Cribsheet daily 12.11.10

There's still only one story today, and with more protests planned , students have made it clear they are in for the long haul. On 24 November widespread disruption is predicted with sit-ins, occupations and walkouts at universities and colleges. Michael Chessum, co-founder of the National Campaign Against the Cuts, and a sabbatical officer at University College London, talks of the feeling among students: "We went off script: the script that said a few thousand people would turn up, complain a bit, and go home; and the cuts would go through pretty much as planned. That has changed. Now students really feel they can stop this." This is only the tip of the iceberg, writes John Harris : What happened on Wednesday afternoon was not some meaningless rent-a-mob flare-up, nor an easily-ignored howl of indignation from some of society's more privileged citizens. It was an early sign of people growing anxious and restless, and what a government pledged to such drastic plans should increasingly expect. Michele Hanson wonders whether protests ever do any good . While a special guest appearance from her friend Fielding, stirs up debate. Here's the pick of today's Guardian student protests coverage No 10 hits out at lecturers who praised student protests at Tory HQ Spending cuts – the fightback begins Manchester sit-in demands to see university accounts Clive Stafford Smith: Fees damage fabric of society Police furious over Scotland Yard's failure to plan for student violence Crowd control: the officers in charge Protests less damaging than fee rises, say demonstrators Demonstrator 'should face attempted murder charge' Your comments on the student protests Student protest photo reflects Britain's Dionysian desire Gallery: Student photographs of the tuition fees demonstration Coverage in the rest of the media The BBC reports on how the power of social media was evident during the protests , meaning the most powerful images from the protest were broadcast online on sites such as Flickr and YouTube before they were shown on television. Reverberations have been felt far wider than the UK media. This is the New York Times front page yesterday , carrying – as so much of the media did – that protest picture. Other education news David Conn argues privately educated Michael Gove is scrapping a hugely successful strategy which transformed PE uptake in state schools. A report by thintank Civitas says permanent exclusion serves no useful purpose and should be abolished. While Anthony Seldon, master of Wellington College, says state schools should take tips from private sector . Competition Do you have a clever way of using technology to teach children at your school? Enter the Classroom Innovation awards by sending us a short video of what you can do. There is a primary and secondary category and each winner will get £7,500 of Asus computing kit. Find us on the Guardian website EducationGuardian.co.uk All today's EducationGuardian stories Follow us on Twitter and Facebook EducationGuardian on Twitter Judy Friedberg on Twitter Jeevan Vasagar on Twitter Jessica Shepherd on Twitter Claire Phipps on Twitter EducationGuardian on Facebook EducationGuardian resources The Guardian University Guide 2011 School league tables Postgrad tables The world's top 100 universities More education links on the Guardian Online learning and teaching resources from Learn Job vacancies in education More about Crib sheet Sign up to get Crib sheet as an email on Tuesdays To advertise in the Crib sheet email, contact Sunita Gordon on 0203 353 2447 or email [email protected]