Suspending children from school is something we rarely see from educators, especially at primary level. Teachers aim to keep kids in school, where they are safe, fed and learning. However, for a multitude of reasons, senior leadership can and do decide to temporarily suspend pupils from school. Suspensions and permanent exclusions data, published in a Gov.uk package in April 2024, includes figures revealing which Sheffield primary schools handed out the most suspensions in the 2021-22 academic...
It is extremely rare for educators to decide that a pupil cannot return to their schools - it is the absolute last resort, when all other options have been exhausted. Children must be in education. It is a legal requirement and means if a child is subject to a permanent exclusion from one school then the local authority must arrange full-time education as soon as possible. They are so rare that in Sheffield only seven of the 153 primary schools within the local authority issued them in the...
Polls predict ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority, due to high unemployment and wealth inequalitySouth Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy with a ceremony in the capital that included a 21-gun salute and the waving of the country’s multicoloured flag.Any sense of celebration on the momentous anniversary was however set against a growing discontent with the current government. Continue reading
By JULIE WATSON and LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while officers arrested demonstrators protesting the Israel-Hamas
For many in the graduating class of 2024, the unrest at campuses across the country over the Israel-Hamas war has marked an emotional end to their college experiences that started amid a pandemic
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa this week celebrates 30 years of freedom after a historic 1994 election that saw the end of white minority rule and racial segregation. However, much of the enthusiasm and optimism that characterized that historic day has subsided as Africa’s most developed economy faces a myriad
The UK’s best schools and teachers have been shortlisted in this year’s Tes Schools Awards – and one Edinburgh primary school is in the running to named as the nation’s very best. The Tes Schools Awards, which have been dubbed the ‘Oscars of education’, is a prestigious awards programme which celebrates the best of education across the UK. The Tes Schools Awards recognises the very best teachers and schools from UK state and independent schools, across early years settings, primary and...
Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence and Mara Wilson recently 'had a little reunion,' over 30 years after starring alongside Robin Williams in 'Mrs. Doubtfire'.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Grant Oh zigzagged across the University of Southern California campus as if he was conquering an obstacle course, coming up against police blockade after police blockade on his way to his apartment while officers arrested demonstrators protesting the Israel-Hamas war. In many ways, the chaotic moment was []
It is 30 years since the brilliant Brazilian driver Senna met his tragic death. The tragic event saw Senna and Roland Ratzenberger lose their lives at Imola. The hotel room he stayed in the night before his crash has barely been touched
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These Sheffield schools and nurseries came top of the class last month after all of them were rated ‘good’ by Ofsted. Subscribe to The Star’s newsletter for all the latest news in Sheffield delivered straight to your inbox. New figures show how every Steel City classroom visited by the education watchdog in April was given a thumbs-up by inspectors, with all of them being upgraded or maintaining their ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ grade. None of them slipped down to ‘requires improvement’ or...