The deferred promise of Islamic-world science
Ten years ago, there was excitement about the prospects for science and innovation across the Islamic world. Was this optimism misplaced?
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The Guardian view on school funding: pay fair
The worst intergenerational unfairness starts with 18-year-olds leaving school without the right qualifications through no fault of their own
Read moreHeadteachers demand more school cash in letter to Hammond
Group will march to Downing Street to deliver letter saying Tories’ national funding formula needs urgent reform
Read moreOxford college to launch scholarship in attempt to address slavery legacy
All Souls, which received substantial payment in 1710 from slave owner, to fund one student a year from Caribbean nations
Read moreWhat more can be done to engage girls in school sports?
A Women in Sport report concludes girls are not engaging enough with school sports. What are your own experiences of girls’ school sports participation?
Read moreSecret Teacher: we need to look at the lack of rigour in exam marking
My experience marking papers this year has convinced me we must do more to guard against inaccuracies. These are children’s futures we’re talking about
Read moreOxbridge ‘failing to address diversity’, David Lammy says
MP says universities put pressure on journalists to change stories about lack of black students getting places rather than addressing concerns
Read moreBCPD Trust launched affordable online virtual tuition classes in the UK
BCPD Trust today launched affordable online virtual tuition classes for KS2, KS3 and GCSE students that can be accessible using desktop computers, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. Experienced UK qualified online teachers offer LIVE virtual lessons and tuition in Maths, English and Science. BCPD Trust teachers use a combination of microphone, text chat, whiteboard, presentation software and web-links to deliver
Read moreBehaviour is a national problem in schools in England, review finds
Headteachers have ‘perverse incentives’ to hold back on poor conduct in their schools for better Ofsted ratings, government adviser says in his report
Read moreAre Soas students right to ‘decolonise’ their minds from western philosophers?
Outraged headlines erupted when students launched a campaign to challenge the great western philosophers. We went to the source of dissent – London’s School of Oriental and African Studies – to investigate
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