2 HRS AGO - UCU union members at 14 more institutions vote for industrial action, taking total to 74Lecturers, librarians, technicians and other academic staff at 74 UK universities could walk out on strike this term after a series of re-ballots, as their dispute over pensions, pay and conditions continues.More than 40,000 staff at 60 universities went out on strike for eight days late last year in pursuit of their demands, with the threat of further industrial action in the new year. Continue reading... Collapse

3 HRS AGO - Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week, we reveal the UK's top apprentice employers - as rated by apprentices themselves Collapse

3 HRS AGO - Will higher starting salaries for NQTS mean cash-strapped schools hold back salaries higher up the scale? asks Dave Speck Collapse

4 HRS AGO - Research looked at 24 separate employment sectors and those working in teaching and education were the most conscientious when it came to feigning illness to a secure day off Collapse

4 HRS AGO - Access to knowledge has always been different for the advantaged and the disadvantaged. How can teachers change this, asks Michael Young Collapse

5 HRS AGO - Pete Roberts has battled with 'self-hatred' - but learned to see OCD and dyslexia as his 'superpowers' in the classroom Collapse

8 HRS AGO - Science teacher Ian Taylor explores how to use the Teach Like A Champion technique to improve feedback Collapse

9 HRS AGO - A master’s degree is a huge financial investment, but there are a range of options out there to fund your studyWhen Amy Booth realised that funding a master’s degree in the UK was beyond her, she decided to go much farther afield – Argentina, to be precise. She’s currently finishing the second year of a master’s in political and social theory at the University of Buenos Aires. “My family could have given me some financial support, but the fees alone would have been between £8,000 and £14,000 for this kind of master’s at UK universities, and I would have needed to pay the costs of living on top,” she says. By contrast, her master’s in Buenos Aires costs just £131 for her matriculation fee, and a monthly fee of around £60.Booth isn’t alone in finding it hard to fund her master’s. Although students can now access postgraduate loans that cover fees and living costs, universities are also hiking tuition fees. The most recent figures from the Complete University Guide’s annual survey shows Collapse

12 HRS AGO - Teachers should praise children, rather than punish them for being disruptive, to improve classroom behaviour, a study suggests.  Pupils are more likely to focus in class and concentrate on their Collapse