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By Hannah Richardson Published 12 September 2019 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A head teacher and her father have been found guilty of running an unregistered school in a run-down building, in the second prosecution of its kind. Nadia and Arshad Ali were convicted at Westminster Magistrates' Court of running an unregistered private school, Ambassadors High in Streatham. The school charged £4,500 a year per pupil and had 45 children on the roll. By law, any institution which has more than five full-time pupils has to be officially registered and inspected. Mr Ali and the company behind the school were fined, while sentencing of Ms Ali is due to take place on Monday. Warning notice In June 2018, inspectors from Ofsted's unregistered schools taskforce visited the school - which was described as having an Islamic ethos - and warned the head teacher, … [Read more...] about Father and daughter guilty of running illegal school

Britain could see temperatures as high as 35C in a matter of weeks, just in time for the school holidays, forecasters predict. Temperatures are expected to continue rising to very warm conditions towards the end of July, they added. Dan Stroud, meteorologist at the Met Office , told The Independent: “We are expecting the current sort of unsettled spell that we’re in to slowly ease. As we move into the first week of July, we have high pressure starting to develop from the south and west. “We can expect an improvement in conditions as we move into the early parts of next week, with temperatures across southern areas. Recommended Election win should trigger Scottish independence, says Sturgeon Wimbledon weather forecast as rain disrupts first day Parts of UK set for second heatwave in a week as temperatures climb to 28C “Things should start feeling fairly warm as we go into the middle of July. We are anticipating things to … [Read more...] about UK weather: Heatwave to return with 30C sunshine in time for school holidays

A boy, 16, has become an internet star after stunning people at his school prom by wearing a bright red sequined tuxedo and ballgown skirt. Korben, who topped off his outfit with a crown, says he wanted to show ‘you can be who you want to be’. Onlookers clapped and some teachers reportedly wept as the teenager stepped out of his car at Archbishop Sancroft High School in Harleston. His message has since spread far and wide – with millions of views on a picture posted online by proud mum Nina Green. Nina, from Norfolk, told the BBC she wanted to show her child ‘living his best life’. ‘If you let your child be who they are then you’ll get nothing but the best out of them’, she said. ‘There are people in the world who still don’t understand, but the feeling of acceptance, you can’t beat that feeling. I am so happy for him.’ Ru Paul’s Drag Race star Michelle Visage retweeted the post in a move that ‘blew Korben away’. She wrote: ‘Ohhhhhhhh yes! You are an amazing … [Read more...] about Boy, 16, ‘lives his best life’ by wearing tuxedo and ballgown skirt to prom

The coronavirus pandemic is still ravaging America, just as it was in August, when the college presidents and chancellors of the Big Ten Conference decided against playing football in the fall. The only thing that’s changed is that the same leaders now feel far more comfortable with the risks. The Big Ten’s announcement this week that college football will begin the weekend of October 23 isn’t cause for celebration, but rather an indication of how easily money shifts priorities. Without football, the Big Ten and its member schools were in jeopardy of losing up to $1 billion in revenue . Last month, the Big Ten was willing to set a brave example. It decided that its members, most of which are large public universities in the Midwest, would play no football this fall. But instead of being applauded for exhibiting farsighted, selfless leadership, the Big Ten has spent its hiatus being scolded by fans and parents , sued by players , and criticized by coaches . Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about For the Big Ten, the Money Was Just Too Tempting

“D uck and cover!” a mechanized voice screamed. The ground shook and the window rattled. I rolled from my bed to the floor of my trailer and felt for the armor I’d forgotten in my office. I lay there and sweated and swore. The voice from the loudspeaker urged me to get away from the windows. I was inside a tin can. I crawled to the door. My hand was on the knob when I realized I was naked. The next impact knocked the air conditioner to the floor. I grabbed a light-blue cotton robe and bolted. To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app. I raced along a row of sandbags, one hand holding the robe closed. The duck-and-cover bunkers were 100 feet away. Another series of explosions, and I hit the rocks. I was lying there, panting, when I saw a bright-yellow bunker tucked behind a row of sandbags and palm trees. I was up, running, full out. My robe fell open and flew out behind me. Another hit. I was 20 feet away. Ten. Five. I crashed into the … [Read more...] about What I Wish I’d Known About Sexual Assault in the Military

