The Springfield university in Tooting, London has changed its interior design. With the help of Morris Markowe League of Friends charity they put together a workshop were patients were invited to create art pieces with famous artists like Tim Shaw and Niamh White. The two curators have close connections to people with mental health issues and hence […]
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According to a recently published study, only 1% of the 970 participants rated education as being the most important issue in Britain. The most common answer, with 49% agreeing, on the other hand, was NHS. This was followed by Housing, Economy and Unemployment. The results are surprising considering that lately there has been a lot
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Last weekend, children’s books were exchanged across London. The project, first established by Discover, wants to encourage reading amongst children. The idea is that people whose books haven’t been read in years go out and swap them to books they are interested in. This way people gain access to more books. In particular, parents whose
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A recent study has revealed that art subject are not actually pushed out of the classroom. Despite claims that the English Baccalaureate favors scientific subjects, research has shown that as many students as 4 years ago are taking arts subjects at GCSE. Moreover, it has also been shown that those who take arts exams at
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Redbridge Council has decided that children with SEN (special educational needs) no longer will receive assistance on their way to school. The decision has been made at the last council meeting in Ilford. Due to budget cuts only the ones that are considered most in need will be brought from door to door. All other
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Children of Aldborough Primary School have taken the initiative. When children heard about their teachers collecting food for the Redbridge Food bank, they wanted to participate, too. As part of the Canadian Charity WE, the student leadership team started to ask their parents for food that they would not need at home. The food collected
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Since a mother has been injured in an accident on Sunset avenue after dropping off her daughter, the school has been fighting for more safety in front of their school gates. However, since the school itself is situated in the borough of Waltham Forest but the road is part of Redbridge, none of the authorities
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Bravo To Zero author Andy McNab is criticizing the education system. While in earlier days teachers paid attention to conveying the joy in reading to students there is no time for doing so left nowadays. By standardizing the education system and focusing on “box ticking” the teachers simply get no chance to stress the importance
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In 2014 the Glasgow School of Arts library burnt down. “Ash to Art” is a project aiming at raising money for the renovation of the Mackintosh library. Multiple famous artists, amongst which are Sir Antony Gormley, Anish Kapoor and Simon Starling, were sent burnt parts from the library which they were instructed to use to create new
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The newly introduced progress 8 GCSE league table looks at the best 8 grades in GCSE across the country. Redbridge schools were ranked 10th out of 150 schools across the UK. In particular, Woodford County High School scored 0.73 with 99% of pupils getting at least 5 A*s. The results can indeed be indicatory for the
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