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Nice to teach you: Brucie can help boost children’s speech, says classics professor

04-06-2023 18:42

Former teacher says learning classical rhetoric can help pupils become better communicatorsIt has been employed for thousands of years, taking in everything from Julius Caesar writing veni, vidi, vici (“I came, I saw, I conquered”) to Bruce Forsyth greeting fans with “nice to see you, to see you nice”.Caesar, Forsyth and countless others, from William Shakespeare to Nicki Minaj, have used classical rhetoric, the ancient formula for crafting and delivering persuasive argum

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Manchester University students face expulsion over rent strike protest

04-06-2023 13:33

University taking disciplinary action against 11 students who occupied buildings during demonstrationsA group of Manchester University students face expulsion over a rent strike that saw more than 350 collectively withhold more than £2m.The university is taking action against 11 of its students in a bitter row over rising rents and what some students claim is a failure to provide adequate financial support to those who are struggling during the cost of living crisis. Continue reading...

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Student from Norton says stroke 'turned his life upside down'

04-06-2023 10:23 via bbc.co.uk

Jameel Razak from Norton initially mistook the stroke for a hangover after going to the pub.

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‘Children with ADHD are being failed’: parents share their experiences of an overwhelmed system

04-06-2023 10:00

Since the pandemic there has been a steep rise in cases of ADHD among children. Here, experts discuss why, parents describe their struggles and campaigners say what needs to changeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that is shrouded in misunderstanding, uncertainty and controversy. There is, for example, no definitive agreement on how many people have the condition. In the UK, one survey has put the incident rate in childhood (five to 15 years old) a

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Record number of young in the UK ‘at risk of exploitation’ this summer

04-06-2023 08:00

Barnardo’s fears the cost of living crisis will leave families unable to afford holiday activities, leaving children prey to sexual predators online and criminal gangs on the streetA record number of children are at risk of sexual and criminal exploitation this summer as the cost of living crisis leaves the majority of families unable to afford activities over the holidays.The UK’s largest children’s charity, Barnardo’s, issued the warning after polling revealed six in 10

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