My father, Angus Ross, who has died aged 88, was a distinguished scholar of 18th-century English literature and a founding member, along with David Daiches, of the English department at Sussex University in the early 1960s. He also played a key role in the establishment of the university’s graduate school of arts and social studies […]
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The skills and apprenticeships minster has warned there is “clearly something wrong” with schools where “not enough” good careers advice is delivered as he launched the government’s ‘comprehensive careers strategy’. But Robert Halfon dismissed that funding was the sole issue, claiming instead it was due to the way a “school chooses to spend” their money.
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From operating theatre to lecture theatre: living with sickle cell anaemia is a constant balancing act Every student feels the pressure of assessments, deadlines and attending classes. But most don’t face the daily dilemma that I do living with sickle cell anaemia: do I settle for lower grades because the hard work needed to achieve
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Many people have written many thousands of words about the difference between knowledge and understanding, but I think Richard Feynman nails it here: You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about the bird… So let’s look at the
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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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