The man charged with killing seven people in a shooting on an Independence Day parade in Chicago has confessed to police that he fired on the crowd. Robert E Crimo III faces seven counts of murder over the shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, and news of the confession - which was reported by the Lake County State's Attorney - came as he appeared in court. The state's attorney said that Crimo admitted dressing up as a woman to blend in with the crowd before climbing on the roof, looking through his sights and firing down the street with a Smith and Wesson semi-automatic rifle. It was also revealed that Crimo had considered a second shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, but - despite having 60 rounds remaining - he had not planned for this, so did not go ahead. Crimo, 21, had planned the Chicago attack for several weeks, police said, and is alleged to have climbed a fire escape ladder onto the roof of a business before firing at the crowd. … [Read more...] about Chicago shooting suspect confessed to police ahead of court appearance, state attorney says

The mum of a 19-year-old whose body was found two weeks after he went missing has rejected an apology from the Metropolitan Police . Evidence Joel said she was ‘dismissed’ by officers ‘in the darkest period of my life’ after reporting the disappearance of Richard Okorogheye. Richard, who had sickle cell anaemia and had been shielding as a vulnerable adult, went missing from his home in West London on March 22, 2021. The loving son was last seen on CCTV walking towards Epping Forest in Essex. His body was found at the beauty spot, located 20 miles from his family home in Ladbroke Grove, on April 5. Ms Joel had tried on a number of occasions to make the police aware that the bright Oxford Brookes student had sickle cell and had left his home without his medication. She spoke of her ‘deep regret’ after an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into his disappearance concluded. The watchdog found that, overall, officers provided an … [Read more...] about Mum of missing teenager rejects Met Police apology and demands accountability

Sean Coughlan Published 9 January 2018 comments Comments Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Damian Hinds has become the new Education Secretary, replacing Justine Greening. What are the questions waiting at the top of his in-tray? And what should he do differently to avoid the sudden exit of his predecessor? 1) How to get back the political initiative? Damian Hinds will have to re-energise the Conservatives' vision for education, finding something positive that will connect with the public. From the perspective of 10 Downing Street, it must have seemed as though Labour was making much of the weather over schools and universities. Parents were worried about being asked to bail out cash-starved schools. And Jeremy Corbyn's promise to scrap tuition fees had seen Labour's student vote reaching record levels. Justine Greening seemed … [Read more...] about Top five questions for education new boy Damian Hinds

By Hazel Shearing Published 2 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Former higher and further education minister Michelle Donelan has been made the new education secretary. It follows Nadhim Zahawi's departure from the post as he becomes chancellor. Ms Donelan, 38, has spent the past two years occupied with universities and colleges. Now she has the whole of England's education system to contend with - and she is facing a pretty packed schedule. Catch-up after Covid Perhaps the biggest issue Ms Donelan will have to contend with is the impact of two years of disruption on schoolchildren. By 2030, ministers want 90% of children leaving primary school to reach the expected standards in reading, writing and maths. There's a long way to go, and unions aren't convinced it's doable with current levels of funding. This week, Sats results … [Read more...] about Who is Michelle Donelan and what is the new education secretary facing?

College-sports traditionalists were appalled last week when the Big Ten athletic conference announced that it will add UCLA and the University of Southern California to its membership in 2024—creating a seismic shift in the college-sports landscape that will generate millions of dollars in revenue for the two California powerhouse programs. This reorganization is the strongest indicator yet that college sports is cannibalizing itself. In pursuit of greater revenue from broadcast rights, schools and conferences are more and more willing to ignore traditional rivalries, customs, and regional loyalties. For now, USC and UCLA are members of the Pac-12, long the premier conference in the West. Athletes at the two schools are about to spend a lot more time traveling to play faraway new rivals in the Midwest, where the Big Ten is based. But many college football programs are going to be facing new realities. CBS Sports reported that another major conference, the Big 12, may soon peel as … [Read more...] about College Football Is Cannibalizing Itself