Top Exam Board Asks Schools To Destroy Book Containing Knife Poem

The UK’s largest exam board, AQA, has been accused of censoring GCSE syllabus material by removing a poem that references knife crime. A request was made by AQA officials for schools to destroy the anthology containing Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Education for Leisure. This request was triggered by concerns raised by two schools about the …

UK Students Pay 60% More For Halls Of Residence Than Decade Ago

According to a new survey, the cost of renting halls of residence for university students has increased by 60% in the last decade, averaging at £7,347. This cost has exceeded the amount covered by an average student maintenance loan. The survey, which considered nearly 500,000 beds in student halls, indicated that rents have been steadily …

Know Your Own Children Before Sending Them Away To Learn

As primary schools across the globe incorporate English instruction, language schools in English-speaking countries are offering courses for young learners. In the UK, most courses are open to ages 10-11 and up, with a few accepting children as young as seven. However, parents may wonder when is a reasonable age to send their children overseas …

England’s Covid Catch-up Tutoring Often ‘haphazard And Poor’, Ofsted Finds

An independent review by Ofsted inspectors has found that extra tuition designed to aid students in England to catch up on learning lost during the COVID pandemic was “haphazard and poorly planned” in several cases and interrupted the school day. Of the 63 schools visited, the Ofsted review stated that while tutoring given through the …

University Subject Profile: Anthropology And Archaeology

The study of anthropology has seen a rise in interest from various industries in recent times. Companies such as Google, Silicon Valley and Lego are using anthropologists to conduct market and design research, with the technique of ethnography gaining popularity among multinational companies. Anthropology is the study of human behaviour, cultures, history and social organization, …

Improbable Research: How To Check The Marijuana In Your Muffins

When confronted with a marijuana muffin gifted by a friend or a possible undercover police officer, how can you be certain that it contains authentic marijuana? Fortunately, a report called Identification of Cannabinoids in Baked Goods by UHPLC/MS outlines a straightforward method for identifying marijuana in baked goods with "minimal sample preparation and no chemical …