“Geographic profiling”, a technique used to catch serial criminals, has proved that the elusive artist Banksy really is Robin Gunningham, according to academic research. ─ Read article ─
The Independent: David Cameron is ‘in denial’ about the teacher shortage crisis, Jeremy Corbyn says
Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Prime Minister of being in “denial” about a shortage of teachers in British schools. The Labour leader said recruitment and retention problems were damaging children’s education – but also costing £1.3 billion a year as …
BBC News: Fall in numbers of young jobless
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) is at its lowest for the time of year since 2001, UK-wide figures show─ Read article ─ ]
Financial Times: Marxists’ gifts to the markets
Business leaders and stock market investors tend not, as a rule, to be staunch supporters of hardline communism. But are there beneficial legacies of Marxism that the financial community should, perhaps, be thankful for?─ Read article ─
Telegraph: Stop calling teachers ‘Miss’ or ‘Sir’
Academics say that traditional teachers’ titles such as ‘Sir’ and ‘Miss’ should be axed, with pupils being expected to use first names to drag schools into the 21st century─ Read article ─
TES Global: Global Survey Highlights Teacher Demand for a Bigger Role in Selecting Edtech for the Classroom
“A new survey of over 8,000 global teachers conducted by digital education company TES Global reveals that educators are demanding a bigger role in deciding which technologies are used in the classroom.”─ Read article ─
TES: Teacher recruitment ‘crisis’ would be deepened by 1% rise
The teacher recruitment “crisis” will be exacerbated by a government proposal to limit teachers’ pay rises to 1 per cent, heads warned today.─ Read article ─