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Applications for BASC’s legacy funded scholarship programme aimed at supporting further education opportunities in conservation, land management and gamekeeping have opened for the 2022 intake. The scholarship is directed at assisting students wanting to progress their education in the land management sector. Scholarships this year are in memory of Mr Herbert Heywood, who kindly left… Read more »
The removal of gamekeeping and wildlife management courses from the education syllabus by 2023 has been described by the rural sector as “deeply concerning” in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi. The letter states the removal of the Land & Wildlife course within the new T Level system will… Read more »
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A letter, sent on behalf of PETA and addressed to Kit Malthouse, has been signed by 65 MPs, councillors and organisations, calling for the current school meal requirements to be changed. The letter urges the Department for Education to remove the requirement for meat, fish and dairy to be served as an option in every… Read more »
This years GCSE results have shown a widening gap between the grades achieved in the north and south of the UK. Top grades are still highest in London, with 32.6% of pupils achieving a grade 7 or above. When compared to last year’s results, highest grades (7+) have fallen most in in the South West,… Read more »
