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One-in-five teachers ‘physically attacked’ at school
Some 20 per cent of staff working in schools said they had been attacked by pupils or parents during the 2010/11 academic year, figures show. A further two-thirds… Read more
Every school pupil has plenty to learn from a soldier
Former members of the Army, Navy and Royal Air Force have all the virtues and experience needed to run a school effectively. Sir, how many men have you… Read more
Free schools built in mainly middle-class and wealthy areas
Poorer white pupils under-represented, study finds, as Michael Gove scrutinised over political appointments Analysis of the catchment areas of the first 24 free schools approved by the government… Read more
Pupils switching to more traditional GCSE subjects, survey finds
More pupils are choosing English baccalaureate GCSEs as the government strips vocational subjects from school league tables The number of pupils studying traditional GCSEs such as history, geography… Read more
What does the future hold for Michael Gove’s free-schools policy?
Take-up of Gove’s much heralded policy has been notable by its absence, with just 24 ready to open this term From little acorns mighty oaks do grow. There… Read more
How Religion Can Inoculate Against Radicalism
The lesson of my retreat from a London university’s Islamic Society. By RUSSELL RAZZAQUE In the fall of 1989, I arrived as a student at the Royal London Hospital medical… Read more
Verdict! Christians convict pastor for ‘giving out Bibles’
$300 fine, 1 year probation, ordered to stay 1,000 feet away from scene of his ‘offense’ The pastor of a Wichita, Kan., church who has been vocal in… Read more
Every Single One: The Politicized Hiring of Eric Holder’s Disability Rights Section
Richard Pollack – All nine new hires to the Justice Department’s Disability Rights Section have far-left resumes — which were only released following a PJMedia lawsuit. (This is… Read more
