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Friday, May 17, 2024
Following the middle finger at legitimate demonstrators in a so called democracy and an explanation that suggested it is because she is human https://dorseteye.com/tory-minister-andrea-jenkyns-death-threats/ a teacher decided to take a closer look at the education minister's written statement and did not like what she found. No pursuit of excellence. Merely mediocrity...
Teachers' unions have reacted with dismay after the government published new COVID-19 guidelines for secondary schools last night - just days before millions of pupils in England are due to return to the classroom next week. One leader said there was a sense of "weary inevitability" about the plan, while...
We know what happened we were there. However, as soon as the corporate propagandists got their slimy claws on to it it became something distorted and ugly. Sadly it resembled many of the opinions of those who read their far right nonsense day in, day out. It is tragic but...
The Jewish Chronicle warns that the dismissal of Prof David Miller is ‘just the beginning’ The Israel lobby appears to be readying for a campaign to root out leftwing academics in the UK critical of Israel’s continuing oppression of the Palestinian people – echoing its efforts against the previous leader...
Turning schools in to academies has caused a lot of controversy. The obsession with results has turned some children in to 'robots' whilst mental health issues are spiralling amongst young people. Surely the point of formal education is to create rounded healthy young people who find the process of...
Work is progressing well to develop a new fit-for-purpose modern school building for Hillbourne Primary in Poole. As part of BCP Council’s plans to develop the site, a new two-storey building will be replacing the existing old school buildings on the site at Kitchener Crescent and is on schedule to...
With a plan to significantly alter the new Graduate Visa Route, British Home Office Secretary Suella Braverman, who has made headlines for her numerous immigration campaigns such as Stop the Boats, extended her whip in October 2022 to international students studying in the UK. Under Braverman's proposed review, the duration...
Sunak and the Tories want to abolish degrees in social science, arts, and humanities because they think these degrees are useless. The current Tory cabinet contains the following graduates: 6x History 4x Philosophy, Politics & Economics 1x Philosophy 1x Theology 3x English 1x Business Studies 1x Hospitality Management 5x No degree 3x Not specified 1x Chemistry There are a number of...
Racial injustice is "baked into our curriculum", a teacher who complained about a history textbook has said. Hannah Wilkinson, who mentors A-level pupils in Durham, objected to a question about Native Americans, which asked if their "treatment" had been "exaggerated". She stated it was "problematic" because the "starting premise" was an...
Dorset Council is delighted to be working with the Department for Education (DfE) on a new special free school for Weymouth & Portland. The new special school, which will be located at Osprey Quay on Portland, will aim to provide up to 75 places for children and young people aged...