Sorting out school education in Wales - it's time for radical change

2 hours ago | Click on Wales

My God there's a lot of stuff happening. The world is entering climate and ecological breakdown. Child poverty and homelessness are at endemic levels, and various other...
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Ethnic minorities in UK earn 10% less than white workers, Bank of England research shows

5 hours ago | The Independent

Removing effects of such attributes as education, location and kind of jobs ethnic groups choose still reveals wide and persistent pay gap
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What if Trump wins?

6 hours ago | Politico

U.S. President Donald Trump has a lot riding on 2020. If he loses, he won't just quietly resume his carefree snowbird lifestyle, albeit with millions of new Twitter followers...
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Cardboard boxes put on pupils' heads to stop cheating in exams at Indian school

9 hours ago | The Independent | 2 articles

'This is inhuman and a civilised society will never accept such an idea,' says local education board
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Meet The Principal: 'Pressure from parents via social media has grown', says Clare Bradley of Holy Cross College in Strabane

12 hours ago | Belfast telegraph

Holy Cross College head Clare Bradley on almost eradicating the Transfer Test process in Strabane, celebrating the achievements of all pupils, and how she nearly left the...
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Why don't more women in science win Nobel prizes?

22 hours ago | The Independent

The lack of women in Stem professions isn't due to cognitive ability but, moreover, can be attributed to educational policy, cultural context, stereotypes and a lack of...
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An Indian college apologized for asking students to wear cardboard boxes over their heads

1 day ago | Business Insider

A college in southwest India apologized after photos showing students wearing cardboard boxes over their heads during an exam went viral. The private Bhagat Pre-University...
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Cambridge harassment row fuels call to reform college system

1 day ago | The Guardian

Readmission of Dr Peter Hutchinson to Trinity Hall events a ‘slap in the face for survivors of sexual harassment' Cambridge academics are calling for the reform of the...
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Textile art inspired by vintage photographs of African Americans - in pictures

2 days ago | The Guardian

Since 2017, New Jersey artist Bisa Butler has been creating a “quilted fabric album”: large textile portraits drawn from old black-and-white photographs; her most recent series...
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Northern Ireland teachers back call for girls to receive education on periods

2 days ago | Belfast telegraph

Northern Ireland teachers are supporting a drive to implement "age appropriate menstrual well-being education" in schools.
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'Let the house decide - it would give the country a chance' Bone PULLS APART...

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Thai king strips 34-year-old royal consort of all titles for 'disloyalty'...

The Orionids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's how to see the shooting...

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BBC faces huge public legal fight as Radio4 presenter accuses broadcaster of...

BBC bosses are facing a fresh row over allegations of gender inequality as presenter Samira Ahmed hauls them to court claiming she has been paid less than her male colleagues. Read more ...

The violent cold open of HBO's 'Watchmen' is based on a real massacre, and...

HBO's new series "Watchmen" begins with a cold open showing the real historical event known as the Tulsa Race Massacre or the Tulsa Riot of 1921. Hundreds of black people were... Read more ...

Babysitter, 21, caught on nanny cam kicking five-month-old twins and...

McKenna Newell, 21, of West Valley City, will severe 30 days in jail and spend 36 months on probation after pleading guilty to a reduced count of child abuse, a court heard... Read more ...

10 things you need to know before the opening bell

Here is what you need to know. 1. The EU is preparing to delay Brexit until 2020 and British lawmakers are plotting to scupper Boris Johnson's deal. MPs are planning to push... Read more ...

Olivia Colman transforms into Queen Elizabeth II in the first trailer for...

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Sorting out school education in Wales - it's time for radical change