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Education

Stormzy to receive honorary Cambridge University doctorate

19 March at 19:05 PM, via The Guardian

Rapper is honoured for his philanthropic work alongside the likes of John Rutter, Angela Davis and Simon Russell Beale

Stormzy has been awarded an honorary law doctorate from the University of Cambridge, to recognise his philanthropic work.

The rapper, 31, has initiated various schemes across sport and the arts outside his chart-topping music career, such as founding his Merky Books imprint...

Gambia: Advancing Rights of PWDs – NCCE Ends Nationwide Stakeholder Engagement

19 March at 17:41 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Point] The National Council for Civic Education (NCCE) in collaboration with UNICEF through the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRP) recently wrapped up a nationwide stakeholder engagement on advancing the rights of Persons With Disabilities in The Gambia.

Namibia: Tertiary Institutions Rejects NSFAF Amendments

19 March at 17:27 PM, via AllAfrica

[Namibian] The Association of Private Higher Education Institutions in Namibia has rejected the newly passed Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) amendment law along with students organisations.

Mauritius: Education Minister Announces Measures to Tackle Bullying At School

19 March at 12:40 PM, via AllAfrica

[Government of Mauritius] An Education Council comprising representatives of a wide cross-section of the education sector will be set up to address the issue of bullying and substance abuse at school in a holistic manner and the alignment of actions while developing consensus on a wide range of issues.

Nigeria: WAEC Denies Nasu’s Anti-Labour Allegations

19 March at 11:57 AM, via AllAfrica

[Premium Times] NASU had accused WAEC of reneging on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into with NASU on 10 March at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment

Kenya: MPs Quiz Leadership of Technical University of Kenya Over Financial Crisis

19 March at 08:48 AM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Education has raised serious concerns over the financial crisis at the Technical University of Kenya (TU-K), questioning the institution’s leadership regarding delayed salaries, unremitted statutory deductions, and the collapse of its pension scheme.

Fewer GCSE exams proposed in Labour’s curriculum review – but Sats to stay

18 March at 21:48 PM, via The Guardian

Interim report for schools in England to also recommend more emphasis on digital and media literacy, sustainability and climate science

Pupils should sit fewer GCSE exams and Michael Gove’s English baccalaureate faces being scrapped under plans to be recommended in Labour’s long-awaited curriculum review.

An interim report published on Tuesday outlining the review’s initial findings indicated...

I’m a recent Stem grad. Here’s why the right is winning us over

18 March at 18:00 PM, via The Guardian

Corporations started wooing my friends as soon as college began. It’s time for the left to reimagine its relationship with tech

When my friends and I graduated with our math degrees this past May, we felt like we could do anything.

After long nights spent on problem sets, the most aimless and ambitious of us will forgo grad school and become interns and employees at the shiniest, slimiest...

How Covid changed children in Britain

18 March at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Uncertainty, disruption, increased screen use and crippling anxiety are some of the legacies since pandemic school closures

When it comes to disasters, children are habitually “ignored and mistreated”, according to the disasters expert Prof Lucy Easthope. So five years ago, when schools were told to close and lessons went online, a siren went off inside her.

“The lockdown terrified me,” she...

Parents in England: share your experience of your children being absent from school

18 March at 14:45 PM, via The Guardian

We would like to hear from parents and the reasons why their children have been finding it difficult to attend school

Five years after Covid closed schools in England, there is still a crisis in school attendance. This week the Department for Education will publish its latest figures for 2023/4. We’re interested in finding out more about the experience of parents whose children are absent...

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