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Education & Family 7 November 2016 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-15838288 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel The BBC's Global Education series looks at education from an international perspective. It examines how education is … [Read more...] about Getting in touch with Global Education

LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey 'was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation' regarding the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. In his first public comments since the Los Angeles Lakers returned home from a strange week-long tour of China immediately after Morey's incendiary tweet, James' lengthy answer to a question about whether Morey should be punished for his tweet didn't appear to specifically address the merits of Morey's support of Hong Kong sovereignty. The Lakers superstar instead characterized the international incident caused by Morey's tweet as a cautionary tale about the power of social media. 'Yes, we do have freedom of speech,' James said. 'But at times, there are ramifications for the negative that can happen when you're not thinking about others, when you only think about yourself. I don't want to get into a word or sentence feud with Daryl … [Read more...] about ‘He wasn’t educated on the situation at hand, and he spoke’: LeBron James breaks his silence on NBA’s China controversy and CRITICIZES Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s for tweeting in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters

Lorraine viewers dubbed an actor with a genetic disorder an 'inspiration' after he called for education about online bullying to be added to the British National Curriculum today.  Adam Pearson, 34, from Brighton, who has Neurofibromatosis - a disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue - admitted he has been a victim of 'childhood bullying' and abuse on social media.  Appearing on the ITV morning talk show, the disability activist revealed that although he is no longer affected by cruel comments, he wants people to learn from a young age that it 'doesn't matter' what trolls say about them.  'It doesn't matter, ultimately what funkybadger47 thinks of me,' he explained. 'It doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.'  'I think we need to put things like media literacy on the National Curriculum to encourage young people that it doesn't matter.' Adam Pearson, 34, from Brighton (pictured), who has Neurofibromatosia, appeared on Lorraine … [Read more...] about Actor with genetic disorder calls for education about online bullying to be added to the National Curriculum on Lorraine – as viewers brand him an ‘inspiration’

Just over three years ago, a report by the Commons women and equalities committee uncovered the alarming scale of sexual harassment and sexual violence in schools across England. It began in primary school, where girls were too scared to wear skirts in case their pants were pulled down, and continued through secondary school, where girls had their bottoms slapped, skirts flicked, were called names, bullied over nude pictures shared on social media, assaulted and raped. A 2017 survey by the girl guiding Girlguiding movement confirmed the committee’s grim conclusions – 64% of girls and women aged 13 to 21 had experienced sexual harassment at school in the previous year. “The fact that sadly this sort of thing is happening did not come as a surprise,” said Julie McCulloch, the director of policy at the Association of School and College Leaders. “But the scale of it was shocking.” While the #MeToo movement started an important conversation within … [Read more...] about Education sector yet to learn lessons of #MeToo, critics say

Education leaders warned yesterday of an 'alarming decline' in the number of entries for English A-level. Data from exam boards shows 58,870 students took English language or literature this year, down 13 per cent or 67,865 compared to 2018. The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) called for 'urgent action'. Data from exam boards shows 58,870 students took English language or literature this year, down 13 per cent or 67,865 compared to 2018 (stock) General secretary Geoff Barton said he feared students were being put off by reforms to GCSE English which made it harder. They were introduced in September 2015, making this summer's A-level students the first to have completed the new-look two-year GCSE courses. Mr Barton warned against 'turning exams into a joyless slog'. He said the new GCSE language exam is focused too heavily on analysis of historic texts while the literature course involves memorising too much content. Meanwhile, entries in A-level maths, physics and … [Read more...] about Education leaders warn of ‘alarming decline’ as number of pupils taking A-level English plunges by 13 per cent amid fears GCSE reforms have made the subject appear ‘too hard’