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The King's Speech sparks resurgence of elocution lessons - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Saturday 20 August 2016. The King's Speech sparks resurgence of elocution lessons. Traditional elocution lessons are making a comeback as jobseekers attempt to “soften” their regional accents and boost public speaking skills to get ahead in the workplace, according to research. The King's Speech, starring Colin Firth, was cited as one of the reasons for a growth in traditional elocution lessons. 6:00AM GMT 19 Jan 2012. The King’...

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Working in higher education is unlike any other job - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Tuesday 23 August 2016. Working in higher education is unlike any other job. Salary matters, as do pensions; but in some ways, the most important thing is the preservation of an open and flexible culture of work, says Professor Richard Williams. HE offers a way to develop a more refined set of skills, and a way to make a bigger contribution. 7:00AM GMT 31 Oct 2013. I worked in the private sector for five years, in and around publishin...

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Mystery of Cambridge University's £3.7 million Chinese benefactors - Telegraph

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Search - enhanced by OpenText. Wednesday 24 August 2016. Mystery of Cambridge University's 3.7 million Chinese benefactors. Cambridge University has come under pressure to reveal the identity of a mysterious Chinese foundation that is donating £3.7 million for a new professorship, amid fears that the pressure to raise funds may have exposed it to backdoor diplomacy by Beijing. Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images. Peter Foster and Malcolm Moore in Shanghai. 9:00PM GMT 30 Jan 2012. The report into the scandal, ...

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Warning over children's 'appalling' handwriting skills - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Sunday 21 August 2016. Warning over children's 'appalling' handwriting skills. Children are struggling to write their own name because growing numbers of schools are shunning traditional handwriting lessons, academics have warned. A failure to teach handwriting at a young age may harm children's development, academics claim. 5:21PM BST 14 Oct 2011. Pupils with poor handwriting 'do less well in school tests'. Text messaging makes child...

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Why you should start your own business at university – even if you'll probably fail - Telegraph

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Search - enhanced by OpenText. Monday 22 August 2016. Why you should start your own business at university – even if you'll probably fail. For anyone with an ambition to start their own business, university is the perfect place to try your hand, says entrepreneur Andrew Jervis. Student entrepreneurs: An undergraduate Mark Zuckerberg, played here by Jesse Eisenberg in 'The Social Network', founded Facebook in his Harvard dorm room. Photo: Merrick Morton/Columbia Pictures. 7:00AM GMT 15 Nov 2012. Angel net...

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Cuts to RE lessons 'will fuel bigoted attitudes', MP warns - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Friday 19 August 2016. Cuts to RE lessons 'will fuel bigoted attitudes', MP warns. Children risk being increasingly swayed by the attitudes of “bigoted” parents because of the steady decline of religious education in schools, ministers have been told. A third of schools are failing to provide RE lessons for pupils in the final two years of compulsory education, it has emerged. 9:30AM GMT 26 Dec 2012. It also emerged that rising number...

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Education Advice for parents from The Independent Education Consultants: July 2015

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Timely Education Advice for Parents from The Independent Education Consultants. Friday, 31 July 2015. Why #Clearing Has Become The New Way To Apply For #University. Since we welcome Brian McGee as a new full-time addition to our consultancy team from Monday, we thought a few of his wise words on UCAS Clearing might be useful for those awaiting A Level results this August. Many universities, including 14 Russell Group institutions, have now opened up Clearing places in advance of the August 13 deadline&#4...

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Apprenticeships: not a burden, but a business asset - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Thursday 18 August 2016. Apprenticeships: not a burden, but a business asset. As the number of young people opting for apprenticeships continues to rise, Kevin Davey explains why they remain the future of big business. Boosting the number of apprenticeships is the best way to cut youth unemployment. 11:08AM BST 29 Jul 2014. Education fund 'champions' vocational projects. More pupils taking apprenticeships straight from school. Vocatio...

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Social networking: teachers blame Facebook and Twitter for pupils' poor grades - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Monday 22 August 2016. Social networking: teachers blame Facebook and Twitter for pupils' poor grades. Teachers believe social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are to blame for pupils' poor grades, a study has concluded. Seven in 10 British teachers believe children are becoming more and more obsessed with websites such as Facebook. 10:38AM GMT 18 Nov 2010. It's time to bin the twits and defriend the social climbers.

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Go with the flow on A-level Results Day - Telegraph

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Meter did not return any assign values. Search - enhanced by OpenText. Wednesday 24 August 2016. Go with the flow on A-level Results Day. Whether you get what you want, what you need, or neither on A-level Results Day 2015, use our chart to plan your next move ahead of the big day. By Eleanor Doughty, Richard Burgess. 5:00PM BST 12 Aug 2015. X2022; Missed your offers and need to go through Clearing? Read our guide to make sure you're up to speed. Check out our guide to Adjustment and 'trading up'. To hel...