The SATs – are they really necessary?
This has been the month of tests; 10 year-olds up and down the country have been cramming, learning and sweating over those all-important tests called the SATs or Standard Assessment [ . . . ]
Month: May 2016
Immigration & our education system
Over the last few decades, our society has absorbed a huge number of immigrant newcomers with remarkable ease, but things are changing … people can feel trouble and strife building, [ . . . ]
University Choices.
A lot of institutions disguise under the word “university” offering abysmal courses that neither benefits the student nor society as a whole. The false representation of education these days is [ . . . ]
Parents Panic Over Exams.
Parents have been advised to avoid passing on their anxiety and worry of getting in to top independent schools on to their children. The pressure to get into the [ . . . ]
Finding The Right One.
All happily married women clap your hands in glee and congratulate yourselves on being in a better position than most singletons. We saw how Bridgette Jones struggled with being single [ . . . ]
The Mysterious Harry Potter Chair.
Wow! The chair that J.K Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series sat on whilst she wrote the first two books has been sold for £278,000. Again, I say [ . . . ]
Sexist Bullying.
The world is really changing, gone are the days where as a female, being brilliant and intelligent in class or school in general was highly attractive. You were praised and [ . . . ]
Violent Toddlers.
The violence of children as young as one has become rampant, so many nurseries have had to expel so many children due to biting other children and attacking the nursery [ . . . ]
Five year olds, who speak better, do better.
According to research, children who can’t speak properly by the age of five have been said to be more likely to fail their SATS when they are older. Five year [ . . . ]
“I Am The Greatest”: Muhammad Ali
“To be a champion, you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are” – Muhammad Ali. There’s a major new exhibition about the former undisputed world [ . . . ]