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Students slam cuts to education maintenance allowance
The EMA is a vital lifeline for students from poorer families, argues Shane Chowen, and the government should think again about cutting itThe abolition of the education maintenance allowance, to be...
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Improbable research: brainstorming calculations
A mathematical model of human thoughts and emotions? You have to be jokingHuman thoughts and emotions are so complicated and hard to define that almost no sane person tries to describe them with...
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Quick cuts could decimate music education's long-term landscape
The Federation of Music Services laments Bedfordshire council's decision to cut music services ahead of a government funding review. And quite right tooThere has been much media speculation surrounding...
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Education letters
University autonomy, tuition fees and college safetyThe end of autonomyLast week, Jessica Shepherd interviewed David Eastwood, who sat on the Browne review panel.David Eastwood has bravely put his head...
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Millions of children to lose schools 'unless western donors help'
As donor nations meet in Madrid, charities renew calls for a Robin Hood tax to pay for teachers and classroomsLack of support from the west could force many poor countries to shut schools and sack...
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Male students eschew balanced diet in favour of supplements
Research into students' eating habits is surprising – men are more likely to eat a diet high in protein and supplements in order to improve their bodiesWe didn't need an in-depth research project to...
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Universities lead the way to the 'big society'
Students are already living the 'big society' ideal, doing free work for charities – and gaining valuable experience in returnWhen David Cameron first launched his idea of the "big society", which...
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Enterprising pupils head to New York
How the invention of a teddy bear chair took four Bradford teenagers to the Big Apple to present to GoogleHow do you persuade young people that enterprise is not only exciting, but is an opportunity...
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Colleges struggle to appoint principals
Why does no one want to be a college principal these days – even with salaries on offer of up to £200,000?Who would be a college principal? Even though some elite posts offer salaries of more than...
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Our schools do not need foreign solutions
Alarm about our state schools is largely unfounded, argues Fiona Millar, and looking abroad for solutions is a mistakeI have been in two minds over whether to write about Katharine Birbalsingh, the...
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Andy Burnham: It's comprehensive, comprehensive, comprehensive
The shadow education secretary will fight government moves to fragment and segregate the education systemAndy Burnham sits down in the lobby of the Midland Hotel in central Manchester, takes off his...
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Simon Schama: my vision for school history
In these economically and politically tricky times we need history's long look more than ever, says historian and government adviser Simon Schama, as he sets out six of the key events no child should...
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Tuition fees: a mother's advice to her son
As universities get a green light to triple fees, one mother details the (affordable) options for her sonDear Nat,I wish you'd been born a year earlier. Now you're looking ahead to university in 2012,...
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Author visits boost pupils' writing confidence
The author Jonny Zucker has some top tips for teachers to make the most of a writer's visit to their schoolIn these troubled times, there is a danger that paying for an author visit to promote...
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From the archive, 9 November 1960: An armchair lesson in sermonship
Originally published in the Guardian on 9 November 1960Sunk in their deep armchairs, 36 Anglican clergymen were told here today about the "weary Willies" of the pulpit by the Rev. D. W. Cleverley Ford,...
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Andy Burnham: why I believe in comprehensivesSign up here to get Cribsheet as an email on TuesdaysLet's begin with schools. Andy Burnham used the word "comprehensive" 15 times in his first major speech...
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Margaret Drabble on Vincent van Gogh: 'It is a hard road ahead and he knows it'
In the latest instalment of our writers on artists series, the novelist pays tribute to Van Gogh's famous 1889 Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear
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Reflecting good practice, not setting rules
Guidance for teachers of English on how to link their lessons to the Common European Framework of Reference is not intended to produce uniform resultsWe don't need bureaucrats to tell us what to teach....
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Sensitising students to sounds and stress
With little exposure to spoken English in Burma listening skills are a challengeWhat keeps you motivated? My passion to share information and be of some use to language learners.Best teaching moment?...
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Talking yourself into an MA
Postgraduate study requires a willingness to share experiences. Explore your own classroom before taking the stepDo you find yourself stalking your school staffroom at break time in search of...
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