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FAMILY MATTERS / EDUCATION Lunches for African
schoolchildren A charity that was originally launched from offices in the Kent village of Hever is celebrating the provision of 500,000 meals for hungry children in rural Kenya. African Promise has, to date, provided
more than half a million meals at primary schools as part of the lunch programme which was launched just over two years ago – and which has proved to be extremely popular. In fact the number of children eligible to receive school lunches continues to rise by a staggering 50,000 each month. African Promise relies on donations from corporate sponsors and members of the public and it is grateful for each and every donation. Want to saddle up to help?
The London Nightrider fundraising cycle ride starts in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 4th-5th June 2016 and cyclists take to the streets for a 100km ride through the city and beyond. African Promise has 10 places available on a first- come-first-served basis. The cost is £39 and the minimum fundraising amount expected is £175. • Visit
www.africanpromise.org.uk
Super-sized schools?
EXAM MARKERS DON’T ALWAYS
MAKE THE GRADE The number of appeals against A-level grades has been rising significantly in recent years. Last year there were a record number of appeals – 122,500 – and of these, 23,200 grades were changed as a result of re-marking. Several leaders of top independent schools have voiced concern over this, finding the re-marking and re-grading at both GCSE and A-level, unacceptable. It’s felt that a review of the marking process should be carried out – and an assessment of the quality of markers. The marking of A-levels is vital to many pupils as grades are part of the entry criteria for most universities. Christopher King, Chairman of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference and the Head Teacher of Leicester Grammar School, suggested that perhaps markers should be paid more so that exam boards can expect a higher standard.
Figures released this summer show that there are 93,600 more pupils attending school this year, representing a 2.1% rise in student numbers. This equates to six extra pupils in every single school in the UK and the rising numbers can be attributed to a baby boom, plus expansion in numbers of ethnic minority students in the state-funded school system.
One way of coping with the increasing numbers is to boost
capacity in schools. There are several propositions to create secondary ‘super- schools’ that could accommodate up to 3,000 pupils. Local authorities have revealed that they are prepared to build schools that have 12 forms of entry while others are prepared to expand schools to offer 13 forms of entry. The Government maintains that ‘super schools’ will be able to produce excellent results provided standards of behaviour and academic excellence are upheld, while parents, are unlikely to favour larger schools, fearing their children’s needs will be lost among so many others.
Helping to make the move from
school to work Tunbridge Wells-based Bright Young Things Tuition Centre recently collaborated with College Connections to host its inaugural Career Guidance Workshop. The event was aimed at helping secondary level pupils contemplate and manage the transition from school life to a working one. Pupils from all local schools and
colleges were invited to attend the free event, where five speakers from the worlds of law, banking, fashion and retail, graduate recruitment, as well as a graduate from a pioneering German
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tech company, conducted a succession of 10-minute talks followed by a lively question and answer session. Bright Young Things is now looking to develop this initiative by approaching local businesses with the aim of enabling local pupils to find that all-important first internship, apprenticeship or work experience placement.
• If your businesses might be interested in such a venture, call 01892 800492.
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