A study published in Leeds has revealed that an unknown number of girls in the UK miss school once a month because they are unable to afford sanitary products. Other issues relating poverty to poor education are a lack of sufficient cloths or packed lunches. Hence, students from less wealthy economic backgrounds keep missing lessons […]
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More than 70% of students state that they have felt alone when they were sad and wanted to talk to someone. A lack of training in terms of the right reaction when students are seeking help of teachers is one reason for these numbers. Students spend 6 hours a day on average at school. Hence, they
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Welsh language minister and Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies states that the education system in Wales lacks adequate Welsh lessons. The aim of the Welsh education system is to ensure that there will always be speakers of the inherit language. The language is part of the Welsh identity and it is important to ensure children keep learning
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Ofsted has recently revealed that it seems like schools are trying to boost their statistics by simply removing students from the school who are expected to not achieve good enough results. This way the schools ensure to maintain their good reputation, however, the ethics of this procedure are questionable. Experts are speaking a word of
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Drop by at Thy English Academy’s market stall at the Mum2Mum Market Wanstead. The event is held on the 1st of April at the Wanstead United Reformed Church. There will be a special discount for work books and free trial passes as well as free assessments will be given away. Don’t miss these amazing offers! For
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In May, a new app, called “Smartify” will launch making it possible to scan paintings and other art work and get more information on the piece of art. While many museums already have apps, where visitors can find out more about the paintings in one gallery, smartly combines multiple museums. During the introduction phase, only
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Philip Hammonds demands that further 3.5 billion pounds are saved in this years budget. Cuts would be expected to affect the education budget for 16-19 year old as well as police education. However, as promised in 2015, the core education budget is secure. The announcement of additional cuts was necessary, since the chancellor will otherwise be
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While film and media awards are often talked about in the media, only rarely visual art prizes are mentioned. Nevertheless, there are multiple different prizes for all sorts of visual art out there. Since 1984, the Turner prize has been awarded to famous names like Grayson Perry or Wolfgang Tillmans. The Hepworth prize, on the
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Debden Park High School received an outstanding Ofsted report last week. The school is described as having a “culture of aspiration”. The headteacher, Helen Gascoyne, highlights exceptionality of the school and says the students have absolutely earned this. As a reward every student got a badge and the school organized a fun all day event
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Primeminister Theresa May criticized the further delay of a new education bill for Scotland at a conference last Friday. Ms Sturgeon fires back by stating that the bill needs to be carefully checked and revisited before it can pass. However, Ms May argues that the new bill is desperately needed since the standards have fallen
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