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My new book – Broadmoor Women: Tales from Britain’s First Criminal Lunatic Asylum

Broadmoor, Britain’s first asylum for criminal lunatics, was founded in 1863. In the first years of its existence, one in…

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Posted in: Education, Health, Public sector, Social Care Filed under: asylum, book, britain, broadmoor, criminals, lunatic, mental illness, uk, women crime insanity

Idea from Harlem transforms young lives in west London

A scheme lauded by Barack Obama is steering pupils out of hardship and into university Two years ago Phoenix academy…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: Harlem Children's Zone, Phoenix Academy, West London Zone, WLZ

Synthetic biology is a chance to engineer the biological world

Imagine you could program a living cell in the same way you currently program a computer.  Cells could be made…

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Posted in: Education, Technology Filed under: HarassMap, Imperial, SafeCity, safety, synthetic biology, Technology, trains, Transport

Higher education: a study in turmoil

The University of Manchester’s announcement in May that it was to make 171 staff redundant took many higher education watchers…

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Posted in: Education, Public sector Filed under: Education, headteachers, Schools, teachers, TEF, tuition fees, Universities

Why high flyers are swapping the boardroom for the classroom

From journalists to investment bankers, more professionals at the top of their game are turning to teaching. What does the…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: Education, headteachers, Schools, teachers

Does the government’s academy plan add up?

All schools are due to become academies by 2022, yet arguments still rageover their effects on standards, their financial management…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: academy, fees, finance, free, funding, management, ofsted, Schools, secondary, state, underperforming

Universities unbound: where will campuses without caps end up?

When the cap on student numbers was abolished, England’s universities gained new opportunities to raise funds and grow – so…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: admissions, colleges, fees, funding, higher education, loans, UCAS, undergraduate, unpaid

Science magazine founder turns her kitchen into a lab

Jenny Inglis, who created children’s publication Whizz Pop Bang, and her family trial the science experiments at home. Like many…

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Posted in: Business, Education Filed under: children, home, mothers, publisher, science magazine, whizz bang pop

Tutoring startup offers a lesson in success

After its modest beginnings, The Profs now has an office in Belgravia. From left to right: Richard Evans (co-founder), Rory…

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Posted in: Business, Education Filed under: app, business, global, international, online, students, the profs, tutoring

Unfair, stressful or ‘a good idea’? What pupils think of the 11-plus exam

Children tell of the fears, joys and disappointments of competing for a place at a grammar school Grammar schools are back in…

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Posted in: Education Filed under: 11-plus, 11pus, anxiety, eleven-plus, problem, trouble, worry fear

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