Visibility and inclusion matter because they determine who gets to partake fully in society. It reduces erasure, strengthens belonging, and helps to disassemble systemic inequalities. However, visibility is more than just simply being seen. It’s about being recognised, understood, and accepted as part of the social geography. When groups are visible, they are more likelyContinue reading “The Importance Of Visibility And Inclusion”
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Farage Referred To As A ‘Toytown Trump’ By The “Marxist” Teachers’ Chief
Nigel Farage has exchanged blows with a ‘Marxist’ teachers’ leader whose trade union vowed to mobilise members to prevent him becoming Prime Minister – and dubbed him a ‘Toytown Trump’. Delegates at the annual conference of the National Education Union (NEU), which starts on Monday, will debate a motion calling for the trade union movement toContinue reading “Farage Referred To As A ‘Toytown Trump’ By The “Marxist” Teachers’ Chief”
There Is A Massive Project Underway In The UK To Build A New Town
A huge new town is set to be built – featuring 20,000 homes as well as hotels, shops and schools as part of efforts to tackle Britain’s housing problem. The Barking Riverside project in east London has been given the green light, including 4,000 new properties earmarked for affordable housing, with 50,000 people potentially housed acrossContinue reading “There Is A Massive Project Underway In The UK To Build A New Town”
TikTok Trend Alert: ‘School Wars’
Schools and parents across London are on red alert after it emerged that children were being enabled through a social media trend to film themselves violently attacking pupils from rival schools. Posters inspired by notorious LA street gangs, the Bloods and the Crips, featuring men in red and blue balaclavas detailing which schools fall under which ‘side’Continue reading “TikTok Trend Alert: ‘School Wars’”
Starmer’s Classroom Class War
Labour has been accused of taking its class warfare into schools with plans to means-test funding based on parental income, in a move that could punish hard-working families. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will publish a schools white paper aimed at revamping special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision and halving the attainment gap. A centralContinue reading “Starmer’s Classroom Class War”
Primary School Teachers Go On Strike
After students bit and kicked teachers and carried knives into the classroom, teachers at two elementary schools started going on strike. Staff at Lily Lane Primary School and Ravensfield Primary School in Manchester say they have been physically attacked, and some pupils are too scared to attend class. Teachers also say there have been instancesContinue reading “Primary School Teachers Go On Strike”
Home Office Funds Anti-Radicalisation Boyband
The Home Office secretly financed a boyband to tour Muslim areas of Britain and sing songs with anti-radicalisation themes, it has been announced. The British-American pop trio, known as ‘Mr Meanor’, visited schools across the north of England in 2016. Large portions of Iraq and Syria were under the authority of the Islamic State terror group atContinue reading “Home Office Funds Anti-Radicalisation Boyband”
Punch-ups Before Lessons
Without a doubt, the situation in our schools has gotten really bad. Teachers are leaving the profession en masse, as they battle impossible workloads, toxic work environments, a ‘broken’ Special Educational Needs System, and surges in pupil brutality. Earlier this year, the Teachers’ Union estimated there were 30,000 violent incidents involving a student attacking aContinue reading “Punch-ups Before Lessons”
Secrets Sent To China By Spies
The government published bombshell evidence in the aborted China spy case, demonstrating how a parliamentary aide allegedly passed on secrets to Beijing within hours. Detailed details on MPs, China-related government policies and the ‘inner workings of the British political system’ were said to be passed on by parliamentary researcher Chris Cash, 30, to his teacher friend Chris Berry, 33,Continue reading “Secrets Sent To China By Spies”
Capital May Become ‘Childless’ As Spiralling Costs, Poor Housing, And School Closures Drive Families Out
London could become a ‘childless city’ as pupil numbers fall, schools close and families move out due to spiralling costs of transport and housing, teachers claim. It is also claimed that declining birth rates and new-build apartments taking the place of family homes are contributing to the decline, which began before Brexit and COVID but hasContinue reading “Capital May Become ‘Childless’ As Spiralling Costs, Poor Housing, And School Closures Drive Families Out”
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