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Free ELT Reading Resources and Self-Study Lessons for English Language Students
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September 19, 2019 5:14 AM

Home Office 'rushed to penalise' students accused of cheating | UK news | The Guardian

Home Office 'rushed to penalise' students accused of cheating | UK news | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
A report from MPs concluded the department revoked visas before verifying evidence
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June 13, 2019 2:26 AM

‘It’s just ridiculous’: why a London school is seeking charity help | Education | The Guardian

‘It’s just ridiculous’: why a London school is seeking charity help | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Downshall primary is a success in a deprived community. But cuts to vital care services are taking a toll
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June 12, 2019 4:19 AM

As academics, should we worry about our conference carbon footprint? | Sophia Kier-Byfield | Education | The Guardian

As academics, should we worry about our conference carbon footprint? | Sophia Kier-Byfield | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
A recent international conference was an opportunity to network, but I feel guilty about the waste and emissions
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May 30, 2019 5:16 PM

Augar Review: Give colleges £1bn and freeze HE funding | Tes News

Augar Review: Give colleges £1bn and freeze HE funding | Tes News | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Post-18 education and funding review proposes major changes to address disparity between higher and further education
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May 24, 2019 4:34 AM

English test students may have been wrongly accused, says watchdog | UK news | The Guardian

English test students may have been wrongly accused, says watchdog | UK news | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Home Office ‘did not have the expertise’ to check data used to accuse students of cheating
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May 13, 2019 4:36 AM

Ofqual is killing off modern foreign language education | Letters | Education | The Guardian

Ofqual is killing off modern foreign language education | Letters | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Letter: Exams that are too difficult and unreliable grading are among the problems driving demoralised learners and teachers out of the subject, say 152 university language teachers
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May 11, 2019 4:35 PM

Modern language teaching ‘under threat from tough exams’ | Education | The Guardian

Modern language teaching ‘under threat from tough exams’ | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Academics say regulator is ‘killing’ subjects as GCSEs and A-levels are marked too harshly
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April 27, 2019 6:02 PM

The Government Is Planning To Make EU Students Pay Higher Tuition Fees To Study At English Universities

The Government Is Planning To Make EU Students Pay Higher Tuition Fees To Study At English Universities | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Exclusive: Home fee status and financial support for EU nationals will be withdrawn from 2021 in a new crackdown on foreign students by Theresa May.
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December 23, 2018 8:31 AM

I'm an EU academic with the right to stay after Brexit. Why do I feel bereft? | Education | The Guardian

I'm an EU academic with the right to stay after Brexit. Why do I feel bereft? | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
I grew up in West Germany and believed I would never return to strict borders in Europe – until I applied for UK leave to remain
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December 12, 2018 9:00 AM

Female scholars are marginalised on Wikipedia because it's written by men | Victoria Leonard | Education | The Guardian

Female scholars are marginalised on Wikipedia because it's written by men | Victoria Leonard | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
I’m writing Wikpedia entries about celebrated female scholars to make online spaces more inclusive
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October 15, 2018 5:54 AM

My university forced me into teaching training. It was all dry 'eduspeak' | Anonymous academic | Education | The Guardian

My university forced me into teaching training. It was all dry 'eduspeak' | Anonymous academic | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
I’d like to be a great lecturer, but I don’t think theory divorced from classroom context will make me one
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October 12, 2018 3:13 AM

Music disappearing from curriculum, schools survey shows | Education | The Guardian

Music disappearing from curriculum, schools survey shows | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Fewer schools in England offering subject at A-level and fewer pupils taking it at GCSE
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October 9, 2018 3:50 AM

It didn't start with Trump: how America came to undervalue teachers | Education | The Guardian

It didn't start with Trump: how America came to undervalue teachers | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
The 1983 report, A Nation at Risk, spoke of a school system in ‘the grip of a crisis’ – kicking off cycles of shortcomings for American schools
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June 28, 2019 4:23 AM

English language tests: MPs to hold inquiry into cheating row | UK news | The Guardian

English language tests: MPs to hold inquiry into cheating row | UK news | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Sajid Javid urged to make statement about students’ treatment and resolve issue
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June 12, 2019 2:27 PM

School asks BBC Children in Need to cover funding gap | Education | The Guardian

School asks BBC Children in Need to cover funding gap | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
East London primary seeks charity’s help with pastoral care after budget cuts
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May 31, 2019 4:45 AM

Give worse-off students £3,000 to stay in education, says report | Education | The Guardian

Give worse-off students £3,000 to stay in education, says report | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
In turnaround from Cameron’s scrapped maintenance grants, May says move ‘has not worked’
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May 29, 2019 5:01 PM

EU students will not face Brexit penalty next year | Education | The Guardian

EU students will not face Brexit penalty next year | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Tuition fees and student loans will be pegged in England at same level as for home students
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May 21, 2019 2:14 PM

‘I felt like a criminal’: the students waiting to be cleared of cheating at English | Education | The Guardian

‘I felt like a criminal’: the students waiting to be cleared of cheating at English | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Thousands studying in the UK lost their visas after test results were queried – but a report this week could bring resolution
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May 12, 2019 4:36 AM

Language exams: how hard are they and is there a crisis? | Education | The Guardian

Language exams: how hard are they and is there a crisis? | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Why modern language GCSEs are in decline and what the government is doing
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May 6, 2019 12:43 PM

Schools told to stop using exclusions to boost their results | Education | The Guardian

Schools told to stop using exclusions to boost their results | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Review will call for heads to be accountable for the exam records of children ‘off-rolled’
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December 29, 2018 8:46 AM

'Society has a duty to help poor students': university leaders on tuition fees | Education | The Guardian

'Society has a duty to help poor students': university leaders on tuition fees | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
The leader of the University of Chile and Northampton’s vice-chancellor debate whether students should pay to go to university
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December 21, 2018 2:27 AM

Are too many graduates getting good degrees?

Are too many graduates getting good degrees? | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
The Government wants to crackdown on the high number of students being awarded first class or 2.1 degrees by universities.
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November 23, 2018 2:25 AM

'Less than half' of tuition fees spent on teaching at English universities | Education | The Guardian

'Less than half' of tuition fees spent on teaching at English universities | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Large proportion of students’ £9k fees used to fund libraries and support services – report
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October 13, 2018 5:54 AM

Ofsted inspectors to stop using exam results as key mark of success | Education | The Guardian

Ofsted inspectors to stop using exam results as key mark of success | Education | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Watchdog chief outlines new inspection regime judging schools on ‘quality of education’
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October 10, 2018 3:50 AM

I reported harassment and was silenced – and I’m a senior academic | Athene Donald | Opinion | The Guardian

I reported harassment and was silenced – and I’m a senior academic | Athene Donald | Opinion | The Guardian | Reading Resources for ELT | Scoop.it
Universities must end the culture of tolerating bad behaviour and of valuing perpetrators more than their victims, says Prof Athene Donald
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