Cribsheet 08.07.11

If you turned to Cribsheet in a bid to get away from News of the World stories look away now. Move over Murdoch, the Fulwood Academy in Preston is standing by Rebekah Brooks in her darkest hour. In her spare time, when not toiling as a chief executive in Rupert's empire, Brooks is Fulwood Academy's school governor, and a jolly good one too, says chair of the the governors, David Goldie. Brooks has been a governor since 2009 and Goldie says she has done a fantastic job. The Lancashire Evening Post reported Goldie saying: "My understanding is Rebekah Brooks has said she had no knowledge of it, and her employer has supported her in that respect, and she believes the phone hacking is reprehensible. I believe in presumed innocence. I would not ask her to stand down and I have to say she has been a fantastic governor for the academy." Asked if he was worried the negative publicity around Ms Brooks was affecting the academy's reputation, he added: "I don't know that that's true. I shouldn't think many people will be concerned at this stage because I should think most people will assume innocence at this stage." Brooks has as longstanding invitation to present the prizes at the school's awards ceremony next Wednesday. Cribsheet is looking forward to reading all about the ceremony in next Thursday's edition of the Lancashire Evening Post. Education news from the Guardian University admissions study reveals extent of Oxbridge divide Datablog: How many pupils from your school go to Oxbridge? How one state school sends scores of students to Oxbridge every year Education news from around the web • The summer reading challenge folk have asked us to remind you that posters can be downloaded from their website, as well as lesson plans and ideas for activities to help you launch the challenge with plenty of fanfare. There, we did it. And we'll even throw in a link to their video on YouTube aswell. • How would you handle a large group of drunken students who were all dressed as chickens? Registrarism's day in the life of campus security is a hilarious read. • Meanwhile, at the Department of Education the highjinks are of a statistical nature, and they have really got Warwick Mansell's goat. First he tweeted a link the to this DofE press release pointing out its "crass misuse of statistics" . The he tweeted: ..Can you spot the flaw in Nick Gibb's logic? Few people with EBacc subjects are NEET/ Therefore increasing EBacc take-up will decrease NEET Which he said was: Embarrassing from a gov dept responsible for education, and therefore statistical education. He freely admits that: England's schools system uniquely stat-heavy. But basic errors of interpretation - correlation/causation confusion - v serious. On the Guardian's Higher Education Network Aaron Porter's First or Fail: Pearson and the University of Wales Tell the Guardian about your school's A-level and GCSE achievements The Guardian would like to highlight your pupils' GCSE and A-level success this summer. We are asking schools to respond to a few quick questions about their pupils' results as soon as you receive them - 17 August for A-levels and 24 August for GCSEs. Please take a note of the following web pages and return to them to fill in your results on those days: Tell us your GCSE results Tell us your A-level results We want to tell our readers how well your pupils have performed and are looking forward to mapping the success of young people across the country. On Guardian Teacher Network For teachers wanting to explain the drought and food crisis in East Africa, the Guardian Teacher Network has a powerful KS2,3,4 PowerPoint exploring the East Africa drought and food crisis made by the Action Aid team. The PowerPoint contains case studies of people living in drought-affected Kenya, links to a live video blog and suggestions for how schools can help. Education seminars from Guardian Professional Making the most of media opportunities to enhance your school's profile Whether it's sharing good news or handling a crisis, headteachers and school management teams need to be able to handle the media in all of its forms. This one-day seminar in association with the NAHT is essential for new and aspiring heads as well as established school leaders who wish to update their knowledge. It includes a session on social media. 20 September, London. 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