Monday 8 May 2017 English reading Tuesday 9 May 2017 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: questions English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling Wednesday 10 May 2017 Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
In May, a new app, called “Smartify” will launch making it possible to scan paintings and other art work and get more information on the piece of art. While many museums already have apps, where visitors can find out more about the paintings in one gallery, smartly combines multiple museums. During the introduction phase, only …
Philip Hammonds demands that further 3.5 billion pounds are saved in this years budget. Cuts would be expected to affect the education budget for 16-19 year old as well as police education. However, as promised in 2015, the core education budget is secure. The announcement of additional cuts was necessary, since the chancellor will otherwise be …
While film and media awards are often talked about in the media, only rarely visual art prizes are mentioned. Nevertheless, there are multiple different prizes for all sorts of visual art out there. Since 1984, the Turner prize has been awarded to famous names like Grayson Perry or Wolfgang Tillmans. The Hepworth prize, on the …
Debden Park High School received an outstanding Ofsted report last week. The school is described as having a “culture of aspiration”. The headteacher, Helen Gascoyne, highlights exceptionality of the school and says the students have absolutely earned this. As a reward every student got a badge and the school organized a fun all day event …
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Primeminister Theresa May criticized the further delay of a new education bill for Scotland at a conference last Friday. Ms Sturgeon fires back by stating that the bill needs to be carefully checked and revisited before it can pass. However, Ms May argues that the new bill is desperately needed since the standards have fallen …
Since year 2000, most schools have held classes for sex and relationships education (SRE). However, privat schools and academies do not have to deliver these classes, since they are also not obliged to follow the National Curriculum. 2 days ago the government decided that from now on all schools have to teach SRE. The possibility, …
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A new survey shows that 43% of the children at the highest achieving secondary schools are from the wealthiest 20% of families in the UK. This shows that children from middle class families have lower chances of receiving the best education. However, 90% of parents believe it is very important for their child to attend …
Worldwide 130 Million women and girls do not receive adequate education. This is the reason for illnesses to spread quickly in developing countries and for many families to not be able to escape poverty. Furthermore, women do not have control over family planning since they never get educated about birth control. Although it has been …
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Today, on the first Thursday of March the annual World book day takes place. Every child in the United Kingdom and Ireland is given a voucher to be spent on books. However, only few people know that the original word book day takes place on the 23rd of April. This was changed in the UK …
