Five teenage lassies have written to the Prime Minister urging him to keep single-sex toilets in schools to ensure female pupils’ safety and dignity. In an open letter, the students, who are aged between 13 and 15, called on Rishi Sunak to attack the problem head-on when the Government issues its long-awaited transgender guidance toContinue reading “For Girls’ Safety, Students Call On Rishi Sunak To Keep Single-Sex Toilets In Schools”
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Let’s Forget About Bunsen Burners And Algebra
A poll shows, forget algebra or playing the recorder, most of us would prefer to have been taught real-world skills at school such as changing a car tyre or applying for a mortgage. More than half of those questioned said the skills they learnt in the classroom hadn’t helped them in later life. The fourContinue reading “Let’s Forget About Bunsen Burners And Algebra”
Teachers And Staff In A Rural Ohio School District Will Be Able To Arm Themselves With Guns
A school district in Ohio says it plans to try and respond to America’s wave of school shootings by taking advantage of a new law allowing trained teachers and staff to be armed. River Valley Local School District in Caledonia will permit its four facilities to have teachers armed after proper training, one of 23Continue reading “Teachers And Staff In A Rural Ohio School District Will Be Able To Arm Themselves With Guns”
School In Southend Says Pupils Can’t Touch Each Other Anymore
Southchurch High School, in Southchurch Boulevard, England sent a letter home to parents on January 9, notifying them of the changes to the school procedures. Within this, it included an update concerning the conduct expected by students at the school, which said pupils can no longer touch each other. The letter stated that students wereContinue reading “School In Southend Says Pupils Can’t Touch Each Other Anymore”
LifeSkills Colleges In Suffolk, Essex And Yorkshire In Administration
A specialist education provider for 16-18 year-olds has gone into administration, with pupils and parents being given one day’s notice of the colleges closing. But the Basildon training provider administration sparked demonstrations Friday 14th October 2022. LifeSkills did have independent centres in Suffolk, Essex and Yorkshire that provided learning for those who weren’t engaged byContinue reading “LifeSkills Colleges In Suffolk, Essex And Yorkshire In Administration”
Students Receive Trigger Warning Over N-Word Use In Huckleberry Finn
A leading university has put a trigger alert on Mark Twain’s classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The 1884 book, a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, tells the story of a river journey by young Huck Fin and his companion Jim, a black man fleeing slavery. It’s been held up by academics asContinue reading “Students Receive Trigger Warning Over N-Word Use In Huckleberry Finn”
University Chiefs Ban Students And Academics From Using Terms Such As ‘Mankind’, ‘Millennials’, And ‘Manpower’
The Universities of Bristol and Nottingham have reportedly banned words like ‘mankind’ and ‘millennial’ to avoid causing offence, while terms such as ‘manpower’ are to be replaced with ‘workforce’. Woke chiefs at the Russell Group schools fear that everyday expressions contribute to stigmas and can have negative associations it was reported by a newspaper outlet.Continue reading “University Chiefs Ban Students And Academics From Using Terms Such As ‘Mankind’, ‘Millennials’, And ‘Manpower’”
Health And Safety Concerns Force School Closure
A school has been closed over health and safety concerns after a schoolboy lost his finger running from his oppressors, and well-wishers raise more than £94,000 to help his recovery. Education chiefs closed the campus after Raheem Bailey, 11, had six hours of surgery on his injured hand when he attempted to escape his oppressors,Continue reading “Health And Safety Concerns Force School Closure”
Students Are Forced To Eat Their Lunch Outside In Freezing Temperatures At School
Fuming parents have branded a school disgusting after discovering their children are being asked to eat their lunch outdoors in the freezing cold in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Bulwell Academy in Nottingham said the measure is part of its anti-COVID strategy and is designed to create more distance between pupils andContinue reading “Students Are Forced To Eat Their Lunch Outside In Freezing Temperatures At School”
White Poppies On Remembrance Day Cause Outrage
A university has come under attack for including white poppies in its Remembrance wreaths because veterans fear it will depreciate the red poppy as a representation of the fallen. Students and staff from Leicester University laid more than 50 poppy garlands across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland in recognition of the local people who made sacrificesContinue reading “White Poppies On Remembrance Day Cause Outrage”
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