Protesting pupils’ list of demands presented to the head – and what he has already agreed to A statement purporting to be from the pupil protesters breaks down their ‘demands’. An extract from this document is shown below, with changes that headteacher Daniel Smith has agreed to marked by an asterisk and italics. DISCRIMINATION We … Read more
Two more teachers have been suspended over a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad being shown to pupils at Batley Grammar School, MailOnline can reveal. It brings to three the total number of teachers being investigated for the incident in which the controversial cartoon was shown during an RE lesson. All three staff at the school … Read more
Pupils’ list of demands as head praises protesters A statement purporting to be from the pupil protesters breaks down their ‘demands’. An extract from this document is shown below – DISCRIMINATION We believe the school has unfairly targeted groups of students. The school should protect marginalised races, religions and other groups instead of target them. … Read more
KATHARINE BIRBALSINGH Yesterday’s landmark report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities caused a sensation. Commissioned in the wake of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests last summer, and led by a panel of distinguished experts from a range of fields, it concludes that Britain is a model of a successful multi-ethnic society: a … Read more
Jessica Rowe and her daughter Allegra got the fright of their lives when their car burst into flames in the middle of a busy road in Sydney last Thursday afternoon. But the former Studio 10 host spirits were lifted when she attended the star-studded opening of Hamilton in Sydney on Saturday night. The 50-year-old stunned … Read more
School renames ‘mufti day’ with ‘be yourself day’ fearing long-standing name is culturally insensitive A New Zealand college has renamed ‘mufti day’ to the new ‘be yourself day’ School received concerns colloquial use of the Arabic name was insensitive Heretaunga College in Upper Hutt held its first ‘be yourself day’ last Tuesday Assistant Principal says … Read more
School renames ‘mufti day’ with ‘be yourself day’ fearing long-standing name is culturally insensitive A New Zealand college has renamed ‘mufti day’ to the new ‘be yourself day’ School received concerns colloquial use of the Arabic name was insensitive Heretaunga College in Upper Hutt held its first ‘be yourself day’ last Tuesday Assistant Principal says … Read more
The schools reopening has brought on the most unexpected of regrets – that of never having been a mum at the school gates. Generally, I’m not one to harbour regrets but seeing the primary schools at pick-up, when the small children flood out into the arms of waiting parents, has made me question what I … Read more
The schools reopening has brought on the most unexpected of regrets – that of never having been a mum at the school gates. Generally, I’m not one to harbour regrets but seeing the primary schools at pick-up, when the small children flood out into the arms of waiting parents, has made me question what I … Read more
Bear Grylls has admitted he is not ‘naturally fit,’ as he revealed being beaten up by a school bully at eight-years-old inspired his athletic journey. The TV survival star and former SAS tropper, 46, confessed he struggles to find the motivation to remain fit and healthy as he praised Prime Minister Boris Johnson for candidly … Read more