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England plans to make academies follow the national curriculum – but it’s been getting more prescriptive for years

England plans to make academies follow the national curriculum – but it’s been getting more prescriptive for years

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A national curriculum sets out what state school pupils should be taught during their time at school. But in England, the national curriculum currently applies to only around 44% of children – those in schools run by their local authority. The remaining children, including 81.7% of secondary school pupils, are at academies. These schools, the result of a policy to address disadvantage in education, are free to set their own curriculum. Independent, fee-paying schools have never had to follow the national curriculum. The government’s children’s wellbeing and schools bill proposes that academy schools would, for the first time, be required to follow the national curriculum. This proposal, along with others set to reduce the autonomy of academies, has raised some debate. Academies and their associated freedoms were a flagship policy of the previous Conservative government. Laura Trott, shadow education secretary, has said: “The Bill seeks to turn its back on Labour’s history and take back those academy freedoms on curriculum, on pay and on behaviour. You name it, they are reversing it — all the …

Ivanka Trump twins with teen daughter as they follow in Duchess Sophie’s footsteps

Ivanka Trump twins with teen daughter as they follow in Duchess Sophie’s footsteps

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Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, is known for taking fashion inspiration from the royals and now she’s looking towards Duchess Sophie. Ivanka wore a custom coat in vermillion red by British designer Suzannah London, who has designed for the Duchess of Edinburgh for many occasions, from public events to garden parties and state dinners. Suzannah shared a snap from before the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025 which saw Ivanka posing in a matching coat with daughter Arabella, 13. “A special mother and daughter moment, full of elegance and style. Classic red bows and beautiful traditional cloths cut to perfection and worn with grace,” the caption read, sharing the details of Ivanka and Arabella’s coat. The matching red coats featured a classic oversized bow at the neckline, while they both also wore black leather knee-high boots. The picture also featured husband Jared Kushner, and Jared and Ivanka’s two sons, Joseph, 10, and eight-year-old Theodore. © ShutterstockIvanka attends the National Prayer Service at the Washington …

Meta denies ‘forcing’ people to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance on social media apps | Science, Climate & Tech News

Meta denies ‘forcing’ people to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance on social media apps | Science, Climate & Tech News

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Facebook owner Meta has denied claims from some users that they have been “forced” to follow social media accounts belonging to the Trump administration. Users on Facebook and Instagram have claimed they found they were “automatically” following the official accounts of Donald Trump and JD Vance following their inauguration on Monday. The claims come after Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta made a number of policy changes to its social media apps which better aligned them with the Trump administration. But Meta has denied it forced anyone to follow the accounts, and highlighted that the president and vice president’s accounts are linked to the US offices rather than the individual, meaning supporters who followed those accounts for the previous president and vice president still do so despite Mr Trump and Mr Vance taking them over from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Some users had made further claims that they were being forced to follow the accounts, and had been unable to unfollow them when trying to do so. Read more:Meta offers creators $5,000 to join Facebook and InstagramWho …

If I wanted strong, toned arms I’d follow this trainer’s eight-exercise routine

If I wanted strong, toned arms I’d follow this trainer’s eight-exercise routine

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Building lean muscle in your arms can take time, but when you exercise consistently, and factor in recovery and fuel your exercise with good nutrition, you should see noticeable muscle gains within just a few months. Certified personal trainer Micayla Green has a winning upper-body workout for you to try. Green, part of the Ladder strength training program, showcased her impressive arm transformation to her Instagram followers, saying it took “about 1.5-2 years from the first pic” to achieve. “I definitely started seeing results before that, but it’s all about consistency and making it a lifestyle,” she added. Scroll down to see the exercises she used to achieve this. How to do this workout More tips for building muscle Resistance training works by putting muscles under stress, creating micro-tears in the muscle fibers. When your body repairs these tears, it makes the muscles stronger and larger. The repair part is crucial and rest days are when the real muscle building happens. To see definition in your arms (and other parts of your body) you need …

Brighton vs Arsenal preview; kickoff time, team news, how to follow, stream | Football News

Brighton vs Arsenal preview; kickoff time, team news, how to follow, stream | Football News

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Who: Brighton vs ArsenalWhat: English Premier LeagueWhere: AMEX Stadium, Brighton, United KingdomWhen: 12:30pm (12:30 GMT) on SaturdayFollow Al Jazeera’s live photo build-up and text commentary stream. Mikel Arteta says Arsenal must “flip that coin” in their quest to be crowned champions of England following two agonising near-misses. The second-placed Gunners, runners-up to Manchester City over the past two seasons, are six points behind Arne Slot’s rampaging Liverpool, who have a game in hand, having played half their league fixtures. Arsenal beat Brentford 3-1 in their last match on Wednesday but stumbles in October and early November mean the Gunners are playing catch-up and Arteta on Friday pleaded for consistency from his men, who travel to face mid-table Brighton on Saturday. “We have to show the same level of consistency and a bit more because the last year, we have been the best team in the league, broken various records and still haven’t won a major trophy, so something is missing,” said the Spaniard. “It’s going to be very thin, small details, you can pick up …

