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More women will become infertile if sex education is not taught in schools, town hall chief says
More women will become infertile if sex education is not taught in schools, due to the “ticking time bomb” of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), a town hall chief has warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for the subject to be compulsory in all schools, arguing that it is a “major health protection” issue. "The lack of compulsory sex and relationship education in academies and free schools is storing up problems for later on in life, creating a ticking sexual health ti
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More than 90 percent of universities are restricting free speech, study finds
More than 90 percent of British universities have been involved in restricting free speech on campus this year, a new survey claims. In the last year alone, 21 universities have banned high profile speakers from attending lectures, debates or speeches because of their views, including Oxford, King’s College London and University College London. According to the survey, carried out by online magazine Spiked, more than 60 per cent of universities now “severely restrict” free speech, meaning they
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Technical colleges are a failure, admits former education secretary Michael Gove
The University Technical Colleges (UTCs) programme is a failure, the former Education Secretary Michael Gove has admitted. Designed by Lord Kenneth Baker, a minister from the Thatcher era, they were intended to give 14-year-olds the option of either a technical, or artistic and creative, or academic education. “There comes a point when the evidence has accumulated and the verdict is clear and even the most optimistic of us has to acknowledge that Godot won't arrive, the base metal won't turn i
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Naked pictures are traded 'like football stickers' in playgrounds, Education Secretary told
Naked pictures are traded “like football stickers” in playgrounds, women's groups have warned, as the Mumsnet editor and the Girl Guides call for sex and relationship education (SRE) to be made compulsory in schools. The chair of the association of police and crime commissioners and a cross-party group of MPs are among those urging the Government to bring forward legislation and stop “burying heads in the sand” about issues such as sexting. In a letter due to be delivered to Prime Minister The
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Grammar schools should lower entrance exam mark for poorer pupils to stop middle classes dominating, select committee chair says
Grammar schools should lower their entrance exam mark for poorer pupils to stop middle classes dominating, the chair of the education select committee has said. Selective schools must take into account the backgrounds of students, so that over-tutored children do not gain unfair advantage, Neil Carmichael MP told The Telegraph.
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Swastika carved into a door and a 'Rights for Whites' sign were discovered at Exeter University
A swastika carved into a door and a “Rights for Whites” sign were discovered at Exeter University, amid concern about the rise of the far right on UK campuses. The incident follows a claim by Britain’s first higher education adjudicator, Ruth Deech, that some Jewish students are avoiding certain universities because of concerns about antisemitism. Lady Deech, who is now a crossbench peer, told the Telegraph that hostility towards Israeli government policies went so far in some instances as to
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Prevent scaremongering is dangerous - our anti-terror programme is vital in the battle against extremism
By all accounts, Roshanara Choudary was a bright, intelligent, gifted young woman with her whole life in front of her. The Education Act of 1986 places a duty on institutions to uphold freedom of speech, so long as it is within the law.