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• Robert Benewick obituary

  20-09-2023 18:38
  
  My friend Robert Benewick, who has died aged 90, was a political scientist who made major contributions to our knowledge of British and Chinese politics. He was also a soft-spoken fighter for social justice and international understanding.He first visited China in 1975 and over the next 40 years held four visiting professorships at Remnin University of China. In collaboration with British, American and Chinese colleagues he produced seven books and scores of articles on China. As a critical frie
  
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• Texas teacher fired for showing Anne Frank graphic novel to eighth-graders

  20-09-2023 17:51
  
  Move comes as education laws restricting teaching of race, sexuality and other topics are being implemented across the USA Texas teacher was fired after assigning an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary to her middle school class, in a move that some are calling “a political attack on truth”.The eighth-grade school teacher was released after officials with Hamshire-Fannett independent school district said the teacher presented the “inappropriate” book to stu
  
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• Rent-a-parent: worried your child will struggle at university? Buy them a bonus mother!

  20-09-2023 17:39
  
  For a fee, a college ‘mom’ will make your kid’s bed, bring them food and advise on their course. Just don’t expect them to turn your offspring into a fully functioning adultName: Rent-a-parent.Age: Still in its infancy, unlike its beneficiaries, rent-a-parent is apparently a product of the pandemic. Continue reading...
  
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• Immediate aid and sustainable solutions: how the Red Cross is bringing relief to drought-stricken Kenya

  20-09-2023 13:59
  
  Countries across sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing multiple, overlapping crises. In Kenya, where drought is affecting millions, the Red Cross has supported more than 200,000 people as part of its response – providing access to life-saving humanitarian supportIn the Horn of Africa, drought, global price rises, conflict and the extreme weather brought on by the climate crisis have converged to create an almost unprecedented situation. According to the UN, the current drought in the region
  
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• How the British Red Cross is helping prepare the UK for more extreme weather

  20-09-2023 13:58
  
  The consequences of the climate crisis could impact significantly on the UK, but the British Red Cross is working with communities across the country to build resilience to weather-related emergencies and develop strategies to adapt for the futureWith the hottest summer on record in the UK last year and heatwaves sweeping Europe and the UK again in recent months, the effects of global heating on our planet are becoming impossible to ignore. The more frequent and intense extreme weather driven by
  
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• Guidance: Senior leadership national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help teachers and school leaders develop leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in your school.
  
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• Guidance: Leading teaching national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help teachers learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase.
  
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• Guidance: Leading teacher development national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help teachers learn how to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers in your school to expand their skills.
  
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• Guidance: Leading primary mathematics national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help teachers learn how to use mastery approaches and teach maths effectively.
  
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• Guidance: Leading literacy national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help teachers learn how to effectively teach and promote literacy across the whole school, year group, key stage or phase.
  
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• Guidance: Leading behaviour and culture national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help teachers learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils thrive.
  
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• Guidance: Headship national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help school leaders and head teachers develop the knowledge behind expert school leadership and apply it to become an outstanding headteacher.
  
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• Guidance: Executive leadership national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help school leaders develop the expertise needed to be an outstanding leader, leading improvements across a group of schools or multi-academy trust.
  
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• Guidance: Early years leadership national professional qualification

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A course to help current or aspiring managers of nurseries develop expertise in leading early years education and staff and organisational management.
  
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• Guidance: Early headship coaching offer

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A support package for new headteachers.
  
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• Guidance: Apply for a national professional qualification (NPQ)

  20-09-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  Steps to start an NPQ or the early headship coaching offer.
  
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• Guidance: National Reference Test 2024 - information for schools

  20-09-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information provided by the National Foundation for Educational Research to schools taking part in the 2024 National Reference Test.
  
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• France’s schools are in crisis – and it has nothing to do with pupils’ dress

  20-09-2023 09:00
  
  Chronic underfunding has led to a record exodus of teachers but the government is using populist policy as a cheap distractionShortly before schools opened for the new term in September, Unicef France issued an alert that almost 2,000 pupils were homeless, twice as many as in January 2022. The UN’s warning was timely, because parts of the state education system in France are in crisis – if not entirely dysfunctional. Yet what made the headlines wasn’t such urgent challenges, bu
  
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• Wednesday briefing: Why Britain needs more black science professors

  20-09-2023 07:45
  
  In today’s newsletter: Black professors make up less than 1% of science academics – will a new Royal Society scheme address the imbalance?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionOfficially there are no black chemistry or physics professors in the UK, which many scientists say is all the data needed to conclude that UK science is institutionally racist.The Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy, which aims to promote excellence in science, has se
  
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• JoAnne A Epps, acting president of Temple University, dies aged 72

  20-09-2023 02:02
  
  Epps, who died suddenly on Tuesday, previously was the law school dean and provostJoAnne A Epps, the acting president of Temple University, died on Tuesday shortly after becoming ill on stage during a memorial service, officials said, describing her loss as a gut punch and struggling through emotion as they recalled her nearly four decades of service.Epps was attending a memorial service at the university for Charles L Blockson, a curator of a collection of African American artifacts, when she s
  
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• Fathers have ‘unique effect’ on children’s educational outcomes, study finds

  20-09-2023 01:01
  
  Research claims children whose fathers read and play with them see a ‘small but significant’ increase in their educational attainment Children whose fathers read, play, sing and draw with them show a “small but significant” increase in their educational attainment at primary school, according to research that suggests just 10 minutes a day could make a difference.While it has long been recognised that parental engagement is critical for a child’s education and devel
  
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