The new leaders in the world of faith to follow in 2025

The new leaders in the world of faith to follow in 2025

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(RNS) — Like its politics, the United States’ religious scene could at times this year appear intractably stalled by partisanship and warring ideologies. But Americans of faith and observers of the religious landscape can also be encouraged and fascinated by the new voices that have emerged in past 12 months, in ancient faith traditions and new movements alike. These emerging faith leaders promise to take the country in new directions, whether offering new perspectives on immigrant rights in a new Trump administration, pushing young people to engage in faith-based environmental activism or fighting ableism. Not all of the new names that came to our attention this year offer escape from our discord: Some are engaged in political fights over whether the country, or our households, should adopt a Christian polity to live up to our highest ideals.  Here are some of the newsmakers we’ll be keeping our eyes on in the year ahead. Tia LevingsAuthor and social media influencer  Tia Levings. (Photo by Hannah Joy Photography) Levings, author of the New York Times bestseller “A …

An expert trainer says you can build strength without weights as long you follow this simple training tip

An expert trainer says you can build strength without weights as long you follow this simple training tip

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You might assume you need to lift weights to build muscle. While it’s true that dumbbell exercises and kettlebell workouts can help you get stronger, you don’t always need heavy equipment to reach your goals. Lots of studies have shown that you can build muscle with body weight alone. In fact, personal trainer and Peloton instructor Joslyn Thompson Rule encourages everyone to start with beginner bodyweight workouts. But how do you keep tabs on your progress and strength gains if you’re not lifting heavier weights each week? Instead of focusing on the numbers, Thompson Rule suggests tracking how every workout feels. “One thing I always encourage people to do when they’re starting is monitor how your body feels doing a movement,” Thompson Rule says. “So not where in the body you’re feeling the movement, but does it feel smooth? Does it feel clunky? Does it feel disjointed? Be aware of that feeling and then the next week, the same movement that felt clunky or disjointed might feel smooth—and that’s a progression.” Once you’ve noted that …

Molly-Mae Amazon Series Will Follow Aftermath of Tommy Fury Split

Molly-Mae Amazon Series Will Follow Aftermath of Tommy Fury Split

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Amazon Prime Video has confirmed a new series on Love Island U.K. star Molly-Mae Hague will premiere in January 2025. The new, exclusive access docuseries will follow the content creator and influencer who, after pairing up with boxer Tommy Fury in the 2019 series of the ITV show, has become one of the most successful islanders ever, accruing over eight million followers on Instagram. The program will follow the recent launch of her own clothing brand, Maebe, and the highly-publicized split between her and fiancé Fury, which shocked fans across the country in August. The pair share a child, Bambi, born in January last year. “We’ll see Molly-Mae adapt to the challenges of motherhood, all while preparing to launch her biggest business venture to date: ‘Maebe’,” a synopsis read. “In this intimate look, we uncover how these experiences have shaped her into the powerhouse entrepreneur she is today.” “This is Molly-Mae as you’ve never seen her before — raw, real and redefining what it means to be successful under intense public scrutiny.” The first three …

Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will “Follow The Money” On Net Zero

Energy Committee Chair Hopes Trump Will “Follow The Money” On Net Zero

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Energy committee chair and Labour MP Bill Esterton said he believed Donald Trump would “follow the money” on green energy. (Alamy) 5 min read15 November Bill Esterson, chair of the energy committee, believes president-elect Donald Trump will want to “follow the money” on energy policy and not bring about a “dramatic” shift in the US approach to tackling climate change. Trump’s victory over Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris in last week’s presidential election has triggered concern in the West about the direction he could soon take the US in some areas, including the climate. There are worries, for example, that the Republican candidate will withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement when he returns to the White House, and that his deregulatory agenda will come at the expense of the country’s green ambitions. However, Esterson, the Labour MP for Sefton Central, is hopeful that a Trump presidency will not bring about a major departure from Washington’s current green agenda. He told PoliticsHome that Trump will “want to be alongside the big energy players” when he returns to …

Donald Trump is likely to scale back America’s climate targets – will other countries follow suit? | Science, Climate & Tech News

Donald Trump is likely to scale back America’s climate targets – will other countries follow suit? | Science, Climate & Tech News

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After a year of ever more extreme weather and continually rising global temperatures, it’s no wonder this year’s UN climate summit has been called – once again – the “last-chance saloon”. Yet swaggering out through its swing doors goes president-elect Donald Trump. The timing of his election win, with its promise to withdraw the US from the global climate process, couldn’t be worse. Next year is forecast to exceed 1.5 degrees of warming for the first time – something the Paris Agreement is designed to prevent from becoming the norm. Despite that and nearly 30 years of talks, man-made emissions of greenhouse gases are still rising. Yet just a handful of nations have committed to cut them enough to prevent close to three degrees of warming by the end of the century. Read more from Sky News:British supermodel dies aged 46UK village had just 12 minutes of sunshine this month – here’s why So does America’s sudden departure, at this most precarious of moments, spell disaster? Under previous administrations, the US was a major diplomatic …