Parkrun’s long-awaited June 5 return ‘hangs in the balance’ with only a quarter of courses in England given green light from landowners… with announcement set to be made in a week Parkrun set a date of June 5 for the return of the Saturday morning 5km events But, only 161 of 589 venues have been … Read more
Have you exhausted the list of outdoor family activities during the pandemic? Then why not get the gang on board for a survival course when restrictions lift? With spring almost upon us, outdoor centres are offering bushcraft adventures suitable for everyone from timid tykes to go-getting grandparents. Should you be a fan of his TV … Read more
Ultimate Tag host and former Olympic sprinter Matt Shirvington, 42, reveals why Channel Seven executives BANNED him from trialing the show’s obstacle courses By D. Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:11 GMT, 7 March 2021 | Updated: 02:11 GMT, 7 March 2021 He’s the second fastest Australian sprinter of all time. But Matt Shirvington … Read more
More than 120 charities are accused of wasting money from donations on ‘woke’ courses by giving staff unconscious bias training despite government advice Charities including Red Cross and Age UK paid for the unconscious bias training Last year the Government ordered departments to scrap it as it ‘did not work’ MP Ben Bradley said the … Read more
More than 60,000 students have applied to study nursing as the coronavirus crisis drives tens of thousands to ‘safer’ and secure careers including medicine, engineering and architecture. Sign ups for courses in nursing surged by almost a third (32 per cent) this year to a total of 60,130 applicants, according to the Universities and Colleges … Read more
Universities could be fined up to £500,000 for running poor quality courses under a planned crackdown of ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees, the watchdog today warned. The Office for Students (OfS) will investigate lazy university departments and faculties which fail to raise their teaching standards. In an online paper, the watchdog says it will set ‘more challenging’ … Read more
Cap on number of students allowed on medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses will be lifted to give pupils a lifeline after A-levels fiasco Caps on medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses have been lifted The Department for Education also pledged extra funding to help universities More applicants to these high-cost courses will be able … Read more
Learn about birds, bees… and pottery: Britain’s best residential staycation training courses, with many taught amid stunning scenery Songwriters can perfect their art on a five-night course in the Scottish Highlands The Field Studies Council offers three-day courses in natural history from £180 Painters can brush up their skills at the Norfolk Painting School near … Read more
Private schools accuse ministers of ‘ignoring’ their offers to provide summer catch-up courses for local children in letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson Christopher King, chief executive of Independent Association of Prep Schools wrote to Gavin Williamson Mr king said ministers had been reluctant to accept help from public schools Private schools offered the use … Read more
Thousands of foreign students have said they won’t come to Britain to study for degrees if the courses were put online without a reduction in fees. Last week, university leaders unveiled a series of proposals for easing out of lockdown – which included using a ‘blended’ learning approach, with a mix of online and face-to-face … Read more