Tag: Children's Books
about 2 years ago
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Teachers at Catholic school 'threatened with sack' over strike action after gay author visit sc

Sources have told i that at a meeting of John Fisher's governing body on Wednesday 20 April, new governors appointed ...

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about 2 years ago
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Catholic Church 'acted unlawfully' in trying to impose executive team on John Fisher School

Southwark Archdiocese was forced to drop plans to install an “interim executive board” at John Fisher School after be...

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about 2 years ago
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Reading to babies just days after birth can help develop language earlier, says leading author

Smriti Halls said the experience of reading can help babies bond with their parents as well as helping them develop l...

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about 2 years ago
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Ofsted carry out snap inspection at Catholic school after gay author visit cancelled

Ofsted are carrying out an inspection at John Fisher School on Wednesday 16 March, with pupils and parents asked for ...

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about 2 years ago
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MP of school which banned LGBTQ+ author 'horrified' & asks if leaders would bar him as gay man

Elliot Colburn, the MP for Carshalton and Wallington, told i the decision by Southwark Archdiocese could be damaging ...

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about 2 years ago
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Government probing whether Catholic diocese broke equality duties by cancelling gay author

National groups representing secondary headteachers and school governors have condemned the decision by Southwark Arc...

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about 2 years ago
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Archbishop of Southwark backed decision to cancel visit by gay author to Catholic state school

A letter leaked to i shows the diocese 'dictated' a statement to the headteacher, which he was supposed to use to can...

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about 2 years ago
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Catholic state school in turmoil after diocese overrules head to cancel visit by gay author

The decision by the Archdiocese of Southwark to cancel a talk by author Simon James Green, a leading writer of LGBTQ+...

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over 2 years ago
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Rainbow Trust's virtual play sessions have been a Covid lifeline for children

From puppets to play dough, the charity's specialist staff have been using its virtual support packs and video calls ...

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over 2 years ago
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'Harmful' story featuring Chinese 'swot' removed from David Walliams' children's book

In the story, a Chinese boy named Brian Wong is characterised as a 'total and utter swot' whose favourite subject is ...

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over 2 years ago
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Extra space between letters helps children read faster and make fewer mistakes, study finds

The research could help dyslexic pupils without making them feel singled out in class, researchers from Anglia Ruskin...

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