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School Exclusion Data Tells us More About Schools Than About Children

Dr Anna Carlile | Posted 28.09.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Dr Anna Carlile

There needs to be a louder public conversation about the ways in which the media perpetuates political myths about children and young people... And children in schools are constantly blamed for failings in the schooling system.

Bad at Sports (Good at Spelling): Why Don't I Care about the Olympics?

Kate Harrad | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Sport
Kate Harrad

When I think about the reasons for not liking sports, my answer comes down to this: school

Could You Do Better?

Posted 10.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

You know the drill: your teacher asks you to compose a poem, you drum your fingers for a few hours and come up with something sickly sweet and frankly...

Celebrity Yearbook Photos: The Ones They Didn't Want You To See

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The idea of documenting how geeky/spotty/unfashionable you were at school has only just started to catch on in the UK - thank goodness. But our fri...

And You Thought Your Prom Photo Was Awkward...

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 10.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The school leavers' ball, fondly known as "prom" is supposed to be the time where caterpillars emerge from cocoons as butterflies, ugly ducklings are ...