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Playwrights should learn the benefits of staying in education
Do the combination of arts cuts and the government's changes to schools provide an opportunity for writers? A pilot scheme I'm launching aims to prove the answer is yesThere's something of a fin de...
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Cambridge considers end to one-to-one tuition
Two students could attend tutorials together to save money, as university teaching budgets are slashedCambridge University is considering ending one-to-one tuition to save money, leaked papers...
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A house divided: social work colleges split loyalties
Plans to create a college of social work are in disarray after two bodies set up in direct competition. Can both survive?The idea was to give social workers the status they have long sought and envied...
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Making Smart cars smarter - video
Scientists at Newcastle University are working on a Smart car battery that will allow the electric cars to travel the same distance as petrol and diesel cars without re-charging
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School where Tories' star teacher Katharine Birbalsingh taught to close
Pupils at St Michael and All Angels CofE Academy in South London to be moved to neighbouring schools after only 16 parents chose it as first choiceThe school where Katharine Birbalsingh was deputy head...
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Little Platoons – review
Bush, LondonSteve Waters was the first dramatist to comprehensively tackle global warming with The Contingency Plan. He is now ahead of the pack in confronting the subject of so-called "free schools"....
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Pass notes no: 2,916: A★
Has the A★ grade at A-level had its day?Age: One year old.Appearance: Very similar to an A, but with a ★ next to it.So that's how it's done! I've always wondered. Yes. Clever, isn't it?Ingenious. But I...
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Smile - you've got LED teeth
LED smiles are the latest must-have accessory in JapanThey come in gold, super white, gem-encrusted and you can even get them tattooed. But if none of that has tempted you to enter the world of teeth...
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Hideously diverse Britain: Are the kids all right?
The Daily Mail would have us believe measures to record racism in school are wrong. But that misses the point: there is a problem that needs addressingUh-oh, mind your back. We're off to hell in a...
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Detroit's deepening education deficit | Nducu wa Ngugi
Detroit public schools face cuts that will virtually double class sizes – setting a social timebomb of educational underattainmentIt seems that every time there is a financial crunch in federal, state...
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Colm Tóibín takes over teaching job from Martin Amis
As Amis leaves for New York, Tóibín installed as professor of creative writing at the University of ManchesterNovelist Colm Tóibín is set to take over from Martin Amis as professor of creative writing...
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Cribsheet 26.01.11
Previewing the education bill that's going to protect teachersWe're previewing tomorrow's education bill, which will include measures to protect teachers who face allegations from pupils.Jeevan...
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For our museum, this new financial landscape creates real challenges | Tony Hill
Guest blog: Tony Hill, director of the Museum of Science and Industry, explains how Mosi will cope with cuts to fundingThe Museum of Science and Industry (Mosi) is located in Manchester, the original...
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20% of graduates out of work
A fifth of recent graduates are unemployed – the highest proportion for more than a decade, statistics showA fifth of recent graduates are unemployed – the highest proportion for more than a decade,...
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Daniel Bell obituary
Influential American sociologist best known as the author of The End of IdeologyDaniel Bell, who has died aged 91, was a widely influential social observer and emeritus professor of social sciences at...
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Covert or overt coalition, Michael Gove offers cash or flowers
Education secretary woos both Lib Dem Sarah Teather and Tory cabinet colleague Theresa MayOne day the dynamics of the coalition should be pieced together from Interflora bills and cloakroom tokens from...
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Police could use more extreme tactics on protesters, Sir Hugh Orde warns
Acpo president warns campaigns organised on Twitter and Facebook have created 'a whole new dimension to public order'Police could be forced to adopt more extreme tactics to counter the threat posed by...
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JD Salinger's letters reveal admiration for Tim Henman
Catcher in the Rye author was fan of tennis, tenors and Burger KingJD Salinger was regarded as a recluse for much of the last 50 years of his life but previously unseen letters written by the author to...
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Dumping languages 'stunts life chances'
Poll shows only a third of state schools teach the majority of their pupils a foreign language, while almost all private schools doState schools were accused of disqualifying their pupils from top jobs...
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Back to school: education editor turns teacher - video
In advance of the education bill that will aim to entice other professionals into teaching, education editor Jeevan Vasagar braves the classroom to teach 10 and 11-year-olds at Canberra primary school...
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