Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Spartacus The concept of a God, the desire for standards and the need for education all have one thing in common:- Toothbrushes Most people think that standards are a Good Idea but standards are like toothbrushes, everyone wants their own and does not want to use someone else’s. . . .
26 September 2010 |
Category: Education |
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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Alison A member of our community forums has brought to our attention a policy known as CRAM (Child Assessment Risk Matrix) which was developed by the Metropolitan Police Service in the wake of the Baby P case. Naturally, they were aided and abetted in their efforts to predict . . .
19 September 2010 |
Category: Civil Liberties, Education |
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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Elaine . From a report in the Evening Standard:Â Poverty report targets early years (quoting ‘poverty tsar’ Frank Field MP). Government action to tackle poverty should focus on supporting children during the first five years of their lives, the Labour MP commissioned by David Cameron to carry out . . .
17 September 2010 |
Category: Civil Liberties |
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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Spartacus Lincolnshire County Council recently decided to take no further action to prevent a father allowing his seven-year-old daughter to walk alone to a bus stop, leading to this BBC discussion of the “responsibilities of the parents and the state”. The Today programme went on to pose the . . .
17 September 2010 |
Category: Civil Liberties |
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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Spartacus Foreword: For those people that are wondering whether to Home Educate or not, here is a glimpse of how it is working for us. Our experience of Home Education is beyond expectation or our dreams. We have become Home Education evangelists. We have decided to expose this, . . .
8 September 2010 |
Category: Education |
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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: By Alison [NOTE: This post should not be taken seriously and those who suffer from sense of humour deficit should look away now.] Bloody vegetarians! They have absolutely no idea what damage they might be causing their children by refusing to allow them to eat meat. As for vegans, . . .
1 September 2010 |
Category: Civil Liberties, Health |
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