Fury as education regulator tells universities that marking students down for bad spelling is ELITIST Academics have been told that insisting on good written English discriminates Some universities have been adopting so-called ‘inclusive assessment’ systems Regulator wants to reduce gap between white and black student attainment rate By Julie Henry For The Mail On Sunday … Read more
Two hundred partying students have been slammed for turning the millionaires’ resort of Sandbanks into the ‘Wild West’ as they spat and bottled police officers. Brawls broke out and police officers were assaulted during the illegal beach party attended by sixth form students in Poole Harbour, Dorset, on Thursday night. One 19-year-old reveller who suffered head … Read more
Pupils’ list of demands which school ‘agreed to’ A statement purporting to be from the pupil protesters breaks down their ‘demands’. An extract from this document is shown below – DISCRIMINATION We believe the school has unfairly targeted groups of students. The school should protect marginalised races, religions and other groups instead of target them. … Read more
Students at Pimlico Academy in London chant ‘we want change’ as they stage protest over ‘racist’ uniform policy they say penalises students with afros and bans ‘colourful hijabs’ Videos of pupils taking action at London school widely shared on social media The school told parents and students of the uniform policy in a letter last … Read more
Shocking footage shows the moment students brawled in a sunny park and used bushes as toilets in a flagrant breach of lockdown restrictions. Large crowds gathered at the Arboretum in Nottingham city centre, where revellers enjoyed packs of beer in the warm weather on Monday afternoon. But a fight broke out among a group of … Read more
Punch drunk! Moment booze-fuelled students brawl as thousands enjoy first day of Rule of Six freedoms in Nottingham park Shocking footage shows the moment a brawl breaks out in a Nottingham park Crowds can be seen gathering around as the students throw punches at centre Many people were seen filming the drink-fuelled fight on their … Read more
Exam boards have warned that students may try to cheat the new grading system by submitting work that is not their own. Schools have been told to take measures to ensure that private tutors are not giving ‘inappropriate levels of support’ to students when they are completing their schoolwork, which could form the basis of … Read more
Rutgers University announced on Thursday that all students returning to campus in the Fall 2021 will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate applies to all three of the school’s campus locations: New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden. The university is believed to be the first in the United States to mandate the vaccine for … Read more
Could you show me how to write this essay?’ my pupil asks, her wide-eyed expression trained hopefully on my face. A 17-year-old A-level student I have been coaching is meant to be working on her English coursework. The only problem? She has no intention of doing it herself. Once I restructured a paragraph in her … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says students can now sit three feet apart in classrooms rather than six feet. In updated guidance released on Friday, the federal health agency said elementary school students can sit closer together as long as everyone wears masks – regardless of whether COVID-19 community transmission is … Read more