Which is the best boarding school in UK?
Primary & Secondary Education - 3 Answers
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Windermere St Anne's School, UK's one f the best boarding school with good facilities and expert teachers.
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Hogwarts.
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Eton.
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Do you think that school in the UK is compulsory?
Do you think that school in the UK is compulsory?
After reading a few rather daft answers to another question I thought I'd clear up some obvious confusion. Education is compulsory. School in the UK is not. You do not have to inform your Local Authority if you wish to home-educate. You do have to send a deregistration letter to the head teacher of your child's school. You can deregister your child at any time and at any age. You do not have to follow the National Curriculum. Autonomous education is valid and is accepted. Some L.A.s will ask you to provide an outline of your 'educational philosophy'. They have no right to enter your home in order to check the standard of education you are providing. You do not have to be a teacher to home-ed. Your child does not have to attend nursery. If you are already encouraging your child's education and development while they are babies/toddlers then all you do is continue as you are. They will learn - they can't help it! http://www.education-otherwise.org/ Sorry, not true. The Local Authority have no legal right to test your child. They can 'ask' all they like but as long as you satisfy the criteria by providing an ed-phil of your methods by letter, then they have no other right of access to your child. Some L.A.s insist and some parents capitulate because either it is the easier route or they feel okay about it. Some parents like the support they can get from their L.A.
Primary & Secondary Education - 1 Answers
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They have no right to enter you home to see what you are teaching your child but they can bring a parent to court if they think their home-education is failing the child. And, if you won't let them in your home, they may well ask you come to them to them to test your child is receiving a rounded-education.
After reading a few rather daft answers to another question I thought I'd clear up some obvious confusion. Education is compulsory. School in the UK is not. You do not have to inform your Local Authority if you wish to home-educate. You do have to send a deregistration letter to the head teacher of your child's school. You can deregister your child at any time and at any age. You do not have to follow the National Curriculum. Autonomous education is valid and is accepted. Some L.A.s will ask you to provide an outline of your 'educational philosophy'. They have no right to enter your home in order to check the standard of education you are providing. You do not have to be a teacher to home-ed. Your child does not have to attend nursery. If you are already encouraging your child's education and development while they are babies/toddlers then all you do is continue as you are. They will learn - they can't help it! http://www.education-otherwise.org/ Sorry, not true. The Local Authority have no legal right to test your child. They can 'ask' all they like but as long as you satisfy the criteria by providing an ed-phil of your methods by letter, then they have no other right of access to your child. Some L.A.s insist and some parents capitulate because either it is the easier route or they feel okay about it. Some parents like the support they can get from their L.A.
Primary & Secondary Education - 1 Answers
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They have no right to enter you home to see what you are teaching your child but they can bring a parent to court if they think their home-education is failing the child. And, if you won't let them in your home, they may well ask you come to them to them to test your child is receiving a rounded-education.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
I want to attend film school in the UK
I want to attend film school in the UK?
I'm currently a US citizen but would like to attend film school for post production in the UK. What are my most affordable choices? So far I have come across 19000 pounds as the average cost, which is MUCH too expensive a year for me to finance. Suggestions and information would be highly appreciated!
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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At least one alternative is to take a year or so as gap time, get a job and save for the costs./
I'm currently a US citizen but would like to attend film school for post production in the UK. What are my most affordable choices? So far I have come across 19000 pounds as the average cost, which is MUCH too expensive a year for me to finance. Suggestions and information would be highly appreciated!
Higher Education (University +) - 1 Answers
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At least one alternative is to take a year or so as gap time, get a job and save for the costs./
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
UK: school pupils 'disciplined' for refusing to pray to Allah in NON Muslim school
UK: school pupils 'disciplined' for refusing to pray to Allah in NON Muslim school?
Isn't this going too far? http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080704/tuk-prayer-refusal-pupils-disciplined-6323e80.html HESTIA'S PRINCESS - that is a really good point, you are right.
Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers
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Yes
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yep....and get ready for more from the religon of "peace"..
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Pssh, and everyone's always praising the UK for being such a secular nation.
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Yes it is going too far. More than you know.
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Didn't really think something like that would happen in the UK. Anyways I agree with what the parent said, "This isn't right, it's taking things too far."
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That incident is wrong on so many levels, imho. Yes, it is going w-a-y too far.
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Strict measures must be taken that nothing like this never happens. To me it's intolerable - teachers must be suspended to set a precedent that nothing of sorts is ever repeated again. It's NOT A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL! Everyone must make their OWN choice.
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Yes, it's really unbelievable.
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Assuming it's true, because what we're talking about here is an allegation being investigated not a confirmed event then it's not only too far but completely against the Education Reform Act of 1988 and the European Human Rights Act of 1998. The only religious pressure permited in UK schools is that of the "Worship of a broadly christian nature" (read as CofE) enforced daily during morning assembly which is something you can opt out of as a child or a parent. What it looks like to me is that the children in question were being shown the way Muslims pray (it is a physical act involving a series of postures and actions, something I remember being taught in school some 17 years ago) and didn't want to participate, this however isn't a disciplinary situation unless the children were deliberately abusive about it (which I can believe quite easily in today's climate). I'll wait and see what the investigation reveals though before I go getting too upset. I suspect the news industry saw the word "Allah" being used in a negative connotation and jumped on it prematurely as usual
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Answer: This is indeed going too far -- There should be no "Practical" demonstration of ANY religion in a school not devoted to that religion. I can only image what would have happened if someone was disciplined for refusing to participate in a Pagan ceremony either in the US or the UK -- The school would have been shut down!
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If it happened the way the parents said it did, then yes. On the other hand we're only hearing one side of the story so far. I'll reserve judgement until all the facts come out.
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Why does it concern you?
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Isn't this going too far? http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080704/tuk-prayer-refusal-pupils-disciplined-6323e80.html HESTIA'S PRINCESS - that is a really good point, you are right.
Religion & Spirituality - 12 Answers
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Yes
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yep....and get ready for more from the religon of "peace"..
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Pssh, and everyone's always praising the UK for being such a secular nation.
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Yes it is going too far. More than you know.
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Didn't really think something like that would happen in the UK. Anyways I agree with what the parent said, "This isn't right, it's taking things too far."
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That incident is wrong on so many levels, imho. Yes, it is going w-a-y too far.
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Strict measures must be taken that nothing like this never happens. To me it's intolerable - teachers must be suspended to set a precedent that nothing of sorts is ever repeated again. It's NOT A RELIGIOUS SCHOOL! Everyone must make their OWN choice.
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Yes, it's really unbelievable.
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Assuming it's true, because what we're talking about here is an allegation being investigated not a confirmed event then it's not only too far but completely against the Education Reform Act of 1988 and the European Human Rights Act of 1998. The only religious pressure permited in UK schools is that of the "Worship of a broadly christian nature" (read as CofE) enforced daily during morning assembly which is something you can opt out of as a child or a parent. What it looks like to me is that the children in question were being shown the way Muslims pray (it is a physical act involving a series of postures and actions, something I remember being taught in school some 17 years ago) and didn't want to participate, this however isn't a disciplinary situation unless the children were deliberately abusive about it (which I can believe quite easily in today's climate). I'll wait and see what the investigation reveals though before I go getting too upset. I suspect the news industry saw the word "Allah" being used in a negative connotation and jumped on it prematurely as usual
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Answer: This is indeed going too far -- There should be no "Practical" demonstration of ANY religion in a school not devoted to that religion. I can only image what would have happened if someone was disciplined for refusing to participate in a Pagan ceremony either in the US or the UK -- The school would have been shut down!
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If it happened the way the parents said it did, then yes. On the other hand we're only hearing one side of the story so far. I'll reserve judgement until all the facts come out.
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Why does it concern you?
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