Educational news and research monthly bulletin

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1	Educational news and research monthly bulletin
2	March 2021
3	Main headlines
4	Educational phase	Title	Source	Summary	URL
5	All	Pupils need 'bold and ambitious' recovery plan, says tsar	BBC News	Children need a period of recovery that is "long-term and sustained and far-reaching", England's education recovery commissioner has told MPs. Sir Kevan Collins said the concept of "catching up" academically was only part of what was needed to help children recover in the coming months and he warned that disadvantaged pupils had been hit hardest of all.	https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-56251365
6	All	Covid catch-up strategy not ‘integrated’ enough, and 6 other things we learned at education committee	Schools Week	1. Government catch-up strategy not ‘integrated’ enough 2. Schools should use Covid premium to support ‘diagnostic assessment’ 3. ‘No trust’ for additional national test 4. Tutoring should become a ‘fixture and fitting’ 5. ‘Tutoring gaps could still exist’ 6. Ensuring school attendance could be more impactful 7. ‘Drive harder’ on opportunity areas	https://Schools Week.co.uk/covid-catch-up-strategy-not-integrated-enough-and-6-other-things-we-learned-at-education-committee/
7	EYFS	Changes to the early years foundation stage (EYFS) framework	DfE	Pre-reception early years providers can get the facts about the Sep '21 changes and what they mean here.	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-the-early-years-foundation-stage-eyfs-framework
8	Secondary/post 16	2021 assessment materials to be published online after Easter, DfE confirms	Schools Week	Additional assessment materials provided by exam boards to help teachers award grades this summer will be published online after the Easter holidays	https://Schools Week.co.uk/2021-assessment-materials-to-be-published-online-after-easter-dfe-confirms/
9	Secondary/post 16	Students will be able to look up exam board questions before tests, officials say	Independent	Students will be able look up exam board materials that could be used for their grading this year in advance online, officials have confirmed. The move has come under fire from school leaders and education experts, who have warned it could benefit more privileged students.	https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/exams-materials-online-alevels-gcses-2021-b1818886.html
10	Secondary/post 16	GCSEs and A-levels 2021: Exam board grading guidance published	Schools Week	The Joint Council for Qualifications has published its guidance for schools on grading for this summer’s GCSEs and A-levels. It provides information about the creation of the centre policy that needs to be submitted to exam boards, and how to determine grades. It also details the requirements for internal quality assurance procedures and how to submit students’ grades.	https://Schools Week.co.uk/gcses-and-a-levels-2021-exam-board-grading-guidance-published/
11	All	Full Ofsted inspections won’t return until September	FE Week	Full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the new academic year, with the watchdog instead looking at bringing in a “sensible and proportionate next step” as part of its phased return in the summer term.	https://feweek.co.uk/2021/03/17/full-ofsted-inspections-wont-return-until-september/
12	All	Amanda Spielman speech to ASCL (see above)	DfE	Full transcript of speech including plans for restart of full inspections	https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/amanda-spielmans-speech-at-the-ascl-annual-conference-2021
13	Secondary/post 16	Evaluation of the north east gatsby benchmarks pilot released	Gatsby Foundation	Results show that improving career guidance by using the Benchmarks can lead to better student outcomes, while also raising aspirations and increasing engagement with education.	https://www.gatsby.org.uk/education/latest/evaluation-of-the-north-east-gatsby-benchmark-pilot-released
14	All	International approaches to careers interventions: literature review	Gov.uk	International approaches to careers policy and robust causal and outcome evidence published since 2016 on the impact of careers interventions.	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-approaches-to-careers-interventions-literature-review
15	All	UPDATED: Early career framework reforms: overview	DfE	From September 2021, the government is funding an entitlement for all early career teachers in England to access high quality professional development at the start of their career. New teachers will now receive development support and training over 2 years instead of one, underpinned by the early career framework.	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-career-framework-reforms-overview
16	Wider headlines
17	Primary/secondary	Integrating evidence into mathematics teaching - Addressing Assessment	EEF	This new monthly series supports teachers and maths leads in implementing the evidence from the EEF’s Improving mathematics in Key Stages 2 and 3 guidance report. The first in the series of 7 focuses on assessment.	https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-blog-integrating-evidence-into-mathematics-teaching-part-1/
18	Primary/secondary	New EEF podcast: Setting pupils up for success in maths	EEF	Looking at best practice in Maths teaching from early years to making purposeful use of pupils' misconceptions	New EEF podcast: ‘Setting pupils up for success in maths’ \| News \| Education Endowment Foundation \| EEF
19	Post 16	New EPI study reveals the disadvantage gap in sixth forms and colleges	FE News	In the first ever study to measure the education ‘disadvantage gap’ amongst sixth form and college students, provisional findings show that across all qualification types, poorer students are the equivalent of three whole A level grades behind their better off peers.	https://www.fenews.co.uk/fevoices/64128-new-epi-study-reveals-the-disadvantage-gap-in-sixth-forms-and-colleges
