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• Met to increase intelligence gathering in London schools amid Israel-Gaza tensions

  29-10-2023 13:45
  
  Exclusive: Human rights groups voice alarm as letter to headteachers reveals plan for more visible patrolsMetropolitan police officers have been instructed to increase intelligence-gathering activities at London schools in response to the Israel-Hamas war, ramping up concerns among human rights groups about the surveillance of children.Officers were briefed to “increase their visible patrols” at schools and engage with school staff in order to obtain information about “communit
  
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• School ‘requires improvement’? Hire a good headteacher and get an Ofsted inspector on board | Torsten Bell

  29-10-2023 10:34
  
  Research shows effective heads raise exam grades but a staff member with inside knowledge of inspections raises ratingsGood schools are good, for the children and for the parents’ blood pressure. But what gets us good schools?An effective headteacher helps. Hopefully, you knew that, but new research from the Education Policy Institute out exactly how much difference a top head makes. Following the careers of more than 22,000 primary and 5,000 secondary heads, the researchers were able to i
  
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• Overseas students and workers targeted in illicit UK visa trade

  29-10-2023 08:00
  
  Brokers in south Asia charging up to £800 for appointments that should be freeUK visa appointments are being booked up by brokers and sold on for hundreds of pounds in an illicit trade targeting overseas workers and students.An Observer investigation has found brokers in some parts of south Asia charging up to £800 for the biometric appointments, which are widely advertised on Facebook and the Telegram messaging service. Continue reading...
  
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