May I have a word about… the not-so insightful language of academe

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When it comes to the mangling of English, political psychologists reign supremeMy beleaguered and battered Brexit brethren, I would like to bring you relief, but monumental language mangling offers little comfort on this...

Knife crime and school exclusions are symptoms of a wider malaise

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More and more children are being excluded, as the system gives up on young people – with dire consequencesIf a playground had a faulty swing that was regularly injuring children, what would be...

UK public pays high price for private schools

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The private school system allows the wealthiest to benefit at the expense of the majority, says Michael PykeIt is ridiculously inappropriate to compare “luxury homes, cars, exotic holidays” with the fees for private schools (Letters,...

UK’s Prevent guidance to universities unlawful, court rules

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Court of appeal finds Prevent guidelines on inviting controversial speakers violate freedom of speechThe government’s Prevent duty guidance to universities is unlawful and must be rewritten, judges have ruled after a successful judicial review...

Set the children free – show them the joy of reading for reading’s sake

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To slip the confines of reality for 15 or 20 minutes is a superpower too few of our schools are nurturingFor many young people today, books are only for school and exams –...

Universities need to promote more women to professor

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Women are still underrepresented in leadership positions in universities – this has to change“Science and everyday life cannot and should not be separated.” Those were the words uttered by pioneering British scientist Rosalind...

Girls just wanna do maths – and the women who help them

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Project aims to boost pupils’ confidence and tackle gender imbalance in Stem professions“I used to think boys were just better at maths,” said Linah. “But now, it’s like, we go to the same...

Birmingham school stops LGBT lessons after parents protest

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Hundreds of children withdrawn from Parkfield community school for dayA primary school that taught pupils about homosexuality as part of a programme to challenge homophobia has stopped the lessons after hundreds of children were...

Levels of distress and illness among students in UK ‘alarmingly high’

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Largest-ever mental health poll of universities ‘an urgent call to action’, say researchersA poll of almost 38,000 UK students suggests rates of psychological distress and illness are on the rise in universities, with “alarmingly high”...

Award-winning teacher among staff needing charity to scrape by

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Teacher poverty is now so acute that the Victorian charity helping them is running on its reservesIt was winning a national Teaching Award and getting a pay rise in recognition of her outstanding work that,...

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