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BBC Audio | CrowdScience | Do multiple choice questions make us biased?
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (294+ words) CrowdScience listener Griffith in Ghana, isn't JUST a CrowdScience listener. He's also a listener to our sister show on the World Service, Unexpected Elements. But he's noticed something funny. In the weekly Unexpected Elements multiple-choice quiz, the answer is almost…...
University of Nottingham staff fear pay loss in allowance change
5+ hour, 20+ min ago (552+ words) Staff at the University of Nottingham have raised concerns they will lose hundreds of pounds every month in a change to an unsocial hours allowance. Some employees in the operations and facilities department received a fixed monthly amount for working…...
Martin Lewis has warned against overpaying student loans - but some graduates are
12+ hour, 1+ min ago (1303+ words) Luke England recently became a father, and he's already thinking about setting up a university fund for his new baby. But first he wants to try to clear his own student debt - by repaying "75 on top of the "250 that already…...
Hartlepool Council seeking ways to boost SEND provision
15+ hour, 35+ min ago (335+ words) A council is looking at ways to increase provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Hartlepool Council said there were more children with special needs than "ever before" in the town. Council chiefs are now looking at…...
Oxford parents protest over safety fears outside school
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (528+ words) Parents staged a protest outside a school warning that dangerous parking and aggressive driving are putting children at risk. Families at Windmill Primary School in Headington, Oxford, gathered earlier to highlight concerns about vehicles mounting pavements, blocking crossings and carrying…...
New inspections scheme impact on headteachers to be monitored
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (423+ words) Ofsted and school leaders' union National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) will work together to monitor the impact of the new schools inspection system on headteachers' wellbeing. The government scrapped single-word judgments for schools in 2024 after criticism of the inspection…...
Location for Bradford Brit School-inspired college confirmed
23+ hour, 11+ min ago (377+ words) A creative arts college inspired by the world famous school which has produced talents like Adele and Amy Winehouse will open on the site of a former car park in Bradford. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which runs London's Brit…...
West Midlands school trust chief executive resigns after teacher strikes
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (387+ words) The chief executive of an academy trust where more than 800 members of staff took part in several days of strikes over potential job cuts has resigned. Richard Gill formally resigned from his role after taking a leave of absence in…...
Support for teachers on pupils bringing weapons to 'make schools safe'
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1077+ words) Teachers in Wales will be given more support to deal with pupils bringing weapons into schools, the Welsh government has said. New all-Wales resources will be based on guidance already in place in Cardiff which has included giving all schools…...
Support for teachers on pupils bringing weapons to 'make schools safe"
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1077+ words) Teachers in Wales will be given more support to deal with pupils bringing weapons into schools, the Welsh government has said. New all-Wales resources will be based on guidance already in place in Cardiff which has included giving all schools…...