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How do we stop young British Muslims falling into the hands of Jihadis? A new, military-style free school in Oldham is a good start – Telegraph Blogs

What can we do to prevent the kind of atrocity that happened in Woolwich yesterday from happening again? So far, attention has focused on the security services, but there's clearly not much that MI5 or the police can do. How do you stop home grown terrorists carrying out seemingly random attacks on off-duty soldiers? Any long-term [...] [...] Read more ...

via Telegraph
23 May 2013

'Is It Rape If He's My Boyfriend?'

Schools should be obliged by law to teach pupils about sexual consent and when 'no means no' in the wake of a torrent of news about child sex abuse, from Jimmy Savile to Tia Sharp, a new report says. In a new poll commissioned by End Violence Against Women, 86% of adults said schools must teach "sexual consent and respectful relationships". Read more ...

via Huffingtonpost
23 May 2013

Israel and Britain sign MoU 23 May 2013

Minister Peri: “Despite the fact that there are people in British academia who call to boycott Israel, the British government shows that it acknowledges the importance of scientific collaboration with Israel.” [...] Read more ...

via Mfa
23 May 2013

Get your school involved in the IF campaign

Get your pupils to flex their global citizenship muscles! Each of us needs food to live, and so hunger is an issue that everyone can understand. Schools have a really important role to play in the IF campaign. Politicians really do care about what young people think – and food is an issue that everyone can get behind. Read more ...

via Unicef
23 May 2013