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The exclusion epidemic that won’t go away
Black Caribbean boys are three times more likely to be excluded from state schools than their classmates, a study has found. The Children’s Commission report, They Go The Extra Mile, published on March 20, established an “unacceptably high correlation” between exclusion and male pupils, those with special education needs and children on free school meals.
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New World Steel Orchestra: a goodwill message
It gives me great pleasure to publish this message, marking the achievements of the New World Steel Orchestra (NWSO) in Chapeltown Leeds in 2012. Among those achievements were the massive contribution they made to the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Leeds West Indian Carnival and the memorial for the late Dr Geraldine Connor,
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Repeating the lessons of History by failing to learn from them
On Monday 29 December 2012, just as many in the nation were reflecting on the closing year and hoping that better would come in 2013, the Daily Mail published an article indicating that worse would continue and be compounded. In that article, Jonathan Petre commented on ‘leaked drafts of the new history curriculum to be published
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Three Cheers for Kevin-Prince Boateng
AC Milan’s friendly match against fourth-tier side Pro Patria was abandoned less than half way into the game when midfielder Boateng took off his short and walked off the pitch in protest against racist chants from Pro Patria fans. Although Pro Patria’s Dario Alberto Polverini attempted to talk to Boateng as he left the pitch
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Intercultural dialogue between Europe and Islam
On October 31st, professor Gus John delivered a research seminar entitled “Intercultural Dialogue and Mutual Respect between Europe and Islam - The challenge for Education” at the University of Birmingham. Here is the lecture in full: Let me thank my friend and comrade Dave Gillborn for nominating me to deliver this lecture and thank the School
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