Education

GCSE Text Book Pulled From Shelves After Outcry Over Caribbean 'Stereotyping'

Hodder Education has stopped selling copies of the book following allegations of racism.
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GCSE Text Book 'Stereotypes' Caribbean Families By Claiming That Dads Are 'Largely' Absent

Campaigners are calling it racist and divisive.
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Schools Closed For Up To A Month After False Widow Spider Infestation

Don't have nightmares...
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How Arms Companies Are Getting Into Classrooms - And Why They Must Be Stopped

There are always ethical questions to be asked about private companies working in classrooms. Those questions only become more serious when the companies in question sell weapons
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Teachers' Fear Of Being Called Racist Is Holding Back Black Kids, Says UK's 'Strictest Headmistress'

Katharine Birbalsingh said schools can behave “very differently” towards black children.
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'Straight Outta Funding': Thousands Of Headteachers March Against Cuts

"We’re not a militant bunch of people, we’re just here to say ‘enough is enough’."
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This School Is Making Kids Add Bicycle Number Plates To Make Sure They’re Cycling Safely

Members of the public can then identify the kids cycling dangerously.
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What It's Really Like To Homeschool Your Kids – By The Parents Actually Doing It

"I think home educated kids are better at socialising than other kids because they’re out and about talking to other people all the time."
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More Than 1 In 5 University Students No Longer Drink Alcohol

No more mid-week hangovers? 🍻
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More Than 90% Of Girls In UK Are Worried About Going To School On Their Period

And boys not being taught properly about periods isn't helping.
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