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Our Service Standards

Have you checked out our Service Standards at Thy English Academy, yet? Our teaching methods are based on inspiration, knowledge and creativity. Combined with passion for the subjects we teach as well as motivation for the development of children, we operate a successful tuition company that has your child’s well-being in its best interest. A …

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Mental wellbeing and choice of gender

8 in 10 transgender pupils have tried home themselves. This is the shocking statistics  recently released on the wellbeing of transgender pupils.  Although bullying against LGBT students has decreased in recent years, the impact on students’ well-being is still huge. Even more shocking is the fact that more than half of transgender students has attempted suicide …

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Department for Education as role model

The pay gap between women and men in the department for education as one of the smallest in the country. Currently, women only earn 5.9% less than men in the department for education, compared to a national average of more than 18%. Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Justine Greening said her department was …

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Crowdfunding for schools

After the all the cuts that have been affecting the school system in the past years, parents are desperate enough to turn to crowdfunding platforms to collect money for basic school needs. These include whiteboards and other standard inventory for classrooms. The National Audit office states that the education system is not protected from further …

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Education within the election campaigns

Education remains one of the most important topics for many families in the UK. Baring that in mind parties use the education topic to foster their campaigns. By promising to increase the budget spent on schools and teachers, politicians try to gain votes for their campaigns. Summed up, the Conservatives promise an increase of 4 billion pounds by …

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Catholic schools working with experts to combat homophobic bullying

The “Safe school” plan is compatible with the image of catholic schools – this is the message transmitted by the Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), the education arm of the Christian Brothers. EREA has stated that the children’s safety and wellbeing is most important to them, and this means a life without bullying and harassment. All students …

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Newham students goes to MIT

Tafsia Shikdar, daughter of a Bangladeshi migrant was awarded a scholarship to MIT, a top ten university worldwide. The girl went to school in Newham and lives in a normal flat with her father, an IT support worker, her mother, a school lunch time supervisor and her three brothers. However, the girl’s outstanding GCSE results …

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Scholarship funded by Beyoncé

In a world where tuition fees for all stages of education are constantly increasing a new form of funding has entered the market: scholarships sponsored by celebrities. The times where stars only donated their money to charities are over. Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Beyoné amongst many others have announced competition to win scholarships for school …

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6-year old girls aware of gender equality

A study, published in January has shown that children as young as the age of 6 years are aware of their perceived life chances. The study performed by The New York University showed that when girls reach the age of six they are already classifying themselves differently from their male classmates. The researchers asked five-year-olds …

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A scholarship literally changed my life

In a recent guardian article, Stephenie Jimenez tells the story of how a scholarship has changed her life. While she grew up in Queens, New York as a child of a migrant family, she did not go to a public school like all the other children in the Neighbourhoud but went to a Private school …

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