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How is the RAAC crisis being managed — is it a ‘f****** good job’ at all?

NiladriSingh — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:26:09 +0000

In the early weeks of September before the start of the new school year, the UK government announced that school buildings containing RAAC would need to close or delay opening owing to a risk of collapse. But did the Prime Minister address this at the Conservatives conference in Manchester on 4th October? No.

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The Gendered Myth Of The ‘Left-Right Brain’

maisy_pallister — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:30:36 +0000

The left-right brain myth has cemented sexist divisions in education and consequently created a hierarchy of subjects. Let me explain.

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GCSE pass rates fall to pre-pandemic levels

Lucy Frewin — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:07:24 +0000

August 24th saw thousands of students across the UK collect their GCSE results as pass rates fell for a second year in a row.

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Re-learning How to Read for Leisure

Niamh Kelly — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 22:38:10 +0000

Reading for leisure is something I’ve always struggled with. From such a young age we go through literature lessons with a strict TBR list containing the ‘classics', which are really just a running stream of aged novels with authors writing, mostly, from a place of privileged whiteness.

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Study Space Recommendations

gracefoster — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:03:55 +0000

Looking for inspiration for different places to study? Get motivated with this list of different study spaces which can accommodate anyone’s learning style.

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University Staff To Go On Strike

gracefoster — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:03:14 +0000

University strikes are set to take place over three days in late November in the UK. 150 universities will be taking part in industrial action.

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OPINION: Period stigma – We don’t know our bodies

Emilie Williams — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:22:03 +0000

It wasn’t until I was 19 years old, whilst reading Maisie Hill’s novel Period Power, that I first heard that extremely painful periods should not be considered ‘normal’. I had spent so many years of my life believing that menstrual pain was an unavoidable part of womanhood and something I had to accept.

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Horn of Africa drought undermines access to education

alanya — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 14:06:01 +0000

Whilst officials gather to discuss how to provide aid to those suffering during the current drought in the Horn of Africa, the educations of millions of children are being threatened.

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The Importance of Libraries Remembrance Day

Evelyn Heis — Sat, 10 Sep 2022 16:45:28 +0000

The 11th of September is a day that commemorates libraries, one of the most integral institutions available for public use today. Though it is most commonly celebrated in the United States, Libraries Remembrance Day is a day that should be celebrated everywhere for it is a day that acknowledges the role of public libraries in social welfare.

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Praise and Prejudice on GCSE Results Day

evedaviess — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 18:16:16 +0000

The first GCSE students to sit exams for three years in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland received their results from 8:00 BST on Thursday 25 August.

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