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Education

Ex-pupil wins damages over face-down restraint at Oxfordshire special school

Today at 14:03 PM, via The Guardian

Boy was restrained face down by staff and others placed a towel around the door of his room to stop him leaving

A former student who was repeatedly restrained face down and once imprisoned for nearly five hours at a special school has been awarded £18,900 in damages.

The father of the student, who is now 25 and cannot be named for legal reasons, launched a claim against Mulberry Bush school in...

Education

University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%

Today at 11:32 AM, via The Guardian

Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics

More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sector’s shrinking social licence among young people.

The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking...