http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/30/primary-school-encourages-students-wear-slippers-lessons-bid/
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We face a difficult choice: stay away in solidarity with Muslim colleagues banned from the US or be there to lend support to critical voices The inauguration of President Trump poses a challenge to liberals inside the US and beyond; a truth brought home only too vividly by the introduction of an executive order barring
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Just as Kylie’s impending nuptials signal the evolution of brand Minogue, celebrities from Elton John to Katy Perry have long believed a name can shape a destiny Why does former Australian health minister Sussan Ley have three Ss in her first name when two would suffice? And are the constituents of the New South Wales
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Elizabeth Howard, who has died aged 96, was one of those teachers who change lives. Not only did her English classes produce an above-average number of poets, actors and writers, they also engendered in many a lifelong love of theatre and literature. She was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the only child of Netta and John
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The government paid £16 million for a free school site that was later valued by the council as worth £5.3 million. The Education Funding Agency bought a former fire station in Hackney, north London, to house a new primary for 350 pupils run by the Hackney New School, based next door. It is believed the
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/30/detention-director-sought-bring-tough-love-classroom/
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Chief reporter John Dickens launches our new weekly column with some of the most interesting findings from academy trust accounts for the 2015-16 financial year. An academy trust chief executive who resigned after a misconduct investigation received a payout of of more than £85,000. Denise Shepherd was suspended as chief executive of the Thinking Schools
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/01/30/parents-could-criminalised-keeping-sick-children-school-father/
The crisis in care of the elderly might be partly solved by robots with a good bedside manner.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-38770516
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A former union activist and founder of the grassroots Labour Teachers website has been appointed as head of education at right-leaning think tank Policy Exchange. John Blake will leave his role as history consultant and leading practitioner at the Harris Federation to take on the new head of education and social reform position. He replaces Jonathan
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