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‘It Hasn’t Been Easy Being A Tory In Education’: Meet The Teachers Standing For Election
Mark Lehain, who is 41 and a Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate (PPC) for Newcastle-upon-Tyne North, reflects on the challenges of being a Tory in education over the past few years. As a former maths teacher, Lehain is a torchbearer for …
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British Studies, The Latest Import From The US?
In recent weeks, Philippa Levine, a British historian and co-director of the British Studies program at the University of Texas, has been besieged with requests from American journalists seeking her insights into the recent royal wedding. Levine has expressed her …
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Hungry Children Miss Out On Free Meals – And Struggling Schools Cannot Help
Headteachers are expressing their concern over the surge in numbers of children attending school without proper nourishment. This is happening due to a combination of factors, described by the professionals as a “perfect storm” of increased poverty, higher prices and …
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BBC Headteacher Tells Of Outpouring Of Sympathy After He Resigned On TV
James Pope, the star of BBC2’s documentary series, School, has admitted that he has not actually been watching it. He was worried about how he would come across and was concerned that people would view him negatively despite the four …
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Half Of Primary School Children Unable To Swim Length Of A Pool
Recent research has revealed that almost half of primary school children, aged between 7 and 11, are unable to swim 25 metres without assistance. Despite swimming being a requirement on the national curriculum, over 1,000 primary schools elected not to …
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Fast-track To The Classroom
The rallying cry "education, education, education" of New Labour has evolved from being a mere manifesto soundbite into a mission-critical test for the current government. The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is relaunching its campaign to enhance teacher training, …
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Eton: Why The Old Boys’ Network Still Flourishes
The Porter’s Lodge at Eton, an unassuming but refined room that protects the entrance to one of the world’s most reputable academic institutions, holds a recent copy of the Week magazine amongst two chairs reserved for visitors. On its front …
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David Lewis Obituary
David Lewis, an eminent botanist and pro-vice chancellor at the University of Sheffield, has passed away at the age of 85. His primary scientific domain was examining the relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and their plant counterparts. In addition to his …
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Universities Spending Millions On Marketing To Attract Students
As competition within the higher education sector intensifies, British universities are spending millions to market their courses to students. The Guardian conducted a freedom of information investigation, which found that lower and middle-ranking universities paid the most for marketing in …
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The Influence Of Jazz Musicians On The Civil Rights Movement
In the first two decades of the 20th Century, segregation by race was a common practice. In the 1940s racial segregation became a law. The Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution asserts that all people should have the same rights. However, …