Cribsheet 15.11.11

Education stories from today's Guardian • Do academies have too many senior staff? Academies are stuffed with senior staff on large salaries. Wouldn't taxpayers' money be better spent on class teachers? • Many British schoolchildren are still not getting adequate sex and relationships education , say campaigners. Becoming a headteacher was once regarded as the pinnacle of an education career. No longer. Now young high-fliers can set their sights on becoming a school's executive principal, its executive director or even its chief executive. • Data has shown that free schools taking lower numbers of deprived pupils , which is at odds with the government's claim that free schools are empowering working-class families • Department of Education figures reveal that 124 Sure Start centres have closed since the coalition took power , undermining the prime minister's claim to be committed to reducing child poverty • Charlie Gilmour released from prison after four months . Son of Pink Floyd guitarist under curfew for 16 months after sentence for violent disorder during tuition fee protests Comment and blogs • Have you ever wondered what effect immoral thoughts have on your brain ? Debra Lieberman did too and now she's got the answer • The new tuition fee regime has spawned nothing but confusion, says Mike Baker – it's no wonder students are struggling to make their choices • Teachers linger on in Cumbria's empty school • Working for yourself is ever more appealing as jobs vanish, says Lucy Tobin, and online MBAs are adapting to take account of this • Should universities teach students how to network to help them succeed in the jobs market? • 90 lucky university staff got to test drive eco-friendly cars for 18 months Student journalism competition Guardian Education has teamed up with Ones to Watch media and is offering student journalists the chance to add a prestigious Guardian byline to their portfolio. The competition is open to all undergraduate or postgraduate students at UK universities. The winning article will be published on Mortarboard , the Guardian's well-respected education blog. To enter write a blog of no more than 600 words that answers the following question: With fees tripling to £9,000 a year at most universities, is it inevitable that the student will become a consumer? And submit it via this entry form by 5pm on 4 December. University Guide 2013 As we prepare the next Guardian University Guide, we invite universities and colleges to check that we are on the right track when it comes to matching subjects with cost centres and Jacs codes – the subject categories used by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa). Please enter your university's details via our dedicated website. On the Guardian Teacher Network The Guardian Teacher Network has collated a range of material for anti-bullying week. On the Guardian Higher Education Network Academic freedom: higher education reform and the threat to civil liberties. Will marketised higher education provide a haven for academics with outspoken and unpopular views, asks Malcolm McVicar On Guardian Careers Live Q&A Doing a Postgraduate degree: From combining study with work to how to fund your course, our experts will be answering all your questions about postgraduate degrees at lunchtime today, Tuesday 15 November from 1pm Innovation in Education conference How can we keep creativity alive in schools in an age of austerity and traditionalism? At this one-day event on Thursday for school leaders and policy-makers, to be chaired by Judy Friedberg, we'll discuss the implications of cuts and curriculum changes with speakers including Russell Hobby, Jim Knight, Graham Stuart, Mick Waters and David Puttnam. Latest info on the Innovation in Education page - and @InnovateEducate on Twitter. Education seminars from Guardian Professional The Guardian Teacher Network runs training sessions for teachers throughout the year in Yorkshire and London. Upcoming courses include: Protecting young people in a digital age Led by school digital safety experts, this one-day course will provide safeguarding policy and Ofsted criteria updates, as well as looking at social media and offering practical advice to help your school develop its digital safety policies. February 1, 2012 in London. February 8, 2012 in Yorkshire. • For a full list visit the Guardian Teacher Network The Guardian's education centre The Guardian runs a range of free workshops for primary and secondary children as well as adult learners . Students can become reporters and editors and will create their own newspaper. History workshops that draw upon the newspaper archive are also available, as well as science and environment lessons. 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