescreen for continuing structural change
Commenting on the announcement by Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan that headteachers of so-called coasting schools will be sacked and will face the prospect of being forced to become academies, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK said:
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By Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP)
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals is backing Learning at Work Week with mentoring initiative
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) is backing Learning at Work Week with a bespoke mentoring scheme aimed at helping its apprentices learn more about the organisation.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan ‘must tackle teacher recruitment crisis’
A crisis in teacher recruitment is the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s greatest challenge, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has warned.
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Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Driverless vehicle crashes won’t stop increased autonomy in our vehicles
Google has revealed that its self-driving cars have been in 11 minor traffic accidents since it began experimenting with the technology six years ago.
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By AQA
AQA spices up GCSE Music with Sgt. Pepper
Fifty years after The Beatles started recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, students will begin studying the album as part of a refreshed Music GCSE from AQA.
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Education
By million+
million+ welcomes new BIS ministerial team
Following the election of a majority Conservative Government, the university think-tank million+ has welcomed the appointment of new Ministers in the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills where Jo Johnson MP, former Head of the Cabinet Office, has been appointed as Minister for Universities and Science.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL flags up priorities for Nicky Morgan and Sajid Javid
The crisis in teacher recruitment is the greatest problem facing Nicky Morgan as she retains her portfolio as Secretary of State for Education, says the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
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By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
AELP comments on General Election results
Association of Employment and Learning Providers CEO Stewart Segals comments on the election results, saying:
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By AQA
Oxford University Press and AQA join forces to offer international qualifications
Two leading education organisations announced today that they will join forces to help improve young people's education around the world by delivering a new suite of international GCSE and A-level qualifications.
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Education
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald and University Technical College Cambridge launch first engineering Challenge Project, UK
Mott MacDonald and University Technical College (UTC) Cambridge are challenging 60 Year 10 students to consider what is required in the planning of a major engineering project.
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By University of Exeter
Coastal light pollution disturbs marine animals, new study shows
Marine ecosystems can be changed by night-time artificial lighting according to new research published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.
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By University of Exeter
Politics explained: new guide for young voters
University of Exeter student Liz Atkins hopes to engage young voters on politics through a new online guide
Lord Bilimoria: Tories 'risking prosperity of UK' with international student crackdown Partner content
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By London Metropolitan University
Lord Bilimoria: Tories 'risking prosperity of UK' with international student crackdown
In a speech on international students at London Metropolitan University, crossbench peer Lord Bilimoria targets the Conservatives for risking the “future prosperity of our country” with their immigration policies.
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By NASUWT
Workers more at risk as a result of coalition’s trivialisation of health and safety
The NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, is marking Workers Memorial Day today (Tuesday) by highlighting the continuing concerns about the Coalition Governments approach to health and safety, in particular its failure to address the hidden killer in our schools-asbestos.
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By University of Exeter
Complex cognition shaped the Stone Age hand axe
New research has shown that the ability to make a Stone Age hand axe depends on complex cognitive control and memory. The recently published results knock another chip off theories that pre-historic hand axes are simple tools that dont involve complex functions of the brain made by ape-men just banging rocks together.