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Freedom of Speech: Support Christian students like Julia

18th February 202117th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 88 Views 0 Comments Christians, communities, discrimination, education, Freedom of speech, government, help, human rights, Laws, students

Students in the UK are being punished for holding certain values. Julia Rynkiewicz, a final year midwifery student, was forced to suspend her studies and faced a fitness to practise investigation over her involvement with a pro-life society.

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London School of Theology: Study what you love in 2021

16th February 202116th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 42 Views 0 Comments Christianity, community, degree, education, Faith, God, learn, London school of theology, Religion, students, study, The Bible, University

Since its founding, London School of Theology has been dedicated to serving the church of Jesus Christ worldwide, through the education of individuals, equipping of local churches, and engagement in leading research.

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Landmark Government proposals to strengthen free speech at universities

16th February 202115th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 46 Views 0 Comments community, education, Freedom of speech, government, human rights, Law, students, UK, University, youths

Tougher legal measures to strengthen free speech and academic freedom at universities in England have been announced by the Education Secretary today (16 February), to stamp out unlawful ‘silencing’ on campuses.

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Coronavirus: Christmas Guidance Set Out For University Students 

12th November 202012th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 134 Views 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID19, education, government, Guidelines, Lockdown, students, University

University students will be able to travel home to spend Christmas with their families once the national restrictions end on 2 December, following steps set

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Graduates and school leavers could get left behind and have no jobs in September

18th August 202017th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 148 Views 0 Comments Business, Careers, Coronavirus, COVID19, employment, graduates, help, job, Money, Poverty, Recession, students, Support, UK

British business will suffer if graduates and school leavers are unable to take up the jobs and training they were

Religious Studies A-level entries compare well against other humanities

17th August 202016th August 2020 Josie McFarlane 240 Views 0 Comments #RE, A levels, college, education, God, Grades, Religion, results, students, Studies, University

The number of Religious Studies A-level exam entries has declined at a lower rate than other humanities in 2020, performing

Students paid to tackle racist language on campus

16th January 202015th January 2020 Josie McFarlane 560 Views 0 Comments #language, BAME, black, education, ethnicity, help, Racism, students, Support, University

A university is to hire 20 of its own students to challenge language on campus that could be seen as

Somerville College establishes scholarship for BAME students

3rd January 202016th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 788 Views 0 Comments BAME, Oxford University, scholarship, Somerville College, students

Somerville College and the History Faculty of the University of Oxford are collaborating to launch a new scholarship for BAME

Bristol University students report rise in racial ‘aggression’ on campus

2nd January 202020th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 940 Views 0 Comments Aggression, Bristol University, Crimes, Racial, students

Students at a prestigious university say they have experienced a rise in racial “aggression” on campus – including offensive language in

Racism in academia has major impact on BAME staff mental health

30th December 201915th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 805 Views 0 Comments #academics, BAME, black, Diversity, education, learning, mental health, Racism, students, Teachers, University

Higher education is a battlefield and the trauma inflicted in this war of inequitable attrition can leave lasting effects that

University College London students demand removal of Black Watch officer’s statue due to its links to ‘racially prejudiced policies’ of British colonial rule

8th November 20197th November 2019 Josie McFarlane 1133 Views 0 Comments prejudiced, Racism, Statue, students, University College London

UCL students are calling for the removal of a Black Watch officer statue because of its links to the ‘racially

Black students more likely to engage in studies – but still attain lower degrees, study finds

2nd November 20191st November 2019 Josie McFarlane 560 Views 0 Comments black, BME, career, degree, Diversity, education, opportunities, students, study, University

Black students are more likely to engage and participate in their university studies – and yet a larger proportion of them

Alumni and students help save a historic black church through song

30th October 201929th October 2019 Josie McFarlane 753 Views 0 Comments Black history, Church history, Church news, historic, students

Fifteen years ago, G. Kimball Hart ’70 B.A., ’80 M.P.P.M., walked into the Austin Grove Church in Bluemont, Virginia, for

Racial inequality in ‘danger of being accepted as fact’, think tank warns

4th October 20192nd October 2019 Josie McFarlane 471 Views 0 Comments BME, discrimination, education, ethnicity, Racial inequality, students

Racial inequality is in “danger of being accepted as fact” in higher education, a think tank warns as report suggests

Religious Studies GCSE entries fall despite popularity among pupils

9th September 20199th September 2019 Josie McFarlane 565 Views 0 Comments #RE, Decline, education, GSCE, Religion, schools, students, Teaching

The number of pupils in England and Wales taking GCSE Religious Studies full course has fallen for the third year

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