4 d. ago Parents are wasting toddlers' 'magic years' feeling 'harassed and worried' because they work too much, expert warns

Eva Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Early Childhood at the University of East London, said juggling work and home pressures 'interferes' with parents' enjoyment of the pre-school years.

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1 week ago The Guardian view on the Francis curriculum review: raising the right questions in a world with few certain answers | Editorial

In an age of increasingly capable machines, it makes sense for schools to value creativity and life skills as part of a well-rounded educationSocieties evolve and schools are under pressure to adapt, but some features of education policy are perennial. For example, modernisation will always be denounced as a dilution of standards. Inevitably, Conservatives have leapt on recommendations by an independent review, commissioned by the government, as proof that Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, is “dumbing down” the curriculum.The basis of these charges is that the review, led by Becky Francis, professor of education at University College London, proposes reducing the burden of GCSE exams and scrapping the English baccalaureate – a cluster of subjects that, when taken together, constitute a metric of success recognised in school league tables. Conservatives are also unhappy about the notion that primary schoolchildren should learn about the climate crisis and be encouraged to ...

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3 w. ago Masked students threaten 'to behead' Israeli professor during lecture at London university

Masked students threaten 'to behead' Israeli professor during lecture at London university  Ynetnews

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3 w. ago Masked thugs 'threaten to behead Israeli professor' at City University

Masked thugs 'threaten to behead Israeli professor' at City University  London Evening Standard

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3 w. ago Masked thugs 'threaten to behead Israeli professor' after storming lecture at London university

Michael Ben-Gad, a lecturer at City St George’s, has faced calls to resign because he served in the IDF

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3 w. ago Masked thugs 'threaten to BEHEAD' Israeli professor after storming his lecture at London university 

Michael Ben-Gad, an economics lecturer at City University in London , has been branded a 'terrorist' and has faced calls to be sacked because he served in the Israel Defence Forces from 1982 to 1985.

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3 w. ago Masked thugs 'threaten to BEHEAD' Israeli professor after storming his lecture at London university

Masked thugs 'threaten to BEHEAD' Israeli professor after storming his lecture at London university - branding him a 'terrorist' because he did military service in the 1980s  Daily Mail

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3 w. ago Who is Francesca Orsini? Hindi scholar and London University prof ‘blacklisted’, deported from Delhi Airport

Who is Francesca Orsini? Hindi scholar and London University prof ‘blacklisted’, deported from Delhi Airport  Mint

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3 w. ago London University Professor Deported From Delhi Airport Over Visa Violations

London University Professor Deported From Delhi Airport Over Visa Violations  NDTV

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