Research Institute, Awarding Organisation, HEI, Consultancy
According to the Press Association, 16,430 parents in England were prosecuted in 2014 because their children were not at school. This is an increase of 25% on the previous year.
You can read the full story here:
The Guardian: More parents in England prosecuted for taking children out of school
From Isis Brook, Head of Faculty for Environment and Transdisciplinary Studies at Crossfields Institute:
“There has been a fascinating news item about the difference between the school experience of Chinese pupils and UK pupils. This stark culture clash was experienced by pupils at one school where an experiment was conducted. For four weeks, year 9 pupils in one UK school adopted the pattern of the Chinese school day and had Chinese teachers. The pupils wore a special uniform and started the 12 hour school day at 07:00. Once a week there was a pledge to the flag. Lessons were focused on note-taking and repetition.
You can read more here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33735517
To see how they got on access the BBC iplayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06565zm
From a research perspective I would love to see the ethics clearance forms that must have been involved in something like this.”
The City University of New York Sociodemographics Map of New York City shows the ethnicity of the communities around the University’s campuses in comparison to the students’ ethnicity. Click here to read the full article, or click here to view the full size images.
