3 h. ago German student teacher undertaking first placement at Dumfries and Galloway school

Selma Holdack is on placement at Kirkgunzeon Primary, having previously volunteered with Loch Arthur’s Camphill community at Beeswing.

Society

8 h. ago Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reportedSocial media operators must be “brought to heel” for the misery and disruption they are causing to the lives of students, teachers and parents, according to a senior school leader.Manny Botwe, the president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will tell the association’s annual conference that teachers are reporting increased bullying, abuse and the malicious use of “deepfakes” against pupils and staff through social media. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago New London offers year round schooling for students, looking to expand program

New London offers year round schooling for students, looking to expand program  Eyewitness News 3

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39 h. ago Uber Eats offers free Ramadan meals to Muslim delivery drivers in London

The Sundown Spots initiative takes place in towns and cities with the largest Muslim populations, offering food at night and early morning to support those fasting

Politics

50 h. ago Schools use AI to monitor kids, hoping to prevent violence. Our investigation found security risks

Schools are turning to AI-powered surveillance technology to monitor students on school-issued devices like laptops and tablets

Events

53 h. ago Expelled! review – turning the tables on the private school class hierarchy

Nintendo Switch, iPhone/iPad, Mac, PC (version played); InkleInkle’s latest game revels in lying, stealing and blackmail as you resort to any means necessary to avoid expulsion from a posh schoolAs with seemingly everything in the UK, it all comes back to the class system. Verity Amersham, a scholarship student at Miss Mulligatawney’s School for Promising Girls, is accused of pushing the hockey captain out of a window, and the school’s fearsome headmistress is determined to expel her despite the flimsiest evidence. When Verity protests her innocence, Miss Mulligatawney remains unpersuaded, spelling out her reasoning in plain terms: as a northerner with working-class parents, Verity simply isn’t the “right sort”.The injustice of it all is a potent driver, ensuring I set about my goal of preventing Verity’s expulsion with determined zeal, much like Matilda defying the hateful Miss Trunchbull. As in developer Inkle’s 2021 game Overboard!, you’re given a time limit to work within and a ...

Politics

2 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil’s treatment should not happen in a democracy | Moustafa Bayoumi

The Columbia University graduate’s arrest is an attempt to destroy free thinking while murdering due processForced disappearance, kidnapping, political imprisonment, take your pick. These terms all describe what has happened under the Trump administration’s first arrest for thought crimes, something that should never happen in a democracy.But it has. To Mahmoud Khalil, a recently graduated master’s student from Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs. And for each minute that Khalil is held in detention, every one of us should feel like our own individual rights in this country are being shredded. The arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is a barefaced attempt by the Trump administration to destroy free thinking while murdering due process and free speech along the way. This is an ominous development. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago More than 94 per cent of Tower Hamlets students get place at preferred school

More than 94 per cent of Tower Hamlets students get place at preferred school  East London Advertiser

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4 d. ago Campaign school to offer free training for New London, Windham county residents

Campaign school to offer free training for New London, Windham county residents  theday.com

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5 d. ago 'Beauty expert' teacher accused of sex with student at school where it's happened before

Dulce Flores, 33, has been put on a leave of absence from her role at Riverbank High School after being arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student

Society

6 d. ago Five bars that show off London’s status as ‘wine capital of the world’

Places to drink fine wines from the world’s top 250 wine and champagne houses – if you can afford itThis week, London was crowned “wine capital of the world”. It’s worth noting, perhaps, that this shiny new title comes from the annual Knight Frank Wealth Report, and is based on how many restaurants serve fine wines from the world’s top 250 wine and champagne houses. If this is what matters to you when looking at a wine list, this would put London’s wine offering ahead of New York, and even Paris.Below, the Guardian’s resident wine expert Hannah Crosbie lists a few old and new wine bars that you can walk into and order a bottle anytime. You don’t have to be rich to drink here (but I’m sure it helps). Continue reading...

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8 d. ago The English schools looking to dispel ‘doom and gloom’ around AI

AI is being used to recreate Charles Darwin talking about evolution and to reimagine Luton as a car – and teachers report students are more engagedCharles Darwin chatting with students about evolution, primary school pupils seeing their writing transformed into images, Luton reimagined as a cool automobile – artificial intelligence is invading schools across England in surprising ways.While Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, in January called for a “digital revolution” involving AI in schools, it has already begun in places such as Willowdown primary school in Bridgwater, Somerset. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Steve Carell surprises Southern California high school students with free prom tickets

Actor Steve Carell is sending Southern California high school students affected by the devasting wildfires in Los Angeles to the prom for free

Politics

9 d. ago ‘We’re going backwards’: the Black student unions forced to close on US campuses

Black student unions at US colleges are fighting to stay in operation as state laws targeting DEI initiatives threaten their existenceFor Nevaeh Parker, the president of the Black student union (BSU) at the University of Utah, Black History Month is usually a buzzing time on campus.The school’s BSU hosts several events – kickback parties and movie screenings – throughout the month. The Black cultural center, where students would usually congregate and attend activities, would be full. And the month’s crown jewel would typically be a conference at the college for Black high schoolers in the area. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago ‘We’re going backwards’: the Black student unions being defunded on US campuses

Black student unions at US colleges are fighting to stay in operation as state laws targeting DEI initiatives threaten their existenceFor Nevaeh Parker, the president of the Black student union (BSU) at the University of Utah, Black History Month is usually a buzzing time on campus.The school’s BSU hosts several events – kickback parties and movie screenings – throughout the month. The Black cultural center, where students would usually congregate and attend activities, would be full. And the month’s crown jewel would typically be a conference at the college for Black high schoolers in the area. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Georgia House passes school safety bill after Apalachee High School shooting

Georgia House members have voted overwhelmingly for a school safety bill aimed at preventing a school shooting like the one in September that killed two teachers and two students at a high school northeast of Atlanta

Events

9 d. ago Young North Lanarkshire women take part in workshops as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week

Around 35 to 40 pupils are taking part, with Brannock High School students attending workshops during Scottish Apprenticeship Week.

Economics

1 week ago Headmaster bans MIRRORS from school because students were arriving late to class after spending too much time looking at them

A Lincolnshire school has banned mirrors in school toilets after head teacher Grant Edgar said they encourage pupils to spend 'too much time in them'.

Politics

1 week ago London's First Iftar Food Trail Has Just Landed In The West End

London's First Iftar Food Trail Has Just Landed In The West End - Full Of Halal-Friendly Food Freebies And Offers  Secret London

Politics

1 week ago Parents and teachers: how are you introducing AI to younger children?

We’d like to hear from parents and teachers who’re introducing AI to younger children and find out how they’re instructing them how to use itAcross the world since the release of ChatGPT, we have seen younger and younger people make use of artificial intelligence chatbots and image generators for their schoolwork and their lives at home. First, students in universities adopted AI, then teenagers in secondary schools, often with their parents unaware of it. Now, we’d like to know how the youngest among us are learning about AI.AI companies typically prohibit children under 13 from using their products in terms of service agreements. Some parents and teachers, however, are introducing ChatGPT and other AI to their children and their students in the hopes that an early familiarity with the technology will prepare them to succeed in the future. Continue reading...

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