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The Guardian: Hong Kong primary teacher deregistered 'for talking about independence'
The Guardian: Hong Kong primary teacher deregistered 'for talking about independence'

Teacher accused of violating legislation, reportedly discussing freedom of speech with pupils.

A Hong Kong primary school teacher has been deregistered after being accused of using pro-independence materials in class, reportedly to teach students about the concepts of freedom of speech and independence.

The education bureau accused the teacher of a premeditated act in violation of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, its de facto constitution, by having “spread a message about Hong Kong independence”.

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Education, History, Media Article, Hong KongSarah NorrisLando EducationLando Education, Lando, Hong Kong, The Guardian, primary teacher, independence, deregistered, freedom of speech, education bureau, teacher, Hong Kong’s Basic Law, Hong Kong independence, pro-independence activist, professional misconduct, black sheep, Beijing, ecretary for education, Kevin Yeung, national security law, Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, Hong Kong SAR, special administrative regionComment
The Times: Afghan bomb victim Shamsea Alizada is nation’s top pupil
The Times: Afghan bomb victim Shamsea Alizada is nation’s top pupil

Another article about Shamsea Alizada, which makes her achievement even more inspirational.

A coalminer’s daughter whose tutoring centre was bombed by Isis has come top in an Afghan entrance exam.

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Education, Exam Results, Family, Higher Education, History, Interview, Media ArticleSarah NorrisLando Educationthe Times, Lando, Lando Education, Afghan bomb victim, Shamsea Alizada, nation’s top pupil, Afghan entrance exam, Kabul, Taliban, The bombing of Mawoud Academy, Mawoud Academy, AfghanistanComment
TED Talk: the Danger of a Single Story
TED Talk: the Danger of a Single Story

My daughter was asked to watch novelist Chimamanda Adichie’s TED talk for her geography homework. I was listening to it the background and it made me smile/laugh, quite a lot.

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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TED talk, Television, Arts, Charity, Education, English, Family, Higher Education, History, Languages, Media Article, Reading, WritingSarah NorrisLando EducationChimamanda Adichie, TED Talk, Lando, Lando Education, geography, cultures, lives, overlapping stories, novelist, authentic cultural voice, cultural voice, homeworkComment
The Guardian: Oxford moves to protect students from China's Hong Kong security law
The Guardian: Oxford moves to protect students from China's Hong Kong security law

Students will submit work related to China anonymously and told not to record classes.

Students at Oxford University specialising in the study of China are being asked to submit some papers anonymously to protect them from the possibility of retribution under the sweeping new security law introduced three months ago in Hong Kong.

The anonymity ruling is to be applied in classes, and group tutorials are to be replaced by one-to-ones. Students are also to be warned it will be viewed as a disciplinary offence if they tape classes or share them with outside groups.

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Education, Higher Education, HistorySarah NorrisLando EducationThe Guardian, Lando, Lando Education, Oxford University, students, China, Hong Kong, anonymously, classes, protect, new security law, one-to-ones, Beijing, Hong Kong security law, Chinese government powers, Universities UK, the vice-chancellors’ group, Chinese scholars, academic, Chinese students, Overseas students, Patricia Thornton, associate professor of Chinese politics at Oxford University, associate professor of Chinese politics, academic freedom, Princeton University, Harvard Business School, Lord Patten, Eva Pils, professor of law at King’s College London, King’s College London, British Association for Chinese StudiesComment
The Guardian: Schools in England told not to use material from anti-capitalist groups
The Guardian: Schools in England told not to use material from anti-capitalist groups

Idea categorised as ‘extreme political stance’ equivalent to endorsing illegal activity.

The government has ordered schools in England not to use resources from organisations which have expressed a desire to end capitalism.

Department for Education (DfE) guidance issued on Thursday for school leaders and teachers involved in setting the relationship, sex and health curriculum categorised anti-capitalism as an “extreme political stance” and equated it with opposition to freedom of speech, antisemitism and endorsement of illegal activity.

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Business, Education, English, Exam Results, Higher Education, History, Media ArticleSarah NorrisLando EducationDepartment for Education, Lando Education, Lando, extreme political stance, anti-capitalist, anti-capitalist groups, The Guardian, school leaders, teachers, British History, John McDonnell, freedom of speech, antisemitism, democracy, capitalism, British history, politics, Jessica Simor QC, international lawComment
The Times: Ruth Bader Ginsburg obituary
The Times: Ruth Bader Ginsburg obituary

Whenever Ruth Bader Ginsburg fell ill, liberal America held its breath. To many it was Bader Ginsburg, the 107th justice of the Supreme Court and something of a judicial celebrity, who was the voice of reason in a nation divided on ideological grounds, with her cautious words and constant attempts to build a consensus no matter who was involved.

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Obituary, Business, History, Lockdown, Media Article, PandemicSarah NorrisLando Educationobituary, Lando Education, Lando, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Times, media article, US Supreme Court, Pioneering, championed gender equality, championed, gender equality, celebrity status, celebrity, abortion, Roe v WadeComment
The Sunday Times: UK university rankings: the best universities by subject
The Sunday Times: UK university rankings: the best universities by subject

As well as institutional rankings, The Sunday Times and The Times have identified the centres of excellence within each of 67 subject areas. The subject rankings are based on student opinion on teaching quality and their wider university experiences, combined with the outcomes of the 2014 research assessments, graduate job prospects and course entry standards.

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Education, Exam Results, Higher Education, Languages, History, Maths, Media Article, Medicine, Music, Science, Space, STEAM, STEM, Technology, WritingSarah NorrisLando EducationThe Sunday Times, UK University Rankings, university, rankings, sujects, research assessments, graduate, graduate job prospects, Cambridge, Aeronautical and manufacturing engineering, anatomy and physiology, anthropology, archaeology and forensic science, biological sciences, chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, classics and ancient history, computer science, East and South Asian studies, education, electrical and electronic engineering, French, geography and environmental science, geology, German, history, history of art, architecture and design, Iberian languages, Italian, land and property management, materials technology, maths, mechanical engineering, Middle Eastern and African studies, physics and astronomy, Russian and eastern European languages, sociology, theology and religious studies, town and country planning, landscape, Economics, English, linguistics, medicine, psychology, Oxford, Glasgow, St Andrews, University of Edinburgh, Birmingham, Strathclyde, Bangor, Bath, Bristol, LSE, Animal science, dentistry, food science, sports scienceComment
The Times Archive: Child shell-shock victims from France - 10th September 1920
The Times Archive: Child shell-shock victims from France - 10th September 1920

From The Times: September 10, 1920

The Southampton boat-train left Waterloo Station last night with 200 bright-eyed, healthy French youngsters, of nine to 12 years old. These little passengers were journeying with rather mixed feelings, for they were on their way back to their homes in the war-devastated areas, after a wonderful recuperative holiday of six weeks in the North of England.

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Family, Media Article, Archive, HistorySarah NorrisLando EducationThe Times Archive, The Times, 1920, France, children, French War Charities Society of Manchester, Harrogate, Southport, New Brighton, Blackburn, Preston, Manchester, Keighley, Blackpool, Bakewell, voluntaryComment