Why isn’t the Government’s School Direct scheme attracting enough schools?
In principle, it's a good idea, but the Government’s School Direct scheme isn’t attracting enough schools. Are we heading for…
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In our hypermediated world, where we choose to bestow our attention has become a matter of commercial interest. Joshua Cohen,…
ByAttention! by Joshua Cohen: “Since using the computer, since using the internet, it’s as if my mind itself has evanesced”
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Laurie Penny on The Eton Scholarship Question: this is how the British elite are trained to think
As one of the school’s scholarship exam questions shows, young boys are encouraged to think that humanity, compassion, even sense…
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