Oxford University leads Europe for $1bn business start-ups
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/30/oxford-university-leads-europe-1bn-business-start-ups/
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Robots could help solve social care crisis, say academics
The crisis in care of the elderly might be partly solved by robots with a good bedside manner.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38770516
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Accounts Watch: Academy trust chief gets £85,000 severance pay-out
Chief reporter John Dickens launches our new weekly column with some of the most interesting findings from academy trust accounts for the 2015-16 financial year. An academy trust chief executive who resigned after a misconduct investigation received a payout of of more than £85,000. Denise Shepherd was suspended as chief executive of the Thinking Schools
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EFA paid £16m for £5m Hackney free school site
The government paid £16 million for a free school site that was later valued by the council as worth £5.3 million. The Education Funding Agency bought a former fire station in Hackney, north London, to house a new primary for 350 pupils run by the Hackney New School, based next door. It is believed the
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Could Kylie Minogue's surname change really give her more Sasse? | Gary Nunn
Just as Kylie’s impending nuptials signal the evolution of brand Minogue, celebrities from Elton John to Katy Perry have long believed a name can shape a destiny Why does former Australian health minister Sussan Ley have three Ss in her first name when two would suffice? And are the constituents of the New South Wales
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Government's secret £300,000 overseas teacher recruitment drive revealed
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/27/governments-secret-300000-overseas-teacher-recruitment-drive/
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Teaching apprenticeships: the new school direct?
Ministers are drawing up plans for an apprenticeship route into teaching that could replace current on-the-job training schemes, Schools Week has learned. Jonathan Slater (pictured), the Department for Education’s permanent secretary, told MPs on Monday that his department is creating a teaching apprenticeship to begin next year. Officials are considering how they can “tweak” existing
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No council cash for new free schools in Manchester
Manchester City Council is refusing to budget for three of the four free schools due to open in the city this September. From this year, councils have to pay for free schools from the moment they open, even if they are not established as a result of a “basic need” identified by local officials. Free
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Girl Power
Girl Power needs to start young – with storybooks – to challenge the assumption that boys are smarter, an education expert says.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38770936
Multi-academy trusts spend less on ‘back office’ but don’t pay teachers more … and 6 other EPI findings
Schools in multi-academy trusts spend less on “back office” costs and more on primary teaching staff, compared to standalone academies and local authority schools. Primary schools in multi-academy trusts spend £23 more on teaching staff per pupil than local authority schools, according to a new report from the Education Policy Institute. And secondary schools in MATs spend