‘It’s not about my school’: teacher’s TV drama depicts stress in class
Adam Simpson, head of English at a Cheshire school, explains how he combines full-time teaching with part-time writing“ONOMATO PO E.I.A. BOOM!, ONOMATO PO E.I.A. BOOM!” bellows a teacher to a classroom of unimpressed teenagers....
UK’s Prevent guidance to universities unlawful, court rules
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...
Are university campuses turning into mini smart cities?
Universities are experimenting with AI and big data to improve how students live and learn on campusThink of a university campus: it has its own roads, shops, residential areas, banks and transport links....
The Latest: Denver teachers get ready to walk out over pay
DENVER – The Latest on a possible strike by Denver teachers (all times local):4:15 p.m.Denver teachers are prepared to walk of the job for the first time in 25 years over an incentive-based pay system...
Award-winning teacher among staff needing charity to scrape by
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,...
Two state Steiner schools face possible closure or takeover
Schools in Bristol and Frome receive termination warning notices after being rated as inadequate by OfstedTwo Steiner state schools in the west of England face possible closure or takeover after the Department for Education said it...
Prevent scheme ‘fosters fear and censorship at universities’
Just Yorkshire’s report, citing interviews with Muslim students and academics, urges closure of anti-radicalisation programmeThe government’s anti-radicalisation scheme, Prevent, is instilling “fear, suspicion and censorship” on university campuses, an advocacy group has warned.In a...
Children to be taught dangers of female genital mutilation
Sex education shake-up in secondary schools means learning about grooming, forced marriage and domestic abuseThe dangers of female genital mutilation will be taught to all secondary school pupils in England from 2020 as part...
Virginia high school students pose with Confederate flags during ‘spirit week’
A rural Virginia school faced backlash this week after pictures emerged showing students posing on school grounds with Confederate battle flags during “Spirit Week.”The school district told parents in an email it would investigate, but did not apologize.The pictures, which were shared...
The advertising industry has a diversity problem – apprenticeships can help
It’s really important that our workforce reflects the kind of people that we’re advertising to, says Sue Frogley, UK chief executive of Publicis MediaIam always very transparent about the reason we started thinking...