20	Primary	Pupil Premium census change will wipe-out recovery funding for two-thirds of primary schools	Headteacher update	The £6,000 recovery premium being given to primary schools is set to be wiped out because of changes in how the Department for Education (DfE) calculates Pupil Premium eligibility.	https://www.headteacher-update.com/news/pupil-premium-census-change-will-wipe-out-recovery-funding-for-two-thirds-of-primary-schools-naht-october-january/235581/
21	Primary/Secondary	EEF expresses concern over changes to PP funding	Education Endowment Foundation	EEF responds to the NAHT survey on pupil premium funding	https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/eef-responds-to-the-naht-survey-on-pupil-premium-funding/
22	All	EEF blog: Early Career Framework – three key insights for school leaders to help support their newest teachers	EEF	Retaining teachers in the early part of their careers is an ongoing challenge for the school system. According to the latest workforce data, around a fifth of teachers entering the profession in 2017 had left it within two years.	EEF blog: Early Career Framework – three key insights for school leaders to help support their newest teachers \| News \| Education Endowment Foundation \| EEF
23	Primary	£22m from recovery premium to ‘accelerate’ numeracy and literacy progress	Schools Week	The government is planning to set up a National Tutoring Programme-style subsidised scheme to “accelerate” pupils’ progress in numeracy and literacy	https://Schools Week.co.uk/22m-from-recovery-premium-to-accelerate-numeracy-and-literacy-progress/
24	Primary/Secondary	Data reveals scale of National Tutoring Programme’s northern challenge	Schools Week	New data has revealed big variations in take-up of the government’s National Tutoring Programme across England, with schools in the south far more likely to have enrolled their pupils than those in the north.	https://Schools Week.co.uk/data-reveals-scale-of-national-tutoring-programmes-northern-challenge/
25	Post 16	FE podcast: Back to college, Covid testing and T levels	TES	Join Julia Belgutay and Kate Parker as they discuss the biggest stories in the past month in the world of FE	https://www.tes.com/news/fe-podcast-biggest-stories-march-colleges-reopening-covid-t-levels-apprenticeships
26	Secondary/post 16	New platform bids to help young people in pandemic-hit jobs market	Education Technology	Classof2020 is a free online platform offering students and graduates training and careers guidance from a number of big business names	https://edtechnology.co.uk/e-learning/new-platform-bids-to-help-young-people-in-pandemic-hit-jobs-market/
27	Primary/secondary	94% of primary school children and 89% of secondary school students in class as of Monday 15 March	DfE	Over seven million children were back in schools and colleges last week, as new data shows the full scale of national school returns.	https://www.gov.uk/government/news/millions-of-students-back-in-class
28	Secondary/post 16	DfE tells schools study leave ‘may not be applicable’	Schools Week	Schools are being given the freedom to choose whether or not to implement a period of independent study leave for Year 11 and 13 pupils after the May half-term. Updated schools guidance states that as schools will submit exam grades by June 18, work done after the May half-term will not contribute towards their grades - however, givernment is not changing legislation that governs compulsory schools age which remains the last Friday of June in the year that thye turn 16. Schools are strongly encouraged to pursue opportunities that maximise progression needs of students in this period	https://Schools Week.co.uk/dfe-tells-schools-study-leave-may-not-be-applicable/
29	Primary/secondary	Behaviour hubs Guidance	DfE	Behaviour hubs will enable schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) with exemplary behaviour cultures and practices to work with partner schools that want and need to improve behaviour in their school.	https://www.gov.uk/guidance/behaviour-hubs
30	All	Education recovery commissioner says focus should not be on ‘just more lessons’ for pupils	Independent	Sir Kevan Collins, who started the role last month, said it was important to make sure children are in the right emotional and physical state before launching into intensive learning.	https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/extra-lessons-catchup-covid-sir-kevan-collins-b1819168.html
31	Post 16	UK digital skills shortage risks Covid recovery as young people shun IT courses	Guardian	Britain’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is at threat from a looming digital skills crisis caused by a sharp fall in the number of young people taking IT courses, a report has said. A study by the Learning and Work Institute found less than half of UK employers believed new entrants to the workforce were arriving with the necessary advanced digital skillset	https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/21/uk-digital-skills-shortage-risks-covid-recovery-as-young-people-shun-it-courses
32	All	Future-gazing: how to adapt for job trends of tomorrow	Ed Technology	An insight into the ‘hot’ jobs of the future	https://edtechnology.co.uk/comments/future-gazing-how-to-adapt-for-job-trends-of-tomorrow/
33	Secondary/post 16	Mercedes host first STEM Academy talk in new schools partnership led by Hamilton and Wolff	F1TV	The Mulberry STEM Academy was launched last November, and is a partnership between Mercedes F1 team and the Mulberry Schools Trust which provides a specialised programme for young people who have talent, passion and aptitude in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) subjects, providing them with extracurricular learning and inspirational experiences through vocational training, study and masterclasses.	https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.mercedes-host-first-stem-academy-talk-in-new-schools-partnership-led-by.hm57p3nASpeztdUxRQWYF.html
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