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Remember, remember: how education 鈥渂eyond the seas鈥 kept Catholicism alive

05 Nov 2014

Bonfire night marks a plot in 1605 to burn down the Houses of Parliament. It鈥檚 also a reminder of the ferocious divides that existed between...

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Office Space

Graduates who went to private schools earn more than graduates who did not, finds study

31 Oct 2014

New study shows that - even after controlling for subject, degree class, alma mater and occupation - graduates who attended private schools earn on...

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Thought

Project seeks nation鈥檚 most memorised poems to investigate power of poetry 鈥榖y heart鈥

02 Oct 2014

By aiming to discover the UK鈥檚 most memorised poems, a new research project 鈥 backed by a former Poet Laureate 鈥 will explore the poems that live in...

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Why teach oracy?

01 Sep 2014

In this article, Professor of Education Neil Mercer argues that 鈥榯alk鈥 needs tuition; state schools must teach spoken language skills for the sake of...

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Designing our Tomorrow: Resources to inspire the next generation of engineers

08 May 2014

New resources designed to inspire the next generation of engineers by bringing authentic engineering challenges into the classroom have been launched...

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Students from Cox Green School, Maidenhead, at the Faculty of Education

Education Day highlights multi-faceted Cambridge course

25 Feb 2014

Sixth-formers from schools across the country were welcomed to the Faculty for a one-day visit designed to give a taste of studying at Cambridge as...

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探花直播 of Cambridge Training School to provide primary education in North West Cambridge

26 Jan 2014

探花直播Department for Education has supported the application by the 探花直播 of Cambridge to establish a 探花直播 Training School as part of its...

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探花直播importance of university museums

22 Nov 2013

探花直播 of Cambridge museums are among those highlighted as examples of best practice in a new report focusing on the outstanding contributions...

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1723 Sampler by Mary Derow, St Clement Danes School

Sewing stories: unpicking the reality of young lives

12 Oct 2013

An online exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum explores the narratives contained in eight samplers made by school girls from poor backgrounds in the...

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"Back to School". Homepage banner image by Woodley Wonderworks via Flickr

School starting age: the evidence

24 Sep 2013

Earlier this month the "Too Much, Too Soon" campaign made headlines with a letter calling for a change to the start age for formal learning in...

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SOCCs appeal: online learning versus the classroom

13 Aug 2013

MOOCs 鈥 or massive open online courses 鈥 have been touted a cure for the education sector鈥檚 ills by some, but merely the latest symptom of it by...

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Pre-closure celebrations at the Museum of Zoology

16 May 2013

探花直播 探花直播 Museum of Zoology, Cambridge will be closed to the public from June 2nd 2013. Subject to planning permission, the museum will be...

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