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Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

Forgotten Histories: why is only England’s past prioritised?

A crisis of identity? The concern over the lack of history of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland taught in the UK
Sometimes, we need to be allowed to fail

Sometimes, we need to be allowed to fail

Failure in education is still heavily criticised. But do we need to give ourselves a rest from such pressure and learn to accept our mistakes?
Live Review: Melanie Martinez at the O2 Apollo

Live Review: Melanie Martinez at the O2 Apollo

Theatre Editor Jay Darcy reviews Melanie Martinez’s K-12 Tour, a theatrical concert experience, at the O2 Apollo
Review: Education, Education, Education

Review: Education, Education, Education

Dolly Busby reviews the University of Manchester Drama Society’s Education, Education, Education
I hate tin openers: an ode to left-handed people

I hate tin openers: an ode to left-handed people

Being left-handed is hard – forget about writing on a whiteboard, and why don’t scissors work for us?
Primary school children takeover All FM

Primary school children takeover All FM

The children will be on air from 9am – 7pm
The schoolboy refugee attack exemplifies UK attitude to immigrants

The schoolboy refugee attack exemplifies UK attitude to immigrants

“The dialogue around immigration to descend to standard of gutter talk that sewer rats would be ashamed of”
Single-sex schools will make us single-minded

Single-sex schools will make us single-minded

Maurits Bekkers argues that the logic behind teaching the supposedly differently wired brains of boys and girls in single-sex schools ignores that there is more to gain from school than academic achievement

World’s best teacher opposes standardised tests

The winner of a prestigious teaching award has spoken out against the standardised test culture often found in schools. Nancie Atwell believes that this approach limits learning by students

Girls scared away from science by gender stereotyping

A new report by the Institute of Physics suggests schools should do more to tackle ‘sexist banter’ that can discourage girls from pursuing careers in science

We ask, you answer

This week… do you make better friends at school/college or at University?