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• Scottish boarding school to accept fees in Bitcoin

  12-04-2025 19:50 via bbc.com
  Lomond School in Helensburgh which charges up to £38,000 per year said the move came after requests from parents.
  
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• Cambridge University accused of bullying ‘cover-up’ as internal survey revealed

  12-04-2025 17:12
  Only a quarter of staff are satisfied with how their department tackles bullying and harassment, FoI requests revealOnly a quarter of staff at Cambridge University are satisfied with how their department tackles bullying and harassment, according to an internal survey seen by the Observer.Cambridge undertook its staff culture survey in January 2024 and is now facing accusations from academics that it tried to cover up the “grim” results, which have been released through freedom of in
  
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• Classicists take ‘ancient philosophical wisdom’ into English jails

  12-04-2025 12:00
  Inmates in several prisons given chance to study ethics and rhetoric ‘to inform contemporary life’ and skillsA classical education, once the preserve of Eton, Oxbridge and the likes of Boris Johnson, is being made available to inmates serving time in prisons.In a break from the kind of curriculum usually on offer inside – lessons in literacy, numeracy, tiling and decorating – a small number of prisoners are being offered the opportunity to learn life skills from the ancie
  
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• Ministers raise concern over NASUWT move for ‘combative’ ex-FBU chief

  12-04-2025 07:00
  Matt Wrack in line to become leader of traditionally moderate union despite lack of teaching experienceMinisters have expressed concern at a teaching union’s nomination of Matt Wrack for its next general secretary, criticising the appointment for his lack of education experience and for being out of step with the “mainstream views” of members.Wrack, who was the general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) until his re-election bid was defeated in January, would be the fir
  
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