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The TelegraphWhy we should be more Swedish about the school holidays
It’s easy to feel nostalgic about long summer breaks from school. Once upon a time it meant disappearing on bikes with friends until the sun went down, or setting up makeshift camps in the garden with a hastily-assembled picnic of buttered bread, orange squash and stuff from the snack drawer.
- The Telegraph
Free speech on campus ‘in peril’, Labour warned over plan to scrap cancel culture laws
Free speech on campus is “in peril”, Labour was warned on Friday after it announced it would shelve a law to tackle cancel culture at universities.
- The Telegraph
Lecturers should give up ‘gold-plated’ pensions to save universities
Lecturers could lose their generous pensions to stop universities from going under, an education boss has suggested.
- The Independent
Labour decision to pause freedom of speech law branded ‘chilling’
A Labour spokesperson denied the decision signals a backsliding on freedom of speech
- Warrington Guardian
Class of 2024: Your child's first and last day at school photos
SCHOOL is nearly out for summer!
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Urgent Government action needed to mitigate risk of university closures – report
A £2.5 billion transformation fund should be created to help provide state-backed loans to universities, the report said.
- Manchester Evening News
British Airways to recruit 200 pilots on £100k scheme with no experience needed - how to apply
What are the basic eligibility criteria for the scheme which could see people earning £55-£100,000 once fully qualified
- Oxford Mail
University explains change to Rupert Murdoch professorship
Oxford University has set out its position on the title 'Rupert Murdoch Professor in Language and Communication.
- Lancashire Telegraph
"Bright, charismatic yet humble" - Tributes paid after former head boy dies
Tributes have been paid to former head boy of Westholme School, who has died at the age of just 21.
- Reading Chronicle
Buses to be axed for Reading pupils going to this secondary school
Buses to a school for pupils in Reading are due to be axed in the coming years in cost saving measures.
- Isle of Wight County Press
Headteacher Joy Ballard takes 'step back' from Ryde Academy
Joy Ballard appeared on TV show, Educating Cardiff.
- Colchester Evening Gazette
Colchester's rich heritage celebrated in new mural from students and local artist
The Gilberd has joined forces with mural artist Adrian Leroy to decorate the site in Highwoods.
- The Northern Echo
County Durham children design road safety banner for drivers at primary school
County Durham primary school pupils have created a road safety banner to encourage drivers to drive safely around children.
- Northwich & Winsford Guardian
Primary school 'nurturing the scientists of tomorrow’ earns prestigious award
A SCHOOL is celebrating earning a prestigious award.
- The Guardian
Tributes paid to historian lauded for work on Atlantic slavery
Prof Trevor Burnard’s expertise helped lead to apology by the Scott Trust, owner of the Guardian, over links to trade
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Uvalde, Texas school officer pleads not guilty to charges of failing to protect kids during attack
A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School has pleaded not guilty during a court appearance.
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Laura Dern reflects on being forced to drop out of college over Blue Velvet
Laura Dern is still angry she was forced to drop out of college after landing a role in Blue Velvet. During an episode of the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast on Wednesday, the Oscar-winning actress told hosts Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson about how she had intended to pursue a double major in psychology and journalism at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) after completing high school. However, Laura only attended UCLA for two days before getting confirmation that she had w
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College program preps students for wind energy jobs
In Illinois, students in the Wind Technology associate degree program at Danville Area Community College learn skills needed for jobs in the wind energy industry. The college also adds about $100,000 annually to its budget in the form of tax revenues from area wind farms. (AP Video/Joshua A. Bickel)
- Evening Standard
Elderly woman was 'rammed with trolley' sparking Manchester airport police 'stamping' incident
Brothers confronted man who had argued with their mother on flight before pushing trolley into her, it is claimed
- BuzzFeed
Kamala Harris' Press Release About Donald Trump's Fox News Appearance Is Going Viral
"Something about the question mark after 'old and quite weird' is taking me